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 Rumiyah (Issue 1) | |
| Categories | Online magazine forpropaganda |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Approximately monthly |
| Founder | Islamic State |
| Founded | 2016 |
| First issue | September 5, 2016 (2016-09-05) |
| Final issue | September 9, 2017 (2017-09-09) |
| Country | Syria (underIslamic State) |
| Based in | Raqqa |
| Language | Arabic,Bosnian,English,German,French,Indonesian,Turkish,Uyghur,Urdu |
Rumiyah (Arabic:رومية,romanized: Rūmīyah,lit. 'Rome') was anonline magazine used by theIslamic State (IS) for propaganda and recruitment. It was first published in September 2016 and was released in several languages, including English, French, German, Russian, Indonesian, Bosnian and Uyghur.[1][2]
The magazine replacesDabiq,Dar al-Islam and other magazines that were released until mid-2016. Analysts attributed the change of name partly to the imminent loss ofthe town of Dabiq to a Turkish-led military offensive, which occurred in October 2016.[3][4][5][6]
The nameRumiyah (Rome) was a reference to ahadith in whichMuhammed said that Muslims would conquer bothConstantinople andRome in that order.[7][8]
LikeDabiq, each issue opens with a quote attributed toAbu Hamza al-Muhajir: "O muwahhidin, rejoice, for by Allah, we will not rest from our jihad except beneath the olive trees of Rumiyah (Rome)."[4]
The first issue was released after the death of IS spokesmanAbu Mohammad al-Adnani, who was featured heavily in the magazine.[1] In October 2016, Islamic State released the second edition of the magazine in which it justified attacks against non-Muslims, including detailed descriptions of how to carry out knife attacks on smaller groups of people and argued that jihadists throughout Muslim history have "struck the necks of thekuffar" (unbelievers) in the name ofAllah with "swords, severing limbs and piercing the fleshy meat of those who opposed Islam." The magazine advised its readers that knives are easy to obtain and to hide and that they make good, deadly weapons where Muslims might be regarded with suspicion.[8]
| Issue | Date (Hijri)[n 1] | Date (Gregorian) | Pages | Publication frequency[n 2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dhul-Hijjah 1437 | 5 September 2016 | 38 | |
2 | Muharram 1438 | 4 October 2016 | 38 | 29 |
3 | Safar 1438 | 11 November 2016 | 46 | 38 |
4 | Rabi al-Awwal 1438 | 7 December 2016 | 40 | 26 |
5 | Rabi al-Akhir 1438 | 6 January 2017 | 44 | 31 |
6 | Jumada al-awwal 1438 | 4 February 2017 | 44 | 29 |
7 | Jumada al-akhirah 1438 | 7 March 2017 | 38 | 31 |
8 | Rajab 1438 | 4 April 2017 | 48 | 28 |
9 | Sha'ban 1438 | 4 May 2017 | 58 | 43 |
10 | Ramadan 1438 | 17 June 2017 | 46 | 31 |
11 | Shawwal 1438 | 13 July 2017 | 60 | 26 |
12 | Dhu al-Qidah 1438 | 6 August 2017 | 46 | 26 |
13 | Dhul-Hijjah 1438 | 9 September 2017 | 44 | 34 |
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