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| Rita Katz, director of the ], has publicly speculated that Jihad Unspun is a ] front designed to monitor traffic from users supportive of ]. However, both Jihad Unspun and the CIA deny these claims; a note on the website responds to them describing Jihad Unspun as a "labor of love for Allah", though site operators refused interviews with the American press. |
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| Type of site | news |
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| Owner | Khadija Abdul Qahaar |
| Created by | jihadunspun staff |
Jihadunspun.net is a website launched April 21, 2002, whose stated mission is to present uncensored reporting on the United States' actions against terrorism, comparing those efforts to a world jihad. Its articles are often highly critical of American foreign policy and the "war on terrorism".
The owner and publisher of Jihad Unspun is Khadija Abdul Qahaar (also known by the pen names Bev Kennedy and Paul Morris-Read; formerly known as Bev Giesbrecht), a Canadian publishing entrepreneur. A former Christian, she began a period of intensive research on the history of the United States's relationship with the Middle East after 9/11, converting to Islam as well. The news portal was named after Jihad vs. McWorld, political scientist Benjamin Barber's bestselling book on capitalism, factionalism, and world civilization. Qahaar's aim in publishing the site has been to report information from all sides, including in particular information originating in the Middle East and from the Muslim point of view not picked up by the mainstream press.
Jihadunspun.net is currently indexed by Google News as a source of reporting on the Middle East.
Rita Katz, director of the SITE Institute, has publicly speculated that Jihad Unspun is a CIA front designed to monitor traffic from users supportive of al-Qaida. However, both Jihad Unspun and the CIA deny these claims; a note on the website responds to them describing Jihad Unspun as a "labor of love for Allah", though site operators refused interviews with the American press.
Site stats
Site stats from alexa.com from 2005-11-17:
- Avg. Review: N/A
- Traffic Rank for witness-pioneer.org: 2 157 347 (down 2 153 584)
- Speed: Slow (69% of sites are faster), Avg Load Time: 2.5 Seconds
- Other sites that link to this site: 81
- Online Since: 30-Nov-2001
External links
- Jihad Unspun home
- "From Ashes to Light", on Kennedy and Jihad Unspun.
- "The Web as al-Qaida's safety net", The Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2003
- twf.org exchange with Bev Kennedy