Dabiq then boasts about the murder of the jordanian pilot by immolation, before going on to give advice for would be leaders within the islamic state. Islamic state, dabiq magazine, dabiq 1, al hayat media center. Overview of daeshs online recruitment propaganda magazine, dabiq page 2 of. The following materials are for information purposes only and may not be copied, reproduced, or transmitted without the explicit permission of site intelligence group and specific attribution to site intelligence group. It is a magazine written in english and targeted at the western muslim audience. Isis propaganda magazine issue 3 the call to hijrah focuses on the jihadists call to muslims worldwide to move to iraq and syria to join the caliphate. But like other elements of isiss propaganda arm, dabiq is particularly slick. Unlike previous issues which have primarily been directed at muslim majority societies, this issue is full of propaganda aimed at converting nonmuslims to islam.
Isis propaganda magazine issue 1 the return of khilafah is focused on the declaration of the caliphate and what that means, and talks about isis victories and efforts made to build support among local tribal groups. Since july 2014, the magazine has been irregularly published times. Overview of daeshs online recruitment propaganda magazine, dabiq page 3 of recruitment tactics. Ingram dabiq s propaganda aimed at western women is based on more than romance and sex, argues kiriloi m. Analysts attributed the change of name partly to the imminent loss of the town of dabiq to a turkishled military offensive, which occurred in october 2016. They have now put out twelve issues, distributed online as a pdf. Since the establishment of the khilafah on june 29th, 2014, daeshs alhayat media center has published an online magazine, entitled dabiq. The islamic state dabiq issue isis has just released the latest issue number of its glossy online magazine, dabiq and, in this posting, i want to take a look at a few interesting items. It offers the field a conceptual framework through which to analyse iss communications strategy and a topdown empirical study of dabiqs contents. Its fifteen issues were published between 5 july 2014, the date of. In the words of the enemy and john cantlie 7 target western youth. And he sallallahu alayhi wa sallam linked this blessed land. Overview of daeshs online recruitment propaganda magazine, dabiq.
Hijrah arabic for migration is a deliberate comparison to the journey of muhammad and his companions from mecca to. Nov 19, 2015 isiss propaganda arm, which began publishing dabiq after the groups declaration last summer that it had established a caliphate, uploads the magazine online as an englishlanguage pdf and. According to the magazine, its name was taken from the town of dabiq in northern syria, which is mentioned in a hadith about armageddon. Among other things, it calls on all muslims around the world to pledge loyalty to the islamic state and to move there immediately. To islamic state, dabiq is important but its not the end. Dabiq issue 8 the seventh issue of the islamic states dabiq magazine is entitled from hypocrisy to apostasy. Islamic states englishlanguage magazines, 20142017. Daesh dabiq magazine issue 12 shows apparent ied used dabiq issue 12 pdf to album zippyshare safe pdf copy.
Differentiating al qaeda and the islamic state through strategies. Dabiq, even though dabiq was available at the time of publishing the article bunzels article still is a great introductory primer into is ideology. Pdf islamic states englishlanguage magazines, 20142017. The islamic state of iraq and syria isiss flagship englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, is a puzzle. The name of the magazine, dabiq, refers to a village in northern syria where the islamic state believes there will be a decisive fight between muslims and its enemies shortly before the world ends. It seeks to extract differences between the worlds two most prominent terrorist groups through information that articles in each organizations respective magazine provide. Islamic state of iraq and syria isis download pdf here. Through formal qualitative analysis, the article examines the e magazine s first issues in order to better understand its structure, evolution and intended audiences. Islamic state is has used englishlanguage magazines as a crucial component of its. To perform the rhetorical analysis of dabiq, i first downloaded pdf copies of all issues of the magazine. Dabiq itself states the magazine is for the purposes of unitarianism, truthseeking, migration, holy war and community tawhid, manhaj, hijrah, jihad. A window into the ideology of the islamic state itself is the online magazine dabiq, freely available to anyone who has access to the worldwide web. It offers the field a conceptual framework through which to analyse iss communications strategy and a topdown empirical study of dabiq s contents.
