blog:
http://jarretbrachman.net/?p=83
“Al-Fursan Media: Part I (Overview)
SNIPPET: “This is the first post in what will be a 71-part series on the new English-language jihadist magazine: “Jihad Recollections”
“71 post-series?” you might gasp. Yes, I’m going to analyze this puppy page-by-page on my blog in order to show you what’s inside the mind and media of English jihadists.
In October 2008, Samir Khan (allegedly the brains behind Inshallahshaheed and Ignored Puzzle Pieces of Knowledge website) allegedly announced the launching of Al-Fursan Media, an English-language jihadist media organization. Built in the vein of media groups like Global Islamic Media Front, Sawt al-Jihad and as-Sahab, this group was designed to:”
blog:
http://www.jihadica.com/jihad-recollections/
“Jihad Recollections”
Thomas Hegghammer
April 7th, 2009 | Jihadi journals, Jihadi media, Strategy, propaganda
SNIPPET: “We usually don’t cover English language jihadi media here at Jihadica, but the recent release of a new magazine entitled Jihad Recollections (JR) attracted my attention because it is produced by Fursan media and because it is so well done. The magazine fills a gap in the world of jihadi media, as the editorial states:
“We have acknowledged that the Arabic Jihadi media have surpassed the English community by light years. Many of our hard working brothers in the English Jihadi community – may Allah reward them with mountains of good deeds – usually limit themselves to translating works rather than developing their own. Henceforth, we have decided to take it upon ourselves to produce the first Jihadi Magazine in English.”
It is not quite true that this is the first jihadi magazine in English, but this is indeed the most serious one I have seen.”
ADDING to post no. 8:
http://jarretbrachman.net/?p=119
“Al-Fursan Media: Jihad Recollections (Page 2)”
SNIPPET: “So, Samir, what’s up with that?
Ok, next statement by Al-Fursan:
We have acknowledged that the Arabic Jihadi media have surpassed the English community by light years. Many of our hard working brothers in the English Jihadi community – may Allah reward them with mountains of good deeds – usually limit themselves to translating works rather than developing their own.
All true.”