Shumukh al-Islam

Shumukh al-Islam
Type of site
Online forum
Available in3 languages
List of languages
Arabic, English, German[1]
Founded2007
Founder(s)Nabil Amdouni
Current statusOnline

Shumukh al-Islam (Arabic: شموخ الإسلام, lit. 'The Glory of Islam') is an online password protected Jihadist forum that disseminates pro-Islamic State and pro-Al-Qaeda ideals and propaganda.[2][3]

History

The forum was created in 2007 by Nabil Amdouni,[4] it was created as a way to promote recruitment and illicit tutorials.[5] The forum is not as popular as before, but still online, and many have switched from using the forum to just using apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.[6]

David Letterman assassination threats

In 2011, a forum member under the alias "Umar al-Basrawi" on the forum made death threats and assassination threats to/about David Letterman for mocking Ilyas Kashmiri's death,[7] which a couple days later, Letterman would make jokes about the threats on the Late Show with David Letterman.[8]

Group alignment

Though the forum has never given an actual stance on if it has a parent group, the forum has shown support to the Islamic State,[9] Al-Qaeda,[10] and splinter groups of Al-Qaeda like Al-Nusra front.[11]

References

  1. ^ Dornbierer, Andrew (2011-09-13). "How al-Qaeda Recruits Online". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  2. ^ Kjuka, Deana (2013-03-06). "Digital Jihad: Inside Al-Qaeda's Social Networks". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  3. ^ Brantly, Aaron (2017-01-02). "Innovation and Adaptation in Jihadist Digital Security". Survival. 59 (1): 79–102. doi:10.1080/00396338.2017.1282678. ISSN 0039-6338.
  4. ^ O'Neill, Patrick Howell (2016-04-08). "Creator of top jihadist online forum sentenced to 8 years in prison". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  5. ^ Stenersen, Anne (2013). "'Bomb-Making for Beginners': Inside al Al-Qaeda E-Learning Course". Perspectives on Terrorism. 7 (1): 25–37. ISSN 2334-3745. JSTOR 26296907.
  6. ^ Desk, ICT Cyber (2014). Cyber-Terrorism Activities Report No. 11: October – December 2014 (Report). International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT). {{cite report}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "Aspiring Jihadist Makes Death Threat Against Late Show's David Letterman". CBS News. 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  8. ^ Payne, Ed (2011-08-23). "Letterman jokes about jihadist website death threat". CNN. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  9. ^ Azani, Eitan; Koblenz-Stentzler, Liram; Barak, Michael; Meshulam, Delilah (2020). Defense (Report). International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT). pp. 7–9.
  10. ^ Nakashima, Ellen; Warrick, Joby (2023-05-19). "Al-Qaeda's online forums go dark for extended period". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  11. ^ Weimann, Gunnar J. (2019). "Competition and Innovation in a Hostile Environment: How Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State Moved to Twitter in 2013–2014". Studies in Conflict & Terrorism. 42 (1–2): 25–42. doi:10.1080/1057610X.2018.1513692. hdl:1887/82731. ISSN 1057-610X.