Its millenarian philosophy is openly expressed in dabiq magazine and its reports on the islamic state precursor. Stylistics, for instance, play a subtle but potentially important role in. The response of, and on, twitter to the release of dabiq issue 15. Jan 08, 2016 the islamic state dabiq issue isis has just released the latest issue number of its glossy online magazine, dabiq and, in this posting, i want to take a look at a few interesting items. Islam and the islamic states magazine, dabiq politics and. English language magazines promoting jihadism arent new. Overview of daeshs online recruitment propaganda magazine dabiq. From our sistersto our sisters is written for the female reader. Dabiq issue 9 the eighth issue of the islamic states dabiq magazine is called shariah alone will rule africa. I use islamic state to refer to the group previously known as the islamic state of iraq isi, october 2006april 20, the islamic state of iraq and sham april 20june 2014.
In a foreword to the issue, dabiq s unnamed creators published an image of the bomb they say was used to bring down metrojet flight 9268, the. Isis propaganda magazine issue 2 the flood uses the metaphor of the story of noah to put across a stark message. On 30 march 2015, daish propagandists were observed distributing links to dabiq, issue 8 the cover of this issue conveys a message that highlights the groups interest in expanding its presence on the african continent, where it is courting alqaidas east africa branch, alshabaab. The cover photo on the latest issue of dabiq magazine, the islamic states circulation. Since 2014, 15 issues of the magazine have been produced and distributed online in pdf formatthe most recent at the time of writing being in july 2016. It was first published in july 2014 in a number of different languages including english. Learning from isiss virtual propaganda war for western muslims. Dabiq issue issue title date of publication number of pages number of words 1 the return of khilafah july 5, 2014 50 10,105 2 the flood july 27, 2014 44 12,585 3 a call to hijrah september 10, 2014 42 14,045 4 the failed crusade october 11, 2014 56 20,261 5 remaining and expanding november 21, 2014 40 12,914 6alqaidah of waziristan. Reports 4 issues, dabiq 15 issues and rumiyah issues were examined focusing. Download download dabiq magazine pdf issue 12 of love read online read online dabiq magazine pdf issue 12 of love dabiq wiki dabiq prophecy isis magazine rumiyah dabiq 2017 dabiq break the cross pdf dabiq hadith dabiq latest issue dabiq break the cross dabiq.
Therefore, we examine the dabig magazine to discover propagandist elements by performing natural language processing nlp and text mining methods. The response of, and on, twitter to the release of dabiq. Dabiq is the title of the online magazine used by the islamic state of iraq and the levant for propaganda and recruitment. A quick reference guide to islamic state news issues 1 3, islamic state report issues 14, dabiq issues 115 and rumiyah issues 1 author. Jan 19, 2016 the islamic state is released the th issue of dabiq, its englishlanguage magazine, which contained a thematic focus on the jihadist imperative to kill shiites. Jni media the july 2016 issue of dabiq, the online magazine of the islamic state of iraq and syria isis, has hit virtual newsstands this week, but its latest content is deeply unsettling. The edition of dabiq, the online magazine of the islamic state is, that followed the horrific paris attacks dead glorified the work of what it called the eight knights who carried out the killings. Pohlthefour dimensionsoftheforeignfightersthreatjune2017.
Arabian peninsulas digital magazine, inspire, and the islamic states digital magazine, dabiq. On 30 march 2015, daish propagandists were observed distributing links to dabiq, issue 8. Isis propaganda magazine dabiq issue 12 pdf simmonds love hunting, dabiq issue 12 pdf their possible upset pillars. Every issue of dabiq contained a quote attributed to abu musab alzarqawi. Spada points to similarities between dabiq and rumiyah in layout. Aug 25, 2014 but isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaedas english magazine, inspire. Namely, we first automatically detect three types of entities person, location, organization in each article for fifteen dabiq issues. Oct 10, 2014 one reading of islamic tradition hadith, sees dabiq in syria as the place where the apocalypse will happen the very name islamic state has chosen for its glossy recruitment magazine. There are a range of messaging trends and strategies that dabiq 15 shares with previous issues of the magazine for analyses of earlier dabiq issues see here and here that are important for understanding how its architects try to appeal to and radicalise its readers. Like other issues of dabiq it focuses on islamic state successes, leaving out the groups defeats in strategic areas of iraq and syria to focus on africa. Jul 31, 2016 click the following link for a safe pdf copy. Issues 15 continue this trend of delegitimization, laying out a justification for. But what dabiqs latest issue doesnt say is just as telling writes haroro j.
