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Jihadunspun.net is an Internet site that describes itself as a private organization reporting on the United States' actions against terrorism, comparing those efforts to a world jihad.

The owner and publisher of Jihad Unspun is Khadija Abdul Qahaar (also known by the pen name Bev Kennedy), who converted to Islam after 9/11. She publishes the site only under a pen name, stating that "many jihad related sites use pen names and this is a corporate decision I have instituted. The protection of my staff is far more important to me than an on the record statement."

Jihadunspun.net is currently indexed by Google News as a source of reporting on the Middle East.

Rita Katz, director of the SITE Institute which gathers information on terrorism-related web sites, has publicly speculated that Jihad Unspun is a CIA front designed to monitor traffic from users supportive of al-Qaida. However, both Jihad Unspun and the CIA deny these claims; a note on the website responds to them describing Jihad Unspun as a "labor of love for Allah", though site operators refused interviews with the American press.

Site stats

Site stats from alexa.com from 2005-11-17:

• Avg. Review: N/A
• Traffic Rank for witness-pioneer.org: 2 157 347 (down 2 153 584)
• Speed: Slow (69% of sites are faster), Avg Load Time: 2.5 Seconds
• Other sites that link to this site: 81
• Online Since: 30-Nov-2001

External links

• Jihad Unspun home
• "The Web as al-Qaida's safety net", The Chicago Tribune, March 28, 2003
• twf.org exchange with Bev Kennedy

• Websites