Huroof () is an
Android
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kids application produced by the
Islamic State
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, specifically the Islamic States' , 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.
Application
Huroof uses child-like appearances on the main menu, and throughout multiple of Huroof's in-game games for learning the alphabet, a lot of the games reference jihadist concepts, including imagery of weapons (such as missile, tank, cannon, sword,...), 'violent' images, as well as Islamic State imagery, including the
flag of the Islamic State
The jihadist flag is a flag commonly used by various Islamist and Islamic fundamentalist movements as a symbol of jihad. It usually consists of the Black Standard with a white text of the ''Shahada'' (Islamic declaration of faith) emblazoned a ...
, Huroof uses
nasheed
A ''nasheed'' (, ) is a work of vocal music, partially coincident with hymns, that is either sung ''a cappella'' or with instruments, according to a particular style or tradition within Sunni Islam.
Nasheeds are popular throughout the Islamic ...
s from Ajnad Media Foundation for audio production in the app.
Reportedly, Huroof was released via
Telegram
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channels of the Islamic State, as well as other file sharing websites. It is not the first moblie app released by Islamic State, but it is the first time they released a moblie application targeting children.
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.
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.
References
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Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant