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Decentralised leadership in contemporary jihadism: towards a global social movement
No full textOn October 19th 2003, nearly six months after the outset of the invasion of Iraq by US troops, a video was released by al-Qaeda media arm al-Sahab showing Osama bin Laden directly threatening Spain. In his words, Spain, then governed by Prime Minister José Maria Aznar from the Partido Popular (PP), may face a terrorist attack should Spanish military forces continue to be part of the coalition that invaded Iraq[1] and toppled the Saddam Hussein regime. Less than six months later, on March 11th 2004, Madrid was shaken by coordinated bomb attacks in several commuter trains at peak hours, killing 191 people and wounding thousands. The “first well-known al-Qaeda-inspired terrorist conspiracy in Europe”[2] had been in preparation for years thanks to the long-term presence of radical Islamists on Spanish soil. The first jihadist bombing on this continent since 9/11[3] seemed to have answered Osama bin Laden’s warning call. Those who later claimed responsibility for these attacks pointed out Iraq as their main source of motivation. Symbolically the bombings were carried out a few days before the first anniversary of Iraq’s invasion. On the national scene, because “terrorism is meant to terrify”[4] and affect an audience, terrorists clearly intended to affect the outcome of the national general elections scheduled three days later. The Madrid terrorists were not self-starters, nor were they members of al-Qaeda who had performed an oath of allegiance to bin Laden. Instead, they were mostly first-generation immigrants from Northern Africa or the Near East who had been settled in Spain for years, had decent jobs and for some of them wives and children[5]. The setting up of the Madrid bombings was an illustration of the rising context of the contemporary jihadist movement, targeting a country and blaming it for what was happening thousands of kilometres away. This example is highly valuable to describe the continuously evolving nature of the jihadist movement up to now.Publisher PD
Dead and alive: Belief in contradictory conspiracy theories.
Get PDFConspiracy theories can form a monological belief system: a self-sustaining worldview comprised of a network of mutually supportive beliefs. The present research shows that even endorsement of mutually incompatible conspiracy theories are positively correlated. In Study 1 (n = 137), the more participants believed that Princess Diana faked her own death, the more they believed that she was murdered. In Study 2 (n = 102), the more participants believed that Osama Bin Laden was already dead when U.S. special forces raided his compound in Pakistan, the more they believed he is still alive. Hierarchical regression models showed that mutually incompatible conspiracy theories are positively associated because both are associated with the view that the authorities are engaged in a cover-up (Study 2). The monological nature of conspiracy belief appears to be driven not by conspiracy theories directly supporting one another, but by broader beliefs supporting conspiracy theories in general
The Life and Death of Saddam and Osama
Get PDFA version of this article appears in the May 5, 2003 issue of the United States publication, Newsday.
The author compares the impacts and legacies of Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden
Osama H and Abdulaziz S A, Journal of Innovative Engineering 2013, 1(1):2 A Novel Image Watermarking Scheme Based on
No full textCopyright: © 2013 Osama H and Abdulaziz S A. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. For secure transformation of digital media through insecure channels, digital media must be protected for copyright allegations. We have developed watermarking technique in the frequency domain to hide secure information in the DCT coefficients. DCT coefficients are modulated by Dither Modulation. We have increased the modulation step to be able to entirely recover the embedded data (watermark) and increasing the robustness of our proposed algorithm to affine transforms and geometrical attacks. Our algorithm showed simplicity in implementation and robustness against different attacks
Outcomes of African-American kidney-transplant recipients treated with sirolimus, tacrolimus, and corticosteroids
No full textAn Image of Osama Bin Laden in Middle East Media
No full textBakalaura darbā „Osamas bin Ladena tēls Tuvo Austrumu medijos” tiek analizēts kāds ir
bin Ladena tēls vadošajos reģiona medijos, kā arī tiek apskatīts kādas tendences ir novērojamas
Tuvo Austrumu plašsaziņas līdzekļos. Darba mērķis ir, apskatot bin Ladena tēlu, dot atbildi uz
jautājumu, vai Tuvo Austrumu mediji ir neatkarīgi un kāda ir viņu loma bin Ladena tēla
veidošanā. Autors nonāca pie secinājuma, ka bin Ladena tēls medijos ir atkarīgs no mediju
īpašnieku veiktās politikas. Darbs sastāv no 3 nodaļām. Darbā tiek apskatīta Osamas bin Ladena
biogrāfija, Tuvo Austrumu mediju attiecības ar politiku, kā arī tiek analizēts kā mediji attēloja bin
Ladenu pēc viņa nāves.Bachelor’s degree research paper “An Image of Osama bin Laden in Middle East media”
examines bin Laden's image in the leading mass media in the region, as well as trends observed
in the Middle East media. The aim of the work is by analyzing image of bin Laden to give answer
to the question whether the Middle East media are independent and what is their role in creating
bin Laden's image. Author concluded that bin Laden's image in Middle East media depends on
the media owner's policy. The paper consists of 3 chapters. The paper examines Osama bin
Laden’s biography, Middle East media relations with politics, as well as analyzing how the media
portrayed the bin Laden after his death
Energy optimized routing with directional antennas and tagging for multimedia sensor networks
No full textSeveral routing optimization strategies have been proposed in research for Wireless Multimedia Sensor Network (WMSN), because of unavailability of the external power source. In this paper, a global energy optimization routing algorithm using directional antennas and tagging of Sensor Nodes (SNs) has been proposed. The proposed mechanism uses the multiple path routing techniques such as; Sequential Assignment Routing (SAR), Multi-path Multi-speed Routing Protocol (MMSPEED) etc., along with an addition of directional antennas instead of omni-directional. Directional antennas transmit the data in the suitable and best available direction based on high Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR), instead of wasting energy and integrity of data by broadcasting. The tagging will help to analyze the coverage area of each SN in an effective way. In addition to transmitting the data in relevant direction, the nodes keep a track of other nodes by using their tags and periodically update the base station if they are unable to receive an update from a neighboring node. This mechanism increases the energy efficiency of the overall network and in comparison to other multi-path techniques, it is more intelligent and secure. The validations have been performed using simulations, which shows that the lifetime and average energy consumption of the network are significantly improved by imposing this method on multi-path algorithms. Moreover, the proposed scheme can be integrated with any multi-path routing strategy
Framing of Osama bin Laden\u27s Death: A Global Perspective
No full textMedia framing of Osama bin Laden\u27s death was examined in four international, 24-hour news networks: CNN.com, BBC World News, Al Jazeera English and Al Arabiya English. This study found no association between news network and frames used, suggesting that neither geographical location nor ethnocentricity influenced media frames. In contrast to previous media analyses that found the most dominant media frames of bin Laden to be evil terrorist, mastermind or evil genius, this study found the dominant frames of bin Laden to be neutral figure or terrorist leader
Interview with Osama Anwar Okasha
No full textمقابلة مع الأديب والسيناريست المصري، أسامة أنور عكاشة ، يناقش فيها مهنته الفنية الممتدة الأثر بالأدب والدراما والإذاعة المصرية، ويتحدث عن أهم أعماله الأولى مثل الإعداد التلفزيوني لروايته "البيت الكبير،" ومسلسل "الحصار،" و"الشهد والدموع." كما يتحدث عن تأثر جيله من الكتاب بكتابة الروائي نجيب محفوظ، وعن أعماله التي تؤرخ الواقع الإجتماعي مثل مسلسل "ليالي الحلمية،" ونوع درامي آخر يقوم على الفكاهه مثل مسلسل "أنا وأنت وبابا في المشمش." قام بالمقابلة حسن شمس الدين.An interview with Egyptian author and screenwriter Osama Anwar Okasha, in which he discusses his extended writing career, and how it impacted Egyptian literature, dramas, and radio. He also talks about his most important early works, such as the television adaptations of his novel "The Great House", the TV show "The Siege", and "Witness and Tears." He also talks about the influence of Naguib Mahfouz on his generation of writers and explains his attempt to chronicle social reality through his work, such as “Nights of el-Hilmiya,” and through humorous drama, such as his show “Dad, You, & I in Dismay” The interview was conducted by Hassan Shams Al-Din
Interview with Osama Anwar Okasha
No full textمقابلة مع الأديب والسيناريست المصري، أسامة أنور عكاشة، يناقش فيها مهنته الفنية الممتدة الأثر بالأدب والدراما المصرية، ويتحدث عن العناصر التي شكلت فنه ومنها الطبيعة في منطقة شمال الدلتا التي تربى فيها وشكلت وجدانه وذهنيته الفنية، وبعض القراءات التي أثرت فيه مثل كتاب "الأيام،" لطه حسين، و"العبرات،" للمنفلوطي من بين الكثير من الكتب الأخري. وأخيراً، يتحدث عن دراسته بكلية الآداب قسم علم نفس وعرض كتاباته في أسرة الطلائع ومسابقات نادي القصة. قام بالمقابلة حسن شمس الدين.An interview with Egyptian author and screenwriter Osama Anwar Okasha, in which he discusses his career and the different factors that influenced his art, such as the nature in the northern Delta region where he grew up and formed his artistic conscience and mentality. He also mentions novels that influenced him, such as "The Days," by Taha Hussein and “The Lessons,” by Al-Manfaluti, among others. Okasha also talks about his studies at the Faculty of Arts at the Department of Psychology, and about his early writings. The interview was conducted by Hassan Shams Al-Din
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