Extremist Treatise Distributed by Pro-ISIS Network Promotes Anti-Secular Ideology Under “American Project” Theme
Executive Summary
A 400-page Persian-language extremist book titled “The American Project (Secularism)” is being promoted on ISIS-linked online forums and is now confirmed to have been released by a group calling itself Muasasat al-Azaa’im – Persian Section. The tract presents secular governance as a form of disbelief and claims it is a hostile “American project” designed to undermine Islam. The production quality, emblem use, and coordinated distribution indicate an organized propaganda effort, likely operating within ISIS-aligned digital media circles.
Analysis
Messaging around the document depicts secularism not as a political system but as an existential threat introduced by the United States to corrupt Muslim societies. The publication blends ideological takfir (accusing someone to be non-Muslim), anti-government rhetoric, and calls for rejection of modern systems—language consistent with jihadist propaganda used to isolate readers from mainstream religious authority and state institutions.
The newly discovered posting accompanying the PDF calls the book a “scientific and investigative work” that exposes “the dangerous fitna of the era and the main enemy of Islam,” urging supporters to study and widely distribute it. The message credits “Muasasat al-Azaa’im – Persian presents it”, a name consistent with small ISIS-aligned translation and media units operating on encrypted channels.
The document itself contains a repeated emblem on pages one and two, reinforcing that it was not independently translated or circulated but produced by a structured media outlet. Its length, formatting, and treatment of theological arguments show coordinated editorial work and mirror the style of other ISIS-linked doctrinal publications.
The book frames secular law, nationalism, democracy, education, economics, and social norms as “pillars of the American project,” describing each as a system of disbelief that separates Muslims from divine law. This mirrors earlier ideological patterns in ISIS and other jihadist polemics that target state institutions and promote total rejection of modern governance.
The messaging strategy—calling the work “important,” describing secularism as the cause of widespread irreligion, and urging mass distribution—shows an intent to broaden influence inside Persian-speaking communities. The publisher’s identification also helps confirm that the text is not a loose supporter translation but part of a deliberate propaganda campaign.
Sources
Original extremist document: پروژهٔ آمریکا (Secularism)
