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I'lam Foundation

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The I'lam Foundation (Arabic: مؤسسة إعلام, romanized: Mo'āssasat Iʻlām) is a multi-language media center of the Islamic State that provides content in the languages of,[1][2][3] English, French, Uzbek, Hindi, Arabic, Malayalam, Turkish, Pashto, Persian, Spanish, Indonesian, German, Bosnian, Hausa, Albanian, Tajik, Uyghur, Kurdish, Somali, Amharic, Swahili, Bengali, and Maldivian like the media center Al-Hayat Media Center.[4][5][6]

I'lam Foundation
أساس إعلام
Dates of operation2018–present
Allegiance Islamic State

Funding edit

I'lam foundation normally gets its funding from outside cryptocurrency donations,[7] mainly from Islamic State supporters from western countries.[8][9]

Usage edit

ISIS–K has used I'lam foundation in order to fund the Islamic State and ISIS–K using Russian bank networks, they used I'lam foundation to spread awareness about their funding platform.[5][10][11] ISIS–K used I'lam foundation's clear net and dark net website.[6] The IMU has mostly used I'lam foundation for its Uzbek-language platform to spread its propaganda videos.[12][13]

Halummu edit

Halummu is an English jihadist translation service,[14] translating daily messages, leadership statements, periodicals, and videos created by the Islamic State.[15] It shares its content primarily through Telegram or on ISIS' official website and is the sole English unit operating under the multilingual Fursan al-Tarjuma umbrella.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ "Pro-Islamic State (ISIS) Media Foundation Releases Video Summarizing ISIS Operations Under Late Caliph Abu Al-Hasan, Claims A Total Of Over 1,500". MEMRI. December 21, 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  2. ^ Thakkar, Mona (2022-11-14). "Islamic Translation Centre (ITC): Taking Al-Qaeda's Media Jihad Global". Global Network on Extremism and Technology. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  3. ^ Countering Violent Extremism Online: Understanding Adversity and Adaptation in an Increasingly Complex Digital Environment. RAND Corporation. 2023. doi:10.7249/rra2773-1.
  4. ^ Alkhouri, Laith; Webber, Lucas. "I'lam Foundation for Translations Emerges as a Boon to Pro-Islamic State Media Ecosystem". militantwire.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  5. ^ a b Alkhouri, Laith; Webber, Lucas (July 20, 2022). "Islamic State launches new Tajik propaganda network | Eurasianet". Eurasianet. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  6. ^ a b "Islamic State Khorasan's Expanded Vision in South and Central Asia". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  7. ^ Looney, S.; Conway, M. Back to the Future? Twenty First Century Extremist and Terrorist Websites (Report). University of Plymouth.
  8. ^ Argentino, Marc-André; Davis, Jessica; Hamming, Tore (2023). "Financing Violent Extremism: An Examination of Maligned Creativity in the Use of Financial Technologies". International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation. 22 (1): 20 – via University of Nebraska Omaha.
  9. ^ Lakomy, Miron (2023-01-09). "Dark web jihad : exploring the militant Islamist information ecosystem on The Onion Router". Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression: 1–20. doi:10.1080/19434472.2022.2164326. ISSN 1943-4472. S2CID 255683433.
  10. ^ Webber, Lucas (May 6, 2022). "Voice of Khorasan Magazine and the Internationalization of Islamic State's Anti-Taliban Propaganda". Jamestown. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  11. ^ Webber, Lucas. "ISKP Ups Status in Global IS Media Ecosystem, Boosts Relations with Translation and Archival Platform". www.militantwire.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  12. ^ Webber, Lucas (2022-11-07). "MW Monitoring: ISKP Deepens Collaboration with Halummu Translation Outlet; Pro-Islamic State Al-Saqri Foundation for Military Sciences Resurfaces". militantwire.com. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  13. ^ Webber, Lucas (September 17, 2022). "Islamic State Khurasan Province Rolls Out 'Al-Azaim Uzbek' Propaganda Unit". www.militantwire.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  14. ^ Thakkar, Mona (14 November 2022). "Islamic Translation Centre (ITC): Taking Al-Qaeda's Media Jihad Global". Global Network on Extremism & Technology. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  15. ^ Webber, Lucas (2022-10-20). "A Profile of Pro-Islamic State Group Halummu's Translation and Media Operations". militantwire.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  16. ^ Webber, Lucas; Garofalo, Daniele (2023-06-05). "Fursan al-Tarjuma Carries the Torch of Islamic State's Media Jihad". GNET. Retrieved 2023-06-27.


 

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