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Al-Furqan Media Productions
Native name	مؤسسة الفرقان للإنتاج الإعلامي
Genre	news, propaganda
Predecessor	Al-Furqan Institute for Media Production
Founded	Iraq (November 2006)
Founder	Abu Muhammad al-Mashadani
Headquarters	Iraq and Syria
Area served	world-wide
Brands	Al-Hayat Media Center; Ajnad Media Foundation
Owner	Islamic State

Al-Furqan Media Productions (Arabic: مؤسسة الفرقان للإنتاج الإعلامي) also called al-Furqan Foundation for Media Production, is the original media outlet for the Islamic State (ISIS). It was founded in November of 2006 and its media releases are primary in the Arabic language.^[2]

Al-Hayat Media Center (HMC) (Arabic: مركز الحياة للإعلام, English: The Life Center for Media), not to be confused with Al-Hayat news, was formed in May 2014 as the English language outlet for the Islamic State.^[3]

Ajnad Media Foundation was founded in January 2014 to focuses on releasing in jihadi chants.^[4]

Notable ISIS communications and propaganda

Oath of the Scented Ones video

Hour long combat and operations video Saleel al-Sawarim 4

("Clanging of the Swords 4")

"The Best Ummah" video

Magazines

Al-Hayat Media Centre (HMC) puts out an weekly online magazine in English called Dābiq Magazine.^[5] Ramadan-Issue #2 entitled "The Flood" was released 27 July 2014 and can be viewed here.^[6]

Annual reports

Letters and audio press releases

Communications to supporters

References

^ ^a ^b Roggio, Bill (28 October, 2007). "US targets al Qaeda's al Furqan media wing in Iraq". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "The Islamic State Of Iraq Announces Al-Furqan Institute For Media". KavkazCenter.com. 4 November 2006. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ Becker, Olivia (12 July 2014). "ISIS Has a Really Slick and Sophisticated Media Department". Vice News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
^ "ISIL Launches "Ajnad Media Foundation" to Specialize in Jihadi Chants". siteintelgroup.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
^ Hall, John (25 June 2014). "ISIS militants produce slick weekly magazine packed with English language Islamist propaganda designed to recruit and radicalise would-be extremists in the West". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
^ "al-Ḥayāt Media Center presents a new issue of the Islamic State's magazine: "Dābiq #2″". jihadology.net. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

External links

Islamic State Report - Insight into the Islamic State (2014)

[LWJ-Roggio-2007-1] Roggio, Bill (28 October, 2007). "US targets al Qaeda's al Furqan media wing in Iraq". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 10 August 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[KavkazCenter-2006-2] "The Islamic State Of Iraq Announces Al-Furqan Institute For Media". KavkazCenter.com. 4 November 2006. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); |archive-url= requires |url= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[Vice-20140711-3] Becker, Olivia (12 July 2014). "ISIS Has a Really Slick and Sophisticated Media Department". Vice News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

[siteintelgroup-20130812-4] "ISIL Launches "Ajnad Media Foundation" to Specialize in Jihadi Chants". siteintelgroup.com. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

[dailymail-20140811-5] Hall, John (25 June 2014). "ISIS militants produce slick weekly magazine packed with English language Islamist propaganda designed to recruit and radicalise would-be extremists in the West". Daily Mail. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

[jihadology-20140811-6] "al-Ḥayāt Media Center presents a new issue of the Islamic State's magazine: "Dābiq #2″". jihadology.net. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.

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