In their desire to ensure that their message would spread far they published the magazine in arabic, english, russian, french and german. Western media coverage of dabiq tends to grow more intense whenever the magazine does something especially reprehensible. Irja in general as well as the exaggerated understanding of ignorance being an excuse has been refuted in several articles of dabiq. This is isiss magazine dabiq and its shockingly legit. It was first published in july 2014 in a number of different languages including english. Hadith is second to the quran, and is a record of the. Despite being a prisoner, ive been shown respect and kindness, which i havent seen from my own government. Issue opens with an acknowledgement of the martyrdom of syed rizwan farook and his wife, tashfeen malik, in san bernardino, california.
Dabiq as it is called, bills itself as a periodical magazine focusing on the issues of tawhid unity, manhaj truthseeking, hijrah migration, jihad holy war and jamaah community. Overview of daeshs online recruitment propaganda magazine, dabiq. Two other selected 10 full page advertisements promoting ten videos selected from the wilayat of the islamic state appear later in the issue. 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. One of the final pages in the magazine shows images of the dead bodies of the chinese and norwegian hostages the is revealed it was holding in issue 11 of dabiq. 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. An analysis of islamic states dabiq magazine haroro j. Among those who must pay the price are the citizens in the countries at war with the islamic state. This article analyses dabiq magazine to explore the strategic logic of. 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. Dabiq itself states the magazine is for the purposes of unitarianism, truthseeking, migration, holy war and community tawhid, manhaj, hijrah, jihad. 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. Church fires, weapons, vehicles islam calls for church fires.
The town of dabiq, in northern syria, around 25 miles from aleppo, with its population of just under 3,500, is an unimpressive site for a battle that is supposed to herald the apocalypse. The cover photo on the latest issue of dabiq magazine, the islamic states circulation. Belgian federal prosecutor says investigators didnt know at all the two men cited in an homage by. College usawc press publications may be downloaded free of charge from the ssi. Conspiracy theorists are going to have a field day speculating about western funding going to the islamic state formerly known as the islamic state of iraq and syria, or isis after seeing their new, slick magazine check out some pages below. The latest edition of the islamic states englishlanguage dabiq magazine, which was released online on september 9, contains the usual litany of horrors. The twelfth issue of the groups dabiq propaganda magazine was headlined just terror, with a front cover photo showing victims of the shootings in the french capital being taken to hospital. The law of allah or the laws of men, ramadan 1436, july 2015, 53. Dabiq 15 opens with a full page advertisement for its alfurqan produced video the structure of the khilafah. Since july 2014, the magazine has been irregularly published times. Islamic state releases dabiq magazine the return of.
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. It will also contain photo reports, current events, and informative articles on matters relating to the islamic state. Dabiq and the is propaganda narratives hate speech. The seventh issue of the islamic states chief englishlanguage publication, dabiq, is available online. Report issues 14, dabiq issues 115 and rumiyah issues 1. Dabiq issues 115 when iss al hayat media center replaced isn and isr with dabiq it offered this explanation in issue 1 of the new magazine. A quick reference guide to islamic state news issues 1 3, islamic state report issues 14, dabiq issues 115 and rumiyah issues 1 author. An analysis of islamic states dabiq magazine, australian journal of political science, doi.
To islamic state, dabiq is important but its not the. The islamic states obsession with al qaeda and the. Battle of dabiq, of 2015, on the list of wars and battles involving isil. Overview of daeshs online recruitment propaganda magazine dabiq. Inspire and islamic states dabiq magazines, the publi cations have been.
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. Called dabiq, which is the name of a town in northern syria where is believes armageddon will begin, the magazine is published through. Pdf qualitative content analysis of images of children in islamic. A core concept in the zarqawist ideology, as articulated in the pages of dabiq, is called paying the price. Yet it is dabiq after which islamic state isis names its glossy recruiting magazine. Abstractthis article analyses dabiq magazine to explore the strategic logic of islamic state is appeals to englishspeaking muslims. 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. The group proudly advertises the destruction of ancient archaeological sites in the syrian city of palmyra. Battle of marj dabiq, between the ottoman empire and the mamluk sultanate in 1516. For this is the place where the world will come to. 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. This qualitative analysis, creates a typology to explain and categorize articles within the sample. Islamic state is has used englishlanguage magazines as a crucial component of its.
On 30 march 2015, daish propagandists were observed distributing links to dabiq, issue 8. In dabiq magazine, islamic state complains about jihadist. To perform the rhetorical analysis of dabiq, i first downloaded pdf copies of all issues of the magazine. But isiss englishlanguage magazine, dabiq, offers a useful study into their pr strategy, especially when compared to al qaedas english magazine, inspire. You can read it here its 83 pages long, discusses isis latest atrocities the killing of the japanese hostages and jordanian pilot and profiles kosher market killer amedy coulibaly. Burning down crusader churches photo taken from isis terrorist magazine rumiyah, 2017. Inspire and islamic states dabiq magazines, the publi. Spada points to similarities between dabiq and rumiyah in layout. Pdf the islamic state isis is infamous for their use of social media and new. According to furnish, the overriding purpose of this first issue is to legitimize the new caliphate, motivate the faithful, and reach out to primarily western. In that issue, the is identified the chinese hostage as fan jinghui, a freelance consultant, and the. Two men, norwegian and chinese nationals, are offered for sale as slaves. Dabiq is not only news it is public relations 2 issue 2 p 43.
The islamic state consistently attacks the talibans and al qaedas jihadist credentials in dabiq. The islamic state isisisil has released the th issue of its englishlanguage magazine, dabiq. Dabiqs editorial team also oddly chose to illustrate the article on imamah, or leadership, with a free download stock picture of a border collie herding sheep away from a cliff. It offers the field a conceptual framework through which to analyse iss communications strategy and a topdown empirical study of dabiqs contents. Dabiq is the title of the online magazine used by the islamic state of iraq and the levant for propaganda and recruitment.
Islamic states englishlanguage magazines, 20142017. This was the case when one issue used a picture of alan kurdi, a 3yearold syrian boy who drowned trying to reach greece, to attempt to deter refugees from leaving isis territory, or when dabiq created ransom posters of two. Isis magazine calls on militants to break the cross. The change in name of isiss flagship english language magazine from dabiq to. Dabiq as a successful recruitment and propaganda tool.
This paper argues that dabiq appeals to its audiences by strategically designing ingroup identity, other. Isis propaganda magazine issue 2 the flood uses the metaphor of the story of noah to put across a stark message. Daesh dabiq magazine issue 12 shows apparent ied used to bring down russian airliner and covers paris attacks. A clearinghouse for jihadi primary azcbwgizhwyaal63p azcbwgizhwyaal63p. For this is the place where the world will come to an end. International journal of communication 2019, 510527. The islamic states curious cover story and in dabiq magazine, islamic state complains about jihadist rivals in libya.