Huroof (Arabic:حروف,lit. 'letters') is anAndroid kids application produced by theIslamic State, specifically the Islamic States'Al-Himmah Library [de],[1] which is targeted towards kids in order to teach kids the Arabic alphabet, and to also get kids to support the Islamic State and its practices.[2][3]
Huroof uses child-like appearances on the main menu,[4] and throughout multiple of Huroof's in-game games for learning the alphabet,[5] a lot of the games reference jihadist concepts, including imagery of weapons (such as missile, tank, cannon, sword,...),[6] 'violent' images,[7] as well as Islamic State imagery, including theflag of the Islamic State,[8] Huroof usesnasheeds from Ajnad Media Foundation for audio production in the app.[9]
Reportedly, Huroof was released viaTelegram channels of the Islamic State, as well as other file sharing websites.[10] It is not the first moblie app released by Islamic State, but it is the first time they released a moblie application targeting children.[11]
^Vale, Gina (2018). "Cubs in the Lions' Den: Indoctrination and recruitment of children in Islamic State territory".International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation.1 (1):19–21.
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