As Yemen continues to battle civil war and stave off famine, militants with the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula's (AQAP) branch Ansar Al Sharia are seizing upon the latest unrest to attract people to ‘jihad’.
This week terrorists launched a contest in the city of Taiz offering prizes, including an automatic rifle, a pistol and other incentives to entrants who listen to a series of audio lectures on ‘jihad’, study accompanying text and then write a 30-page review of the syllabus.
Flyers, handed out by gun-toting militants, state that the contest entitled, “Our Message,” was launched in honor of the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan with entries due on the middle on the 15th of Ramadan.
A total of 10 prizes have been promised, including a brand new AK-47 automatic rifle for the winner and a motorcycle for the runner-up. The various other prizes include a pistol, a laptop and a cell phone, as well as cash prizes.
They also handed out a review sheet containing questions on the syllabus.
"Name three articles of the (Yemeni) constitution which contradict Islamic Law," reads one of the questions, in the quiz seen by the Reuters news agency.
"Any person who follows a law other than Islamic law is an infidel who must be killed. List three (scriptural) references for this," reads another.
The flyer also cautions entrants against copying work from other contestants, warning that plagiarism will result in the disqualification of both contestants.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
