According to a recent report, the dreaded and perhaps the most notorious terrorist organizations of all time, Al Qaeda is now spreading its extremely violent propaganda through websites that are designed in English language and are speculated to be numbered to be 200. These websites spread Al Qaeda’s message by translating the writings and sermons in English and then publish them on the internet.

Extremist preachers such as Anwar al-Awlaki, who is also known to be an affiliate to Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S army major, who gunned down 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas is also spreading his message of hatred through such websites. Major Hasan and al-Awlaki had infact exchanged numerous e-mails.

According to Evan Kohlmann (Senior Investigator, NEFA Foundation), “The point is you don’t have to be an official part of al-Qaida to spread hatred and sectarian views. If you look at the most influential documents in terms of homegrown terrorism cases, it’s not training manuals on building bombs. The most influential documents are the ones that are written by theological advisers, some of whom are not even official al-Qaida members.”

Even though many of the radical Islamic websites aren’t directly affiliated to Al-Qaeda, yet they prove to be extremely effective in brain washing and create a much more convenient tool for recruiters who are then able to stay in shadows and recruit willing youngsters for a dangerous cause. Al-Qaeda has been long trying to recruit as many western country members as possible by posting audio and video messages on the internet. However, these messages need to have subtitles for readers of different ethnicity to understand.

But with sermons and extremist teaching being translated into English, the reach of these texts has now exponentially increased and with it so have the chances of more and more misguided youths joining the terrorist organization.

Via Associated Press.