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

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,[3][4][5] 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.[6][7][8]

Funding

I'lam foundation normally gets its funding from outside cryptocurrency donations,[9] mainly from Islamic State supporters from western countries.[10][11]

Usage

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.[7][12][13] ISIS–K used I'lam foundation's clear net and dark net website.[8] The IMU has mostly used I'lam foundation for its Uzbek-language platform to spread its propaganda videos.[14][2]

Halummu

Halummu is an English jihadist translation service,[15] translating daily messages, leadership statements, periodicals, and videos created by the Islamic State.[16] 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.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Operation Enduring Sentinel/Operation Freedom's Sentinel" (PDF). Lead Inspector General Report to the United States Congress. 1 (1): 18. 2022-08-16 – via United States Department of Defense.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Countering Violent Extremism Online: Understanding Adversity and Adaptation in an Increasingly Complex Digital Environment. RAND Corporation. 2023. doi:10.7249/rra2773-1.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. 1 2 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.
  8. 1 2 "Islamic State Khorasan's Expanded Vision in South and Central Asia". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2022-12-25.
  9. ↑ Looney, S.; Conway, M. Back to the Future? Twenty First Century Extremist and Terrorist Websites (Report). University of Plymouth.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ Webber, Lucas (May 6, 2022). "Voice of Khorasan Magazine and the Internationalization of Islamic State's Anti-Taliban Propaganda". Jamestown. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  13. ↑ Webber, Lucas. "ISKP Ups Status in Global IS Media Ecosystem, Boosts Relations with Translation and Archival Platform". www.militantwire.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ Webber, Lucas (2022-10-20). "A Profile of Pro-Islamic State Group Halummu's Translation and Media Operations". militantwire.com. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  17. ↑ 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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