{"product_id":"original-u-s-coalition-psychological-operations-leaflet-izo-32534-operation-iraqi-freedom-iraq-2002-2003-khajistan","title":"Original U.S. \/ Coalition Psychological Operations Leaflet IZO 32534 Operation Iraqi Freedom, Iraq, 2002–2003","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"819\"\u003eOriginal double-sided U.S. \/ Coalition psychological operations leaflet produced during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Printed in Arabic, the leaflet uses Islamic sacred imagery and religious text, pairing the Grand Mosque in Mecca with the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina to invoke pilgrimage, faith, and moral legitimacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"1240\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"840\"\u003eLeaflet Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e IZO 32534\u003cbr data-start=\"850\" data-end=\"853\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"867\"\u003eOperation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Operation Iraqi Freedom\u003cbr data-start=\"891\" data-end=\"894\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"913\"\u003eConflict \/ War:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iraq War\u003cbr data-start=\"922\" data-end=\"925\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"925\" data-end=\"934\"\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2002–2003\u003cbr data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"947\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"947\" data-end=\"969\"\u003eCountry \/ Theater:\u003c\/strong\u003e Iraq\u003cbr data-start=\"974\" data-end=\"977\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"977\" data-end=\"993\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eLanguage(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e Arabic\u003cbr data-start=\"1000\" data-end=\"1003\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1003\" data-end=\"1014\"\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original printed leaflet, double-sided\u003cbr data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1056\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1056\" data-end=\"1071\"\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Surplus copy retained outside field distribution. Acquired from the personal materials of an unnamed U.S. military servicemember. Never airdropped or field-distributed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1495\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1242\" data-end=\"1258\"\u003eTranslation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1258\" data-end=\"1261\"\u003eFront: “In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. And proclaim the pilgrimage among the people. They will come to you on foot and on every lean camel, coming from every distant pass. God Almighty has spoken the truth.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1497\" data-end=\"1583\"\u003eBack: “The Messenger of God, peace and blessings be upon him, said: ‘Hajj is Arafah.’”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1900\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1597\"\u003eImagery:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1597\" data-end=\"1600\"\u003eThe front shows the Grand Mosque in Mecca filled with pilgrims surrounding the Kaaba, framed by Qur’anic text about the pilgrimage. The reverse shows the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, with a view of Earth and the moon above, visually linking Islamic sacred geography with a universal religious horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"2193\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1902\" data-end=\"1916\"\u003eObjective:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1916\" data-end=\"1919\"\u003eTo use Islamic religious authority and sacred pilgrimage imagery to frame the message within familiar Muslim devotional language. The leaflet avoids overt military threat, instead appealing to faith, moral legitimacy, and shared Islamic reference points during the Iraq War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1167\" data-start=\"1073\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFeatured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/american-war-propaganda-leaflets-1990-2022?variant=46423468146902\"\u003eAmerican War Propaganda Leaflets, 1990–2022, Khajistan Press.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibited in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/pioneerworks.org\/exhibitions\/office-of-war-information-o-w-i\"\u003eKhajistan: Office of War Information (O.W.I.) at Pioneer Works, New York, May 08 – Aug 09, 2026.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KHAJISTAN™","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171910922454,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0529\/9883\/2285\/files\/41_5827413a-c460-4b49-a02f-9325c8ad5ba4.png?v=1777620509","url":"https:\/\/khajistan.com\/products\/original-u-s-coalition-psychological-operations-leaflet-izo-32534-operation-iraqi-freedom-iraq-2002-2003-khajistan","provider":"KHAJISTAN™","version":"1.0","type":"link"}