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Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi
 
November 11, 2004
Special Report No.35
Islamist Websites and their Hosts Part II: Clerics
By: Marie-Hélène Boccara & Alex Greenberg*

Introduction

This is the second part [1] in a series of reports on Islamist websites, focusing on those with Internet Service Providers (ISP's) in the West. [2]

For the benefit of the reader and to facilitate understanding of what the websites contain, we have added an example from the contents of each website.

It should be noted that a large number of Islamist websites are often hacked or shut down, but re-appear on other servers, sometimes under new domain names, or they just disappear.

All details are valid as of publication date.

www.members.lycos.co.uk/abugaith1

Affiliation: Website of Al-Qa'ida spokesman Sheikh Suleiman Abu Gheith, originally from Kuwait. He was reportedly jailed by Iranian authorities in May 2003. [3]

Registered by: Details unavailable.

IP address: 212.78.204.20

ISP: Lycos Tripod (Spray) in Stockholm, Sweden.

Domain/Nameserver Provider: Lycos Netblock in Geutersloh, Germany: lycos.de IP-213.193.20.11 and 213.193.20.12 Spray Network Services in Stockholm, Sweden: spray.net IP-212.78.192.251 and IP-212.78.192.252

Excerpt from the website (audio recording of Friday sermon, undated): "… [Allah,] the Almighty and Great! When he wanted to help our religion [to win] and in order to render His word supreme and to humiliate his enemies, he brought out these heroes, these men, the Jihad fighters ( mujahidun ) who seek death as others seek life and seek Allah's promise in the Koran and sacrifice their property, their blood, and their lives as a sign of the sincerity of their faith. When Allah wanted [to bring the downfall...



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