Pamela
Ligouri Bunker
By
Robert J. Bunker and Pamela Ligouri Bunker
05/10/2020
This
research note provides an update concerning new radical Islamist
English-language online magazines appearing since the ebook publication of The
Islamic State English-Language Online Magazine Rumiyah (Rome). Within that
work, the following five new magazine issues (for previously identified
magazines) concerning the time period January 2017-June 2018 were identified:
Al Risalah
(No. 4); titled: “The Balanced Nation.” January 2017, published by al-Nusrah
Front
Inspire
(No. 17); titled: “Train Derail Operations.” July 2017, published by al-Qaeda
Gaidi
Mtaani (Iss. 9); titled: “Ole! Kwa Wanazuoni waovu.” September 2017, published
by al Shabaab
Sunnat E
Khola (aka Sunnat Khawlah; Sunnat e Khaula (SK) (Vol. 2); titled “Eid Ul Adha
Special.” October 2017, published by Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan
Al-Ḥaqiqah (Iss. 4, Special Edition);
titled “7 Years of Jihad in Syria.” June 2018, published by an al-Qaeda
affiliate (Syria)[1]
Since July
2018 to the present, three new radical Islamist English-language online
magazines have appeared— Al Rishalah with the publication of two issues in
January and February 2019, One Ummah with the publication of one issuein mid
September 2019 and Voice of Hind with the publication of two issues in late
February and late March 2020.[2] It should be noted that no new issues of
pre-existing magazines identified in our earlier works were published during
this time span. A general overview of these three new magazines and the
contents of their issues follow:
Al Risalah
[Partial Image of the Caravan of Martyrs of Jundul Khilafah Kashmir in
the Foreword]
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Issue 2 Al Risalah, p. 29. [Image of an Islamic State Fighter—Make
Hijrah Today!]
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This newer,
yet little noticed, magazine was published by the Al Burhan Media Center
Kashmir by the Jundul Khilafah Kashmir (JKK)—as opposed to the earlier magazine
of the same name published by the al-Nusrah Front out of Syria. The earlier
al-Nusrah Front magazine saw four issues appearing between July 2015 and
January 2017. The Jundul Khilafah Kashmir is a pro-Islamic State terrorist
group in contrast to the al-Nusrah Front which is a terrorist group linked to
al-Qaeda. The term ‘al Risalah’ refers to ‘the message’ in Arabic, hence the
reason why both competing terrorist networks would utilize the same name for
their online English magazines. The readership of the magazine is meant to be
Muslims living in Islamic State Jammu & Kashmir (ISJK). The newer magazine
saw the distribution of two successive issues in January and February 2019 and
then abruptly ceased publication. No mention of Arabic or other language
versions of the magazine has been noted. The content of the magazine issues and
their context remains a bit of an enigma for many as they are very few public
mentions of it. Similarly, much less analysis of its issues (unlike the two
other new magazines covered in this note) has been undertaken.
Listen and Obey. Al Risalah (Jundul Khilafah Kashmir; Pro-Islamic
State).
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December
2018 to January 2019 (1440 Rabi’ al-Thani). Issue 1, 23 pp. (Approx.).
Table of
Contents
03 Foreword
05 Beware
of Them
06 Apostasy
of Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Others
14 From the
Cunningness of Abu Jahl to the Plea of a Mother – Part I
17 The
Supplication of a Mother
18 The
Matchless Resolve and Patience of the Sahabiyaat in the Battle at Uhud
19 Khansa
bint Amr Offered a Spectacular Sacrifice in the Day of the Battle of Qadisiyah
23 The
Mimber Belongs to the Muwahideen Not Murtadeen / Revivers of Sunnah
Only
fragmentary sections were available for review concerning the first issue of Al
Risalah. As a result, interpretive analysis has been required to characterize
some of its contents. Its cover contains a picture of a mujahid holding an
Islamic State flag with the issue title ‘Listen and Obey’ referring to the
primacy of the authority of God as interpreted by that terrorist organization.
