阿富汗记者:前同事在伊斯兰国广播中的声音

AS IT IS 2015-12-26 Afghan Journalists: Voice of Former Co-Worker on IS Radio 阿富汗记者:前同事在伊斯兰国广播中的声音

Sultan Aziz Ezam worked at radio stations in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province for nearly 10 years.

Now, the broadcaster is reportedly the voice of the Islamic State’s new “caliphate radio.”

VOA could not confirm the identity¹ of the Islamic State radio announcer². However, local media workers recognize the voice as Ezam’s.

Ezam’s former coworkers said he used to report on land issues for radio stations in the area. Now, they say he is issuing death threats from the Islamic State. Some of those threats target his former coworkers.

The announcer said on IS radio, “I know the addresses of houses of all those journalists who are working with different media organizations.”

Afghan journalists said they are worried about the threats.

About 50 reporters work for local and international news organizations in Nangarhar province.

Afghan journalists told VOA that Ezam and his brother recently left their jobs at a local radio station. They said no one had heard from Ezam until they heard his voice on Islamic State broadcasts. 

Afghan government officials said they are aware of the threats against journalists.

The officials also said the Islamic State radio station has not been taken off the air because of technical reasons.

FM radio broadcasts by IS started recently along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The two-hour broadcast includes Quran readings and anti-government propaganda³.

Both the Afghan and Pakistani governments say they are looking for the broadcasters. They believe the signal is coming from a mobile⁴ transmitter in the mountains.

Words in This Story

caliphate – n. a form of Islamic government led by a caliph—a person considered a political and religious successor⁵ to the Islamic prophet⁶, Muhammad

journalist – n.  a person who collects, writes and edits⁷ news stories for newspapers, magazines, television or radio

mobile – adj. able to be moved

transmitter – n.  a device that sends out radio or television signals

1 identity   

n.身份，本体，特征；同一(性)，一致

参考例句：

• He never revealed his identity.他从未暴露过自己的身份。
• He showed his identity card and went in.他把工作证亮了一下就进去了。

2 announcer   

n.宣布者；电(视)台播音员，报幕员

参考例句：

• The radio announcer said it was nine o'clock.电台播音员报时9点整。
• The announcer tells the listeners what programme comes next.广播员告诉听众下一个是什么节目。

3 propaganda   

n.宣传，宣传机构

参考例句：

• A lot of propaganda has painted him as bad.大量宣传把他说得很坏。
• Art may be used as a vehicle for propaganda.艺术可以用作为宣传的媒介。

4 mobile   

adj.可移动的，易变的，机动的；n.运动物体

参考例句：

• The old lady sits on a mobile chair every morning.那位老妇人每天上午坐在一把可携带使用的椅子上。
• She's much more mobile now that she's bought a car.自从她买了汽车后，活动量就大多了。

5 successor   

n.接替的人或物，继任者

参考例句：

• He gave over charge of his office to his successor today.他今天向继任者交接了工作。
• The chairman has designated her as his successor.主席已指定她作为他的接班人。

6 prophet   

n.预言家，先知，提倡者

参考例句：

• A prophet made a prophecy that the kingdom would fall.一位预言家预言那个王国将要灭亡。
• The pity is that you are not a prophet.可惜你不能未卜先知。

7 edits   

编辑( edit的第三人称单数 )； 剪辑（电影、录音磁带、无线电或电视节目、书等）； 主编（报纸、杂志等）

参考例句：

• He edits the literary journal, Murmur. 他编辑了《私语》这本文学杂志。
• She edits the file and verifies that her change is correct. 她编辑这个文件并且验证她的变更是否正确。