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Arab nations to monitor jihadist websites
Arab interior ministers want to keep a closer watch on extremist websites. Particularly the ones that are threatening to them... Twenty-one Arab ministers approved recommendations to monitor extremist websites used for recruiting young people, as well as online communications between terrorist groups. "Support for the capabilities of security services, unification of efforts, the development of joint security co-ordination, and activation of the roles of our religious, social, educational, and guidance institutions" would all be required, the monarch said. "The Arab interior ministers' plan is very ambitious and important because many young people start their journey towards terrorism by learning about these groups via the internet," Omar Ould Dahmed, an expert in youth issues, said. "The content, especially related to combat and training, as well as songs glorifying jihad, attract many people," he added. Furthermore, young people who browse such websites can be monitored and their suspicious activities identified. "These groups have succeeded more than once in circumventing the imposed restrictions and in getting their messages across in order to recruit a number of young people". The cynic wonders if the monitoring is intended to prevent abuse or assist it. Posted by: Glenmore 2013-03-19 |
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