by editor | Nov 26, 2008 | Islam, Southeast Asia
by Norman Vasu* Here is a brief report on two recent Fatwas from Malaysia that are raising some eyebrows. The first one was issued on October 23, 2008. Malaysia’s National Fatwa Council released an edict banning “tomboys” in the Muslim-majority...
by nbrody | Nov 25, 2008 | Analysis, Diplomacy, Media, Strategic Comm., technology
by Nicholas Brody This is the fourth part of a five part series on about the one-year anniversary of the State Department’s Dipnote blog. In Part 1 we focused on reviewing DipNote management and processes. In Part 2 we looked at what the State Department bloggers...
by etp | Nov 20, 2008 | Analysis, Government, Military, Strategic Comm.
By Edward T. Palazzolo and Dawn Gilpin (With analysis support from Nick Brody, Jesse Herrera, Krista McNaughton, and Jordan Wolff) This is the third post in a series about the one-year anniversary of the State Department’s Dipnote blog. In Part 1 we focused on...
by justus | Nov 19, 2008 | Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Iran, Islam, Politics, Strategic Comm.
by ZS Justus A recent audio recording from al-Qaeda #2 Zawahiri sends a series of “messages†to President-elect Barack Obama. News outlets have quickly grabbed one of the more provocative excerpts from the recording, Zawahiri’s labeling of Obama as a “house...
by editor | Nov 17, 2008 | Analysis, Counterterrorism, Movements, technology
by Steven R. Corman In two recent briefings, one for the MSM and one for bloggers, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Jim Glassman spoke approvingly of an incident that took place in Colombia earlier this year. It involved Facebook and a march against...