The issue is then divided into eight essays and articles. Following the
foreword, which discusses the martyrdom of the fighters of Jundul Khilafah
Kashmir, the magazine impunes the character of Syed Ali Shah Geelani—a popular
Indian political leader in Kashmir and thus a threat to the Islamic State—by
characterizing him as an apostate. A
multi-part feature article, “From the Cunningness of Abu Jahl to the Plea of a
Mother – Part I” is then provided. It begins by focusing on Islam’s origins and
the threats it initially faced from Abu Jahl (the father of ignorance) a
staunch opponent of Muhammud. A short
piece on the Battle at Uhud (in 624) between the early Muslims and the pagan
Meccans and the exploits of the Sahabiyaat (female companions of the prophet)
is then highlighted. The Battle of Qadisiyah (in 636) between the Muslims and
the Sasanians is then examined along in another essay with the noble sacrifice
of Khansa bint Amr whose four sons were martyred while defending the faith.
Finally, in the last essay—which has two titles listed in the table of
contents—compares muwahideen (holy warriors) to murtadeen (apostates) and
considers the former the revivers of the path to righteousness set forth by the
prophet.[3]
The Lone Wolves [4]. Al Risalah (Jundul Khilafah Kashmir; Pro-Islamic State).
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February
to March 2019 (1440 Jumada Al-Akhirah). Issue 2, 29 pp.
Table of
Contents
03 Foreword
05 Living
Longer is Not the Aim, Dying Upon Tawheed Is
06 And We
Have Come to Destory Kufr in All Its Forms
07 Apostasy
of Jammu and Kahmir Police
16 In the
Words of a Mujahid from Jundul Khilafah Kashmir: Exclusive Interview
20 From the
Cunningness of Abu Jahl to the Plea of a Mother – Part II
21 Story of
Umm Ibrahim and Her Son
24 The
Individual Obligation
25 The
Story of Kab Bin Malik
The second
issue of the magazine sports the cover image of a fighter—a lone wolf—throwing
the Tawheed (oneness) symbol represented by that of a raised index finger. The
moderately sized issue contains nine essays and articles within it. The
foreword discusses Muhammad’s discrediting “the superstitious practices of
idolatry” of the pre-Islamists and how he was charged with witchcraft by the
Meccans yet was able to overcome it with the grace (and helpful plotting) of
Allah. The foreword eventually goes on to link the oppressed Muslims in Kashmir
with the ongoing struggle of Jihad and how a ‘terrible battle of the future’ is
taking place in the Indo-Pak Subcontinent. The first essay then discusses how
it is better for Muslims to die for tawheed than live a long life, seeking to
reinforce the nobility of martyrdom. This is followed by a piece that advocates
the destruction of the kufr (disbeliever) who engages in sorcery—which is
identified as a form of apostasy.
Attention
in the issue is then turned to the police forces of Jammu and Kashmir,
specifically its Muslim members who are working with the Indian authorities
(the Kufr) against fellow Muslims. Their transgressions include making war on
shariah, being protectors of the kufr, aiding the Taghut (tyrants), and taking
disbelievers as protectors. An exclusive interview with an active mujahid of
Jundul Khilafah Kashmir using a Q&A format is next provided. The feature article “From the Cunningness of
Abu Jahl to the Plea of a Mother – Part II” continues from the first issue
which includes the three following essays listed in the table of contents as
components of it. This section of the issue can be viewed as undertaking
Salafi-jihadi indoctrination (and radicalization) of the readership by means of
providing historical and spiritual narratives, including one story from the
10th century.
One Ummah
Issue 1 One Ummah, p. 2. [Screen Shot of an Image in the Table of
Contents]
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The title
of this new magazine, One Ummah (aka Majallah Ummah Wahida), published by
al-Qaeda means ‘one people’ referring to the ummah (umma)—the people or
community of Muslims throughout the world. More specifically, it highlights
Sunni adherents who are on the true path as opposed to Shia adherents who are
said to have lost their way as part of the 7th century schism within Islam
after the death of the Prophet Muhammad. According to the Counter Extremism
Project:
On
September 11, al-Qaeda released the first English language edition of their
magazine One Ummah. An Arabic version of the magazine was originally released
in April 2019. One Ummah has several lengthy articles on current events,
history, economics, and personal stories….
