Been there done that. This is just a reincarnation of the black-hat zines 
that existed in profusion since the 1980s.

On Fri, 1 Dec 2006, Richard M. Smith wrote:

> http://memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD137506
>  
> Islamist Website Presents First Issue of "Technical Mujahid Magazine" 
> 
> On November 28, 2006, the Al-Fajr Information Center released the first
> issue of the Technical Mujahid Magazine. The magazine discusses various
> technical topics, such as security for electronic data and databases, using
> GPS, and video editing and production. Some articles are aimed at
> professionals, and others for laymen. 
> 
> 
> The magazine's self-proclaimed purpose is "to help prevent acts of
> aggression against Muslims [in cyberspace], and to assist the mujahideen in
> their efforts." The introduction explains that "the Internet provides a
> golden opportunity... for the mujahideen to break the siege placed upon them
> by the media of the Crusaders and their followers in the Muslim countries,
> and to use [the Internet] for [the sake of] jihad and the victory of the
> faith." Since the Internet also renders the mujahideen vulnerable, however,
> the magazine deals with issues of computer and electronic data security. 
> 
> 
> It should be noted that the magazine is just one example evident on the
> Islamist websites of the growing interest on the part of the mujahideen in
> information technology, electronic data security, and hi-tech matters. This
> will be the topic of a future MEMRI Islamic Websites Monitor report. 
> 
> 
>   _____  
> 
> (Background on MEMRI:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Media_Research_Institute)
> 
> 
> 

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