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long time.”
SEMPER FI: AMERICANIZING THE MOSQUE (1999)
Again, however, Ahmad felt the need to react to outside developments. A radical
overhaul of the site was implemented in late March/early April 1999, when
NATO attacked Serbia over Kosovo. The U.S. flag came up flying on the home
page, which now was styled “The Free Islamic University.” Allah.com and Mu-
Figure 5:
Mosque.com,
Oct. 1999
118 WEB HISTORY
hammad.com (registered years ago) were now prominently promoted alongside
Mosque.com, and Shaykh !asan became director of the “Sammania Spiritual
and Academic Heritage Club.” The designation “Official Sammania Site on the
Internet” was dropped, on the other hand. Further down on the site, cash donations
were solicited for “your Muslim Brethren in Kosova.” The “Interactive Islamic
College” turned into the “InterActive American Islamic College,” and by
October 5, 1999, Ahmad had added the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps to the
U.S. flag waving on his site: “Semper fi,” in honour of their “good work in Kosovo.”
OPEN SOURCE? HARVESTING MUHADDITH.ORG—
SEMPER FI: AMERICANIZING THE MOSQUE (1999)
Again, however, Ahmad felt the need to react to outside developments. A radical
overhaul of the site was implemented in late March/early April 1999, when
NATO attacked Serbia over Kosovo. The U.S. flag came up flying on the home
page, which now was styled “The Free Islamic University.” Allah.com and Mu-
Figure 5:
Mosque.com,
Oct. 1999
118 WEB HISTORY
hammad.com (registered years ago) were now prominently promoted alongside
Mosque.com, and Shaykh !asan became director of the “Sammania Spiritual
and Academic Heritage Club.” The designation “Official Sammania Site on the
Internet” was dropped, on the other hand. Further down on the site, cash donations
were solicited for “your Muslim Brethren in Kosova.” The “Interactive Islamic
College” turned into the “InterActive American Islamic College,” and by
October 5, 1999, Ahmad had added the motto of the U.S. Marine Corps to the
U.S. flag waving on his site: “Semper fi,” in honour of their “good work in Kosovo.”
OPEN SOURCE? HARVESTING MUHADDITH.ORG—