Richard Melson

Richard Melson

May 2006

Islam in Africa

Dear friends and colleagues,

Attached here is the first issue of a new monthly newsletter on:

Islam in Africa, wrriten by Moshe Terdman, a research scholar of PRISM.

Islamic radicalism in Africa is intensively growing. Yet, it does not find its proper position in the research of this region or the field of Islamic radicalism. This is a modest effort by PRISM to enter this field and provide in the future more in-depth information and analysis.

Any comment, suggestion, or offer to write for this newsletter, is most welcomed.

Best regards,

Reuven Paz

Director

Project for the Research of Islamist Movements (PRISM)

GLORIA Center

The Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, ISRAEL

Tel & Fax: 972-9-9515771 (Home)

972-54-4691777 (Cell)

Email: reupaz@netvision.net.il

Web: http://www.e-prism.org

A new declaration of Al-Qaeda in Saudi Arabia about the failure of the Saudi government to arrest a group of Mujahideen in Riyadh in January 16, 2004. A new declaration of Saut al-Jihad (voice of Jihad) -- No. 3

Hamas' explanation of the legitimacy for using women in suicide operations -- 18 January 2004

`Abd al-Rahman al-Rashed -- Behind the Attack on Sheikh al-Azhar -- Al-Sharq al-Awsat, 21 January 2004

Lewis Atiyyat Allah -- Qiraah fi Khitab al-sheikh Osamah al-Akhir (Reading the last speech of Sheikh Osama) -- from issue no. 9 of Sawt al-Jihad, January 2004. A new interpretation of Bin Laden's strategy by one of his most important intellectual supporters

Abd al-Aziz al-Rantisi -- Nisaa Khaledat (Eternal Women) -- A justification by Hamas leadership of the use of women for suicide operations -- 27 January 2004

Ahmad Bahr -- The female suicide bomber Rim al-Riyashi says: "I love my children but I love Allah even more) -- An attempt by Hamas to justify the suicide operation of a mother, which caused a dispute in the Palestinian society (3 February 2004)

Interview with Abu Ibrahim Mustafa - commander of the Jama`ah Salafiyyah lil-Da`wah wal-Qital in Algeria (18 December 2003)

Islamic Stands on Terrorism -- a conference in Riyadh Riyadh - Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University -- 13-14 April 2004

A Message to the Spanish People from Al-Qaeda in Iraq (3 December 2003)

The Road Map of the Mujahidin -- Battalions of Abu Hafs al-Masri -- 1 July 2004

Analysis of recent speech by Ayman al-Zawahiri -- Face of death -- August 2005