Now that Twitter is my drug of choice, I’m basing this Around the Web edition on the numerous tweets I’ve favorited over the past few weeks.
While I was stoned on twitter, Leah at All Things Counterterrorism published an excellent article in Foreign Policy in the true counterterrorism tradition. I also agree with her assessment of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) - they are greatly underestimated, even after Mumbai.
Aaron Zelin’s coverage of Boko Haram is second to none. He also linked to this Jihadica study of Sayf al-Adl’s recent letters of “revision.”
Evgeny Morozov’s link to this Social Science Resource Council analysis of the religion in the Arab public sphere was quite popular.
The more I see “radicalization” applied in the real world, the less I’m willing to accept its legitimacy as a discipline within counterterrorism. Daveed posted a link to a Brennan Center for Justice report on radicalization that scratches the surface of this deepening crap pile.
The Arabist linked to this Guardian article on Egypt’s media revolution.
Steve’s link to the Flaming Oil Port Index gives you a bit of context on why we’re paying over $4 dollars for Premium.
IslamBlog linked to an article on the Pope’s new call for inter-religious dialog.
In other Europe-centered news, Martijn linked to this CSMonitor article on the slow agonizing end of Europe’s the multiculturalist experiment.
