Huroof Explained

Huroof - حروف
Developer:Al-Himmah Library
Released:2016
Operating System:Android
Language:Arabic
Genre:Learning Game

Huroof 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

Huroof uses child-like appearances on the main menu, and throughout multiple of Huroof's in-game games for learning the alphabet,[4] a lot of the games reference jihadist concepts, including imagery of weapons, Islamic State imagery, including the flag of the Islamic State,[5] Huroof uses nasheeds from Ajnad Media Foundation for Audio Production in the app.[6]

Nasheed game

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.[7]

Writing game

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

In the app, there's a game they shows you images, and you choose which letter that image/item starts with.[8]

References

  1. Web site: Don. Reisinger. May 11, 2016. ISIS Has launched a mobile app—For children. en. Fortune. April 22, 2023.
  2. Web site: Elle. Hunt. May 11, 2016. Islamic State releases children's mobile app 'to teach Arabic. en. The Guardian. April 22, 2023.
  3. Web site: Robbie. Framer. February 16, 2017. J Is For Jihad: How The Islamic State Indoctrinates Children With Math, Grammar, Tanks, and Guns. en. Foreign Policy. April 23, 2023.
  4. Web site: Jack. Moore. May 11, 2016. ISIS releases mobile app to teach child recruits Arabic. en. Newsweek. April 23, 2023.
  5. Web site: Dearden . Lizzie . May 12, 2016 . Isis releases app for children to 'learn Arabic Alphabet' using jihadist songs and cartoons of weapons . April 22, 2023 . . en.
  6. Web site: Caleb. Weiss. May 11, 2016. Islamic State launches mobile app for children. en. Long War Journal. April 23, 2023.
  7. 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.
  8. Web site: Segal . Oren . May 13, 2016 . New ISIS App One of Many Efforts to Indoctrinate Children . 2023-04-23 . . en.

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