Sawt Al-Jihad Returns with 30th Issue
On February 8, 2007, Islamist websites posted the 30th issue of the e-journal Sawt Al-Jihad (The Voice of Jihad) after a long period of non-publication. In the introduction to the issue, it is implied that the regular publication of the journal stopped because the Saudi government had killed some of its top editors in an attempt to eliminate jihad, and more specifically "media jihad." According to the introduction, the journal's return is therefore proof that jihad is still alive and well in Saudi Arabia, contrary to the claims of the Saudi government. The introduction also states that the purpose of the current issue is to discuss some of the jihad-related events that have occurred in Saudi Arabia since the publication of the last issue, such as the February 2006 raid on the Saudi oil refinery, and the clashes between mujahideen and the Saudi security forces in the Yarmuq and Nakhil neighborhoods in Riyadh, in which several mujahideen were killed and many others were arrested.
The issue includes a piece about "media mujahid" 'Isa Al-'Awsh, a brief article titled "Iraq Yesterday and Today," a short discussion titled "The War on Iran," and an interview with jihad commander Karim Al-Majati, who fought in Bosnia.
It should be noted that in April 2006, a "fabricated" 30th issue of Sawt Al-Jihad was posted on the Internet (see Image 2 below). [1]
Image 1: Cover of the 30th issue of Sawt-Al-Jihad
Image 2: Cover of the "fabricated" 30th issue of Sawt Al-Jihad
[1] This April 2006 publication informed readers that the issue was “a fabrication of our dear publication Sawt Al-Jihad... which was put together in a few minutes [in order to demonstrate] how easily those with no conscience can forge [it].”