“One Ummah
is notable as an English language al Qaeda magazine. This issue heavily
features the group’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, who has led al-Qaeda since
2011. Although Zawahiri has been in hiding since December 2001, he frequently
makes his presence known in the terror group’s propaganda….” said CEP
researcher Joshua Fisher-Birch.
One Ummah
calls for violence against the U.S. and anyone who defames Islam… [5]
A second
edition of One Ummah was released in Arabic in August 2019 but no translation
to English has since been made, making this a single issue magazine to date.[6]
The Arabic edition of One Ummah itself has not seen a third issue published
which suggests that this magazine may have met its demise which is not uncommon
for such media offerings, which are difficult for beleaguered terrorist
entities to sustain.
No Issue Title [7]. One Ummah (al-Qaeda).
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September
2019. Issue 01, 50 pp.
Table of
Contents
01 The
Mujahideen of the Ummah Waging the Jihad of the Ummah
03 One
Ummah Aims and Objectives
11 No Word
of Welcome for Them
19 The
Revivers: Ibn Laden and Azzam: Rivals or Opposites?!
37 The
Abysmal State of the American Economy
One Ummah
was released on the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attack and is considered an
al-Qaeda central publication tied directly to its leader Ayman al-Zawahiri who
has been in hiding for almost two decades. The magazine cover image is that of
the globe with the Muslim regions of the world highlighted in green. The darker
the color of green, the higher the percentage of Muslims living in a specific
country. The issue begins with a statement by Ayman al-Zawahiri concerning
God’s holy warriors and their struggle on behalf of the people in fighting the
allies of Satan. As he states, “Jihad is one of several methods to call people
to Allah and spread the message of His Oneness so that there is no persecution
in the world.” Eighteen stated aims and objectives of the magazine are listed
corresponding to the 18thanniversary of 9/11. At their essence, they are meant
to “achieve a strong unity of ranks among the sons of a single Ummah on the
basis of the Word of Tauheed [oneness or monotheism].” The basis of this unity
will come from jihad derived from its older ‘holy war’ articulation directed at
the ‘contemporary Zionist-Crusader hegemony’ that has essentially enslaved the
Ummah.
The article
entitled “No Word of Welcome for Them” lambasts Ibn Zaid and Ibn Salman,
representing Saudi Arabia, for supporting the Zio-Crusader project by
legitimizing Christianity with their interactions with the West and allowing
the Pope and key figures of the Orthodox Church to visit their country. Another piece looks at Ibn Laden and Azzam,
comparing and contrasting them as both rivals and opposites. A focal point
within the issue is al-Qaeda’s strategic economic warfare strategy directed at
the United States. This is seen with an article that discusses America’s
abysmal economic state due to its national debt and its then current artificial
improvement. A major economic crisis triggered by a 9/11 magnitude event is hoped
for which it proposes brothers with economic and finance backgrounds could
trigger. Interestingly, this was a planned follow on topic that was to be
explored for the 2nd issue which never materialized.[8]
However, in
a blessed twist of fate from a Salafist-jihadi eschatological perspective, God
has recently intervened on the behalf of the Ummah. The current COVID-19
pandemic is viewed by al-Qaeda as a “punishment from the Lord of the Worlds for
the injustice and oppression committed against Muslims” directed at elected
governments and the usury based economies underlying them.[9]
Voice of Hind
The new
online English-language magazine Voice of Hind (e.g. Sawt al Hind) first
appeared in early 2020 and is meant for Islamic State members and affinity
audiences in the Indian subcontinent—with Hind, short for Hindustan,
representative of the Arabic term for this region derived from the Farsi term
Hindu.[10] The ‘Voice of Hind’ is meant as the official Islamic State
mouthpiece for their Hind Province (Wilaayat). It could potentially be
considered a follow on to the now defunct Al Risalah magazine, released in
early 2019 by Jundul Khilafah Kashmir. The reason for this assumption is that
the Islamic State Jammu & Kashmir (ISJK) later became part of Wilaayat Hind.[11]
Issue 1 Voice of Hind, p. 3. [Screen Shot of an Image in the Foreword]
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According
to Homeland Security Today, “The first issue of ‘The Voice of Hind’ was
released in late February to coincide with President Trump’s visit to
India.”[12] The more recent issue, released in late March, capitalizes on the
propaganda potentials for the Islamic State related to the COVID-19
pandemic. Context related to the new
magazine provided by the Counter Extremism Project is as follows:
On February
24, 2020, pro-ISIS media outlet Al-Qitaal Media Center published a new online
magazine titled “Voice of Hind” featuring Mahmood Paracha, a lawyer accused of
inciting hatred and violence in India. The magazine also states that there is
no place for nationalism in Islam, and that India’s Muslims should join the
caliphate instead. The publication represents ISIS’s latest effort to gain a
foothold in India.