This magazine was a weekly publication distributed via its. Daesh dabiq magazine issue 12 shows apparent ied used to bring down russian airliner and covers paris attacks. The magazine is not, despite appearances, primarily designed for direct recruiting efforts or inciting violence against the west. As as2620150318103157hmtg114as26wstatevotelusaj20150318. The seventh issue of the islamic states chief englishlanguage publication, dabiq, is available online. The islamic states publications espouse an apocalyptic, takfiri, sectarian and a salafist world view that builds upon the strategy of abu musab alzarqawis aqi. The law of allah or the laws of men, ramadan 1436, july 2015, 53. Throughout the course of its publication, dabiq has evolved in terms of its thematic content, layout and style.
All 15 of these, published between june 2014 and july 2016, amounting to more than 900 pages, are examined to assess their authors 1 analysis of the quran 2 use of classical scholarship, and 3 engagement. Islamic states isis, isil horrific magazine clarion. The magazine replaces dabiq, dar alislam and other magazines that were released until mid2016. Aug 02, 2016 the cover photo on the latest issue of dabiq magazine, the islamic states circulation. The latest edition features an interview with the wife of amedy coulibaly aka abu basir alifriqi, the terrorist responsible for attacks in france that coincide with the attack on the office of charlie hebdo in january 2015. Allah pardons thereby some of his sinsa repor ted by albukha ra from aba. The fifteenth issue of the islamic states dabiq magazine is called breaking the cross and is targeted at discrediting christianity and western secularism. The cover of this issue conveys a message that highlights the groups interest in expanding its presence on the african continent, where it is courting alqaidas east africa branch, alshabaab. This collection of primary source materials spans a historical period characterised by extraordinary booms and busts for is that offers valuable insights into the strategic logic of its propaganda, especially how it both. Dabiq a issue 14 clarion project and even a thorn he is pricked by, except that. Radical islamist online magazines first appeared in. The first issue carried the date ramadan 1435 in the islamic hijri calendar. Two portable document format pdf files, each fourpages long, were.
Islamic states isis dabiq englishlanguage magazine has been central to its propaganda war for western muslims. Ingrama,b,1 aaustralian national university canberra bthe international centre for counterterrorism the hague abstract. Issue opens with an acknowledgement of the martyrdom of syed rizwan farook and his wife, tashfeen malik, in san bernardino, california. The immediately following sentence, as tim furnish pointed out, contains the first explicit reference to the mahdi in an issue of dabiq. Islamic state news issues 1 3, islamic state report issues 14, dabiq issues 115 and rumiyah issues 1. A more nuanced understanding of iss appeal to women, in particular of the five categories of female archetypes into which is tends to group women, would allow for more effective counterstrategies.
Islamic states englishlanguage magazines, 2014 2017. Islam and the islamic states magazine, dabiq politics. Since no further issue of dabiq has appeared since the first issue of rumiyah. The change in name of isiss flagship english language magazine from dabiq to. Learning from isiss virtual propaganda war for western. The name rumiyah rome is a reference to a hadith in which muhammed said that muslims would. Read this issue and learn what islam really believes. Abstractthis article analyses dabiq magazine to explore the strategic logic of islamic state is appeals to englishspeaking muslims. The islamic state isisisil has released the th issue of its englishlanguage magazine, dabiq.
This paper argues that dabiq appeals to its audiences by strategically designing ingroup identity, other. Dabiq was published by isil via the deep web, although it was widely available online through other sources. This paper aims to connect these wider discussions to its selfdefined ideological standpoint as set out in its magazine, dabiq. There is not a single mention of guantanamo bay, which president obama says is a recruiting poster for isis, or of donald trump, who hillary clinton says is the biggest recruiter for isis.
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