The content is separated out into various departments and rubrics—like "Martyr Biographies," which recount the life stories of suicide bombers. Many of its articles are penned by notable figures, like Nasser al-Wahishi, a former secretary to Osama bin Laden who heads the al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen. (Al-Wahishi may have been killed in a Dec. 24 airstrike.) Some Sada al-Malahim pieces are published in installments. The recent "Victory Over the Interrogators" series, for example, began by instructing readers on what to expect if captured and followed up with tips on how to resist divulging sensitive information. There's even an Explainer-like feature that answers reader questions about current topics in jihadism. (Here's one: The prophet commanded us to expel infidels from the Arabian Peninsula. Which countries was he referring to?) The column, called "Fatawa" after the Islamic tradition of seeking scriptural interpretations from a mufti, was spiked earlier this year.