Voice of
Hind emerged in the midst of large scale sectarian violence fueled by the
controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which critics believe
discriminates against India’s Muslims. The CAA and the National Register of
Citizens (NRC) now include religion as a criterion for nationality,
representing a move away from India’s founding principle of secularism. The new
legislation provides a path for citizenship for practicing Hindus and five
other South Asian religions—Buddhism, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism, and
Zoroastrianism—but does not include Islam…
…Though
India banned ISIS in 2014, the Modi government has expressed concern about the
group’s ability to attract members through online propaganda. The terrorist
group has not made major headway in the country. However, Indian security
agencies have arrested more than 127 individuals with suspected links to
ISIS.[13]
No other
language editions of Voice of Hind are presently evident. If the online
magazine keeps up its fast paced monthly publication schedule, a new issue
should appear towards the end of April.[14] Such publication schedules are
difficult for terrorist organizations to maintain—especially fragmented ones
such as the guerrilla Caliphate it now represents—but the very modest size of
this publication and its use of recycled propaganda material may make it sustainable
for a one or two man desktop printing operation.
Call to Indian Muslims
So Where Are You Going? A Call To Muslims In India. Voice of Hind (Islamic State in Hind
Province).
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February-March
2020 (1441 Rajab). Issue 1, 10 pp.
Table of
Contents
03 Foreword
05 A Call
to Muslims of Hind
08 Disease
of Nationalism
09 Matters
of ‘Aqeedah
An overview
of the special issue states:
In the
first edition of the same magazine, IS eulogized Huzaifa al-Bakistani, a
Pakistani terrorist tasked with radicalizing Kashmiri youth, who was killed in
2019 in Afghanistan. The cover page had the tagline, “So where are you going? A
call to Muslims of India,” asking Indian Muslims to rally to IS in the name of
Islam in the aftermath of the 2020 Delhi riots.[15]
This can be
contrasted to a more detailed analysis Observer Research Foundation that
provides the following insights:
On 24
February, in the midst of continuing communal tensions and violence in New
Delhi, an online group identifying itself as a pro-IS entity called al-Qitaal
Media Centre by Junudul Khilafaah al-Hind released the first issue of a
targeted online propaganda magazine for India called ‘Voice of Hind’, or ‘Sawt
al Hind’ in Arabic… the magazine itself was far from the generally high
production quality of IS propaganda material we have grown accustomed to
(including graphs, pictures, data presentations etc). The 10-page issue began
by eulogising the few alleged IS fighters from India who have died, including
one Huzaifa al-Bakistani, whose name (as a pseudonym) appeared in
investigations conducted by Indian law enforcement as that of an online
recruiter, followed by Shafi Armar (known as Yusuf al-Hindi), a former Indian
Mujahideen member.
