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| Huroof | |
|---|---|
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| Original author |  Islamic State |
| Developer | Al-Himmah Library |
| Release | 2016 |
| Operating system | Android |
| Available in | Arabic |
| Type | Learning game |
Huroof (Arabic: حروف, lit. 'letters') is an Android kids application produced by the Islamic State, specifically the Islamic States' Al-Himmah Library,[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]
Application
[edit]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 the flag of the Islamic State,[8] Huroof uses nasheeds from Ajnad Media Foundation for audio production in the app.[9]
Reportedly, Huroof was released via Telegram 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]
Nasheed game
[edit]In the Huroof app, there's a game where you listen to a radio, with the Al-Bayan logo on it, and learn the Arabic alphabet while the nasheed plays.[12]
Writing game
[edit]In Huroof, there's a game where you can write out letters of the Arabic alphabet, as well as numbers while a small child tells you what they are.
Letter choosing game
[edit]In the app, there's a game they shows you images, and you choose which letter that image/item starts with.[13]
References
[edit]- ↑ Reisinger, Don (11 May 2016). "ISIS Has launched a mobile app—For children". Fortune. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ↑ Hunt, Elle (11 May 2016). "Islamic State releases children's mobile app 'to teach Arabic". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ↑ Framer, Robbie (16 February 2017). "J Is For Jihad: How The Islamic State Indoctrinates Children With Math, Grammar, Tanks, and Guns". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ↑ Lloyd, Peter (12 May 2016). "Islamic State alphabet app educates kids with pictures of guns, bullets, rockets". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
When the app Huroof — an Arabic word for alphabet — launches, its appearance looks harmless at first, colourful and bright like any other children's app.
- ↑ Moore, Jack (11 May 2016). "ISIS releases mobile app to teach child recruits Arabic". Newsweek. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ↑ "IS dạy bảng chữ cái bằng... vũ khí" [IS teaches alphabet by... weapons]. Báo Tin tức (in Vietnamese). Vietnam News Agency. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Thành Luân (16 May 2016). "IS ra ứng dụng dạy trẻ em biết về tên lửa và xe tăng" [IS releases app to teach kids about missiles and tanks]. Thanh Niên (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Dearden, Lizzie (12 May 2016). "Isis releases app for children to 'learn Arabic Alphabet' using jihadist songs and cartoons of weapons". The Independent. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ↑ Weiss, Caleb (11 May 2016). "Islamic State launches mobile app for children". Long War Journal. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ↑ "ISIS launches smartphone app 'Huroof' to turn kids into jihadis". India TV. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ Suryakusumah, Nur Ikhsan (16 May 2016). "Kini ISIS Punya Aplikasi Android untuk Anak-anak" [ISIS now has an Android app for kids]. Inilah (in Indonesian). Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Segal, Oren (13 May 2016). "New ISIS App One of Many Efforts to Indoctrinate Children". ADL. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
