Copyright 2013 Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi Thu, 23 May 2013 04:40:03 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi :: Writings http://www.aymennjawad.org aaj892@hotmail.com (Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi) webmaster@pundicity.com en-us http://www.aymennjawad.org/13319/jabhat-al-nusra-and-the-islamic-state-of-iraq Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:00 EST The past week or so has seen a sudden upsurge in videos on Youtube purporting to come from an entity known as 'The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham' (ISIS). This name, it should be recalled, is the one bequeathed by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi at the start of... http://www.aymennjawad.org/13311/jabhat-al-nusra-zawahiri Tue, 14 May 2013 09:00:00 EST Much discussion arose last month when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi of the Iraqi al-Qa'ida branch Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) declared that his group and Jabhat al-Nusra (JAN) are in fact one and the same, prompting Sheikh Jowlani of JAN to reply that he was not... http://www.aymennjawad.org/13270/majlis-shura-al-mujahidin-between-israel-and-hamas Mon, 6 May 2013 09:00:00 EST In recent weeks and months there has been a cacophony of Salafi protest that has swept Gaza against the ruling Hamas government related to treatment of prisoners, corruption, and ability to practice Islam as they see fit. One of the groups speaking out... http://www.aymennjawad.org/2013/04/bahaism-and-gay-marriage-top-five-ways-i-am-not Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:20:00 EST A world-renowned ecumenical religious jurist, Juan Cole has issued thousands of edicts over the past 35 years clarifying long-standing controversies in diverse religions from Roman Catholicism to Kalash polytheism. Rumour also has it that he travelled... http://www.aymennjawad.org/2013/04/the-poetry-of-rutilius-namatianus-part-ii Thu, 25 Apr 2013 22:36:00 EST Following on from the opening section where Rutilius Namatianus describes his sadness as he prepares to depart from Rome, he addresses these heartfelt words with tears to what was once the world's mightiest city: Lines 47- 94 "Hear, o most beautiful... http://www.aymennjawad.org/2013/04/latin-poetry-of-late-antiquity-rutilius Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:06:00 EST One of the last major poets of the Roman Empire who could write in classical Latin, Rutilius Namatianus- a member of the well-established Gallo-Roman nobility- lived around the time of the sack of Rome in AD 410 by the Visigoths, as the Western Roman... http://www.aymennjawad.org/13188/iraq-protests Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EST Beginning in December of last year with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's arrest warrant against the bodyguard retinue of Rafi al-Issawi, who has since then announced his resignation as Finance Minister, Iraq has seen continual protests in Sunni Arab... http://www.aymennjawad.org/2013/04/the-day-of-eid-palestinian-children-song-from Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:19:00 EST The religious channel 'Tuyur al-Jannah' ('Birds of Heaven')- based in Jordan- produces a variety of music videos primarily aimed at Palestinian children. This particular music video- 'The Day of Eid'- is egregious for the variation in costumes for the... http://www.aymennjawad.org/13148/turkey-iraq-oil Fri, 5 Apr 2013 09:00:00 EST Though the pace of growth of the Turkish economy has slowed significantly, one of Ankara's priorities over the coming years is to meet the country's growing energy demands. The clearest solution is to diversify suppliers of oil and gas, with the... http://www.aymennjawad.org/2013/03/reflections-on-my-writings Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:53:00 EST It has been some two years now since I really got into writing articles on a regular basis. How, if at all, have my perspectives changed over time? I would say that foremost I have gradually shifted away from what is all too common in commentary on the... http://www.aymennjawad.org/13111/jihad-in-syria-part-ii Mon, 25 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST In my previous article I examined the question of how jihadists in Syria conceive of their jihad against the Assad regime. But how does the regime portray jihad? Earlier this month, many observers were surprised by a statement issued by the Supreme Iftaa... http://www.aymennjawad.org/13097/jihad-in-syria Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST How do the jihadist rebels generally conceive of jihad in the Syrian civil war? One useful way to look into this question is to examine the Qur'anic verses pertaining to warfare cited in propaganda statements. In this context, one recurring verse is 22... http://www.aymennjawad.org/13054/ten-years-on Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:00:00 EST SIR – Your briefing on Iraq ("The slow road back", March 2nd) claimed that Tariq al-Hashemi is a deputy prime minister. He is not. He is one of two vice-presidents. On a broader note, I would say that your report misunderstood Muqtada al-Sadr's actions.... http://www.aymennjawad.org/2013/03/famous-anasheed-baqaaya-l-majid-by-abu-ali Sun, 10 Mar 2013 08:30:00 EST Following on from my translation of the nasheed 'Madin kas-Sayf' by the famous Saudi munshid Abu Ali, I present to you another well-known composition of his in jihadist circles: "Baqaaya 'l-Majid" ("Remnants of Glory"). I first came across this nasheed... http://www.aymennjawad.org/2013/03/jihadist-anasheed-oh-ummah-of-tawhid-arise Sat, 9 Mar 2013 16:35:00 EST Oh Ummah of Tawhid, Arise This nasheed is fairly recent, via a Youtube video linked to on an anti-Hezbollah Lebanese Sunni Islamist Facebook page: "Oh Ummah of Tawhid, arise and shake off your disgraceful sloth; arise and get up. Oh Ummah of Tawhid,...