…the issue
itself did not directly mention the communal violence in New Delhi in February,
despite the cover being from some of the protests during that time. It lead
with the question, ‘So where are you going? A call to Muslims of India’. The
issue asked Indian Muslims why they remain so placid, and featured photos of Indian
Muslims celebrating the birthdays of Hindu gods as an example of the wrongs
being committed by the community. The issue continued to not only chastise the
current political dispensation in India, but also target those who stand by
Indian Muslims from other religions. An entire page was dedicated to highlight
the “disease of nationalism.” Interestingly, there was almost no mention of
Kashmir, raising the question of whether this propaganda is targeted at Indian
Muslims from the mainstream middle class.[16]
A cursory
review of the first issue magazine content (much of which is mentioned in the
preceding quote) begins with the foreword which lauds the exploits of the
mujahidin (God’s holy warriors) as the “elite of His creation’ and makes an
appeal for Islamic State followers to “stand and die upon that which your
brothers have died,” referring to the Wilaayah Al-Hind. This is followed by another impassioned call
to arms for the Muslims of Hind and a naming of the enemies of Islam tied to
the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA) as well as moderate Islamic scholars and Indian
politicians. The third essay in the short issue focuses on the “Disease of
Nationalism” that results in “transgression, pride, and arrogance since
nationalism is not a divinely revealed way of life.” The piece asks Muslims to
choose between following God’s divine path and that of Indian nationalism which
results in the ‘death of Jahiliyyah’, referring to a death equivalent to that
of those living in pre-Islamic times. To signify the importance of the article,
an Indian nationalist rally appears on the cover of this issue. The final essay
concerns the Ten Matters of ‘Aqidah
(Part I) which focuses on the first three matters: the three principles, the foundation of Din,
and the meaning of ‘There is No Ilah Except Allah’ which provides the
distinction between kuffar (disbelievers) and Islam.
Taliban—From Jihad to Apostasy. Voice of Hind (Islamic State in Hind
Province).
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March-April
2020 (Sha’Ban 1441). Issue 2, 15 pp.
Table of
Contents
03 Prerequisites
for Victory
07 Corona
Virus
08
Taliban—From Jihad to Apostasy
11 People
of Bravery
12 The
Words of Advise by Abu Hamza al Kashmiri (RH)
14 So,
Annihilate the Disbelievers
One quick
synopsis of this new issue states:
On March
25, the pro-ISIS Al-Qitaal Media Centre released the second issue of an online
magazine titled “Voice of Hind.” The magazine is meant to appeal to Muslims in
India. The magazine called COVID-19 a divine punishment, and urged attacks on
police and military forces deployed in virus related missions. The magazine
also criticized the Afghan Taliban for making a deal with the United States,
and included an essay by a deceased ISIS member.[17]
Another synopsis (with a different release
date noted) provides this assessment of the issue:
On March
29, IS released the second edition of its propaganda magazine focused on India,
Sawt al-Hind (Voice of Hind/India) in which it once again calls the Taliban
apostates and urges the group’s fighters to defect to IS. The magazine includes
an old propaganda message from a deceased Kashmiri IS terrorist, Abu Hamza
al-Kashmiri (real name Abdul Rehman), who was killed in 2018.[18]
A
half-a-dozen essays are contained within the second issue of the magazine that
is slightly longer than the initial issue. The first essay focuses on a listing
of thirteen prerequisites for victory for Muslims against their enemies. Such
prerequisites include faith and righteous deeds, supporting the religion of
Allah, standing firm when meeting the enemy in battle, courage, heroism, and
self-sacrifice. The third essay lambasts the Taliban, who are viewed as leaving
the path of jihad due to their negotiating a peace deal with the Americans and
slipping into apostasy. The cover of the issue highlights this relationship by
showing a laughing presumably American soldier next to a couple of Taliban
fighters. Given the Taliban’s traditional alliance with al-Qaeda over the
Islamic State, such a characterization is not surprising. The next piece
provides five stanzas of poem-like inspiration for the “People of Bravery”—the
Lions of Islam who battle the disbelievers. The words of Abu Hamza al Kashmiri
(RH), a well know Islamic State martyr, are highlighted as a morale booster to
the Mujahedeen, who must remain patience and steadfast while engaging in holy
war. The final issue essay promotes the annihilation of the disbelievers, a
common theme found throughout the issue. The short piece promotes killing the
enemies of Islam by surprise—such as while with their families or praying—and
by any means possible including using cars, stones, sharp objects, arson, or
even poison.
