On Tuesday August 13, around 9:30 pm, Hamam Al-Hamid (who calls himself an “avid supporter of the Mujahideen and their servant in the media” on his Twitter profile) started a hashtag asking Tweeps for help coming up with “suggestions to develop Jihadi media.”
نتمنى المشتركة الليلة 9:30 @M_Al_Saqr @abo__7afs @shaiba_alhamad @al_khansaa2 @ALseaase #اقتراحك_لتطوير_اﻹعلام_الجهادي
— همام الحميد (@hmamalhomaed) August 13, 2013
J.M. Berger, editor of Intelwire.com, picked up on the Tweet and announced to the Twittersphere that “Al Qaeda” was looking for Jihad media suggestions. That’s quite a stretch of imagination from the original Tweet. Personally, I picture Hamam as a 13-year-old pimple faced kid sitting in his mom’s house having fun on the Internet. But regardless, that’s when the troll Tweets started to fly in. Here’s a look at some of our favorites:
Contact Spike TV for a show called “1 WAY TO DIE” then replace actor, over and over, never ever show a rerun. #اقتراحك_لتطوير_اﻹعلام_الجهادي
— Tim Young (@TimYoung1970) August 15, 2013
“Does this suicide belt make me look fat?” #اقتراحك_لتطوير_اﻹعلام_الجهادي
— Rob Hintz (@Rob_Hintz) August 13, 2013
Virgins are way over-rated
#اقتراحك_لتطوير_اﻹعلام_الجهادي— Auriandra (@Auriandra) August 15, 2013
A warm-hearted show honoring a different martyr each week titled: “Kids — They Blow Up So Fast” #اقتراحك_لتطوير_اﻹعلام_الجهادي
— Timi Burke (@gotdem) August 15, 2013
Produce new hit show “Jihad’s Got Talent: 72 Virgins Edition” #اقتراحك_لتطوير_اﻹعلام_الجهادي
— il Mama! (@andiandi2011) August 15, 2013
Meanwhile, some people were taking the query seriously. This guy, for instance, was sad about how Jihadists don’t have their own TV station.
جالس أتخيل تفتح التلفاز وتسمع محاضرة للزرقاوي، أو مقطع لقاريء مجاهد عراقي، أو برنامج كيف تصنع كاتم….
🙁
#اقتراحك_لتطوير_الإعلام_الجهادي
— الضَّحوك القتّال (@HodhodSo2) August 13, 2013
(In English the Tweet reads: Daydreaming about what it would be like if Jihadis had a TV station to actually interview [the late al-Tawhid wal-Jihad leader Abu Musab] Zarkawi or show a video clip of an Iraqi Jihadist, or even air a show on how to make your own muffler.)
#JihadistWorldProblems