Dabiq (magazine)
Online magazine of the Islamic State, 2014–2016 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dabiq (Arabic: دابق) was a Raqqa-based online magazine of the Islamic State, published via the deep web from July 2014 to July 2016 (Ramadan 1435 to Shawwal 1437). One of the many forms of Islamic State mass media, it partook in religious outreach to Muslims around the world,[1] ultimately seeking to gain new recruits for the "caliphate" by encouraging Muslims to immigrate to Islamic State territory.[2] In addition to Arabic, the magazine's content was written in a number of different languages, including English.
Categories | Online magazine |
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Frequency | Variable; one issue every 54 days on average |
Format | Jihadist propaganda |
Circulation | Worldwide (deep web) |
Publisher | Al-Hayat Media Center |
Founder | Islamic State |
First issue | 5 July 2014 (2014-07-05) |
Final issue | 31 July 2016 (2016-07-31) |
Country | Iraq and Syria |
Based in | Raqqa, Syria |
Language | Arabic (primarily), English, German, French |
The magazine was named after the town of Dabiq, Syria, which is believed in Islamic eschatology to be the primary location where the Muslims will fight and bring about Jesus Christ (‘Eesa bin Maryam) and the fall of the Anti-Christ (al-Masih ad-Dajjal) (see Al-Malhama Al-Kubra), preceding the Day of Judgement.