Issue 2 Voice of Hind, p. 7. [Screen Shot of an Image in the Corona
Virus Article]
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The
timeliest article in the issue, the second one, concerns the corona virus. The subheading of the article states “Verily,
it is a Punishment sent by Allah on whom he wished, and Allah made it Mercy for
the believers.” The essay calls on the “Knights of the Tawheed [Oneness]” to
attack police and military while they are deployed in the streets responding to
the pandemic with a ‘sword, knife or even a rope.’ Interestingly, while the
article calls COVID-19 a disease made by Allah to spread chaos to the
disbelievers, other Islamic State (as well as al-Qaeda) media has given it
‘Soldier of Allah’ (SOA) status, essentially viewing it as an invisible
assassin sent by God to silently hunt down the kuffar.[19]
Notes
[1] Robert J. Bunker and Pamela Ligouri Bunker, The Islamic State
English-Language Online Magazine Rumiyah (Rome): Research Guide, Narrative
& Threat Analysis and U.S. Policy Response. Reston, VA: Terrorism Research
Center, August 2019: 64-65, http://www.terrorism.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Rumiyah_eBook_web.pdf.
[2] The decreased frequency of radical Islamist English-language online
magazine publication from its earlier hayday has been noted for some time now.
This is a function of terrorist group fragmentation, the active targeting of magazine
editors, and shifting social media usage from traditional magazine formats to
blog and individual type postings by younger al-Qaeda and Islamic State
members.
[3] Accorsing to SITE intelligence the magazine had earlier been
publisehd in newsletter format and transitioned to a magazine format. See, “SJK
Media Unit Transformers "Risalah" Newsletter into Full Magazine in
Style of Rumiyah.” Site Intelligence. 2 January 2019,
https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Periodicals/isjk-media-unit-transformers-risalah-newsletter-into-full-magazine-in-style-of-rumiyah.html.
Some of these issues can also be obtained by means of accessing non-paywall
online file sharing sites.
[4] The magazine issue reviewed was obtained by means of accessing an
Islamic State affinity download site. The link to the issue will not be
provided for OPSEC reasons.
[5] “Extremist Content Online: Al-Qaeda Releases One Ummah Magazine in
English.” Counter Extremism Project. 17 September 2019,
https://www.counterextremism.com/press/extremist-content-online-al-qaeda-releases-one-ummah-magazine-english-0.
[6] “Al-Qaeda Releases 2nd Issue of
‘One Ummah’ Magazine, Bonus Supplement on Financing Jihad.” Site
Intelligence. 10 August 2019,
https://news.siteintelgroup.com/Jihadist-News/al-qaeda-releases-2nd-issue-of-one-ummah-magazine-bonus-supplement-on-financing-jihad.html.
For a non-pay wall blocked link to the issue, see
https://monitoring.ifiadvisory.com/en/al-qaeda-one-ummah-2/.
[7] The hyperlink is to a fragmentary copy of the magazine. Free yet vetted
for researchers (https://jihadology.net)
and pay wall (https://ent.siteintelgroup.com) access to a comprehensive copy
may exist. A more comprehensive copy can also be obtained via al-Qaeda
affiliated/affinity download services/apps/sites but this entails various
computer security risks.
[8] Bridget Johnson, “Praising Debt and Cheering on Recession, Al-Qaeda
Wants Economist Recruits to Attack America.” Homeland Security Today. 17
September 2019, https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/praising-debt-and-cheering-on-recession-al-qaeda-wants-economist-recruits-to-attack-america/.
[9] “The Way Forward: A World of Advice on the Coronavirus Pandemic.”
Al-Qaeda. Shaban 1441/March 2020, p. 3. Posted by Thomas Joscelyn
(@thomasjoscelyn), Twitter. 1 April 2020,
https://twitter.com/thomasjoscelyn/status/1245311851325423616. See also Thomas
Joscelyn, “How Jihadists Are Reacting to the Coronavirus Pandemic.” Dispatch.
The Foundation for Defense of Democracies. 6 April 2020, https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2020/04/06/how-jihadists-are-reacting-to-the-coronavirus-pandemic/.
[10] “Etymology” section of the “Hindustan” definition. Wikipedia. 19
April 2020, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustan.
[11] “Al-Burhan Media, which represents Islamic State in Jammu Kashmir
(now officially part of Wilayah Hind), has released new message…” Twitter.
@Natsecjeff. 11 February 2020,
https://twitter.com/Natsecjeff/status/1227197018768072705.
[12] Bridget Johnson, “ISIS Magazine Calls for Attacks on ‘Easy Target’
Military, Police During Coronavirus Chaos.” Homeland Security Today. 7 April
2020,
https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/isis-magazine-calls-for-attacks-on-easy-target-military-police-during-coronavirus-chaos/.
[13] “Pro-ISIS Media Outlet Publishes Magazine To Incite Violence In
India.” Counter Extremism Project. 5 March 2020,
https://www.counterextremism.com/press/pro-isis-media-outlet-publishes-magazine-incite-violence-india.
[14] As this publication was completed social media mentioning the
release of the Voice of Hind/Sawt Al-Hind issue 3 has appeared. See, for
instance, “India/Maldives: #IS releases Voice of Hind/Sawt Al-Hind issue 3 in
#Dhivehi language targeting #Maldivians #terrorism #IslamicState.” @EsiscTeam.
Twitter. 28 April 2020,
https://twitter.com/EsiscTeam/status/1255071283630522368.
[15] Saurav Sarkar, “The Islamic State’s Increasing Focus on India.” The
Diplomat. 30 March 2020,
https://thediplomat.com/2020/03/the-islamic-states-increasing-focus-on-india/.
[16] Kabir Taneja, “Islamic State propaganda in India.” Observer
Research Foundation. 16 April 2020,
https://www.orfonline.org/research/islamic-state-propaganda-india-64715/.
[17] “ISIS Releases Second Edition Of India Region Magazine” section in
“Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Urge Followers On Telegram To
Exploit COVID-19.” Counter Extremism Project. 30 March 2020,
https://www.counterextremism.com/press/extremist-content-online-white-supremacists-urge-followers-telegram-exploit-covid-19.
[18] Saurav Sarkar, “The Islamic State’s Increasing Focus on India,”
Ibid.
[19] Brad Hunter, “ISIS, al-Qaida commandeer COVID-19 as a ‘soldier of
Allah.’” Toronto Sun. 3 April 2020, https://torontosun.com/news/world/isis-al-qaida-commandeer-covid-19-as-a-soldier-of-allah.
Dr. Robert J. Bunker is Director of Research and
Analysis, C/O Futures, LLC, and an adjunct research professor, Strategic
Studies Institute, US Army War College. He holds university degrees in political
science, government, social science, anthropology-geography, behavioral
science, and history and has undertaken hundreds of hours of counterterrorism
training. Past professional associations include Minerva Chair at the Strategic
Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College and Futurist in Residence, Training
and Development Division, Behavioral Science Unit, Federal Bureau of
Investigation Academy, Quantico. He has well over 500 publications—including
about 40 books as co-author, editor, and co-editor
Pamela Ligouri Bunker is Managing Partner, C/O
Futures, LLC, and is a researcher and analyst specializing in international
security and terrorism related narratives. She holds undergraduate degrees in
anthropology-geography and social sciences from California State Polytechnic
University Pomona, an M.A. in public policy from the Claremont Graduate
University, and an M.Litt. in terrorism studies from the University of Saint
Andrews, Scotland. She is co-editor of Global Criminal and Sovereign Free
Economies and the Demise of the Western Democracies: Dark Renaissance
(Routledge, 2015) and has published many referred and professional works
including additional books.
Original
Headline: The Appearance of Three New Radical Islamist English-Language Online
Magazines: Al Risalah, One Ummah & Voice of Hind
Source: Small Wars Journal
URL: https://newageislam.com/radical-islamism-jihad/al-risalah,-one-ummah-voice/d/122514