Islamic State supporters have taken to social media to boast about the recruitment of a failed party loving rapper from Tunisia . Maurouane Douiri , better known by his stage name Emino , announced his decision to join ISIS by posting a picture of himself holding a goat , allegedly in Iraq . Emino appears to have abandoned his trademark ushanka hat and is shown wearing a long red and white Arab scarf . Scroll down for video . Militant : Maurouane Douiri , better known by his stage name Emino , announced his decision to join ISIS by posting a picture of himself holding a goat , allegedly in Iraq . His earlier life : Emino ( pictured left ) was previously one of a dozen Tunisian rappers who were vocal critics of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 's regime . Sudden change : Having previously used his social media page to proudly show off his body , Emino 's most recent photograph ( left ) was captioned with a declaration of allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi . Strangely posed holding a small brown and white goat , the once wannabe gangster wrote that he had given his allegiance to the leader of Islamic State , Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi . Emino was one of a dozen Tunisian rappers who were vocal critics of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali 's regime . Previously the 25 year old used his social media page to proudly show off photos of himself surrounded with a bevy of scantily clad ladies . One of the photos shows the rapper being touched and stroked by a group of women , with one of them appears to be drinking from a suspicious looking wine glass . Emino is no trendsetter - at least three other failed rappers have joined ISIS over the last few years . German rapper Denis Cuspert is the best known of the three known rappers to have been part of Islamic State . Radical : Known on stage as Deso Dogg , the wannabe gangster ( left ) traded in his failing career to embrace the extremist group 's radical brand of Islam . Rapping jihadis : Emino is no trendsetter - at least three other failed rappers - including Germany 's Deso Gogg ( left ) and America 's Douglas McAuthur McCain ( right ) have joined ISIS in recent years . German rapper Denis Cuspert is the best known of the three known rappers to have been part of Islamic State . Known on stage as Deso Dogg , the wannabe gangster traded in his failing career to embrace the extremist group 's radical brand of Islam . American failed rapper Douglas McAuthur McCain was reportedly killed fighting for ISIS last August . McCain , who enjoyed smoking marijuana in the park and had previous convictions for disorderly conduct , is thought to have converted to Islam in 2004 . After travelling to Istanbul , McCain crossed the border and entered Syria sometime in June 2014 . The 33-year-old was killed whilst fighting against the Free Syrian Army in late August . His body was identified by his distinctive neck tattoo , a hallmark of his wilder days in Minnesota . Tunisia has long been a hot-bed of would be jihadist sympathetic to the ISIS cause , with an estimated 3,000 people fighting in Syria – the highest number of any country . The north African country has always been a breeding ground for terrorists , with extremists advantage of bored and jobless young men looking for an escape route . But the recent surge in numbers seems to be down to the hard-line groups which have taken advantage of the relaxing laws following the Jasmine Revolution in 2011 - including Islamist militant group Ansar al Sharia , which the United States brands as a terrorist organisation and blames for a 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Tunis . The government also released a number of fundamentalists from prison – allowing them to mix freely with the population once more . These groups have taken advantage of the declining economy , capitalising on the disappointment felt by those who expected a change after the Arab Spring , according to Imen Triki , a lawyer who represents returning jihadists . ‘ The Arab revolutions raised an expectation that was n't met – people thought their lives would improve , but instead they got worse , ” Mr Triki told The Telegraph . ‘ In Syria , they are told they ’ ll get houses , they ’ ll get wives . These people are so alienated from our society that some choose this option in a heartbeat. ’ Social media is also blamed , with pictures of ISIS fighters getting thousands of likes and recruiters using Facebook to find any potential fighters , much like is seen in the UK . But with the rise of ISIS in Libya , to the east , and al-Qaeda affiliated groups in Algeria , to the west , it is now easy to join a ‘ jihad ’ , and get arms into Tunisia itself . ‘ Tunisia is surrounded by jihadist groups in the mountains who coordinate with the terrorists in Libya ... Libya is the main source of arms for jihadists in Tunisia , ’ said Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa . But despite this , Tunisia is seen as the success story of the Arab Spring , and tourist numbers have been on the increase once more as people begin to feel the area is safe once more . In 2013 , 6.27million people visited Tunisia . Of those , almost 330,000 were British , while 985,000 were French .
Maurouane Douiri was previously known as a womanizing gangster rapper . But he has joined ISIS and declared his allegiance to Abu Bakr a-Baghdadi . Rapper - better known as Emino - posted photos purportedly taken in Iraq . Militant was seen holding a goat and wearing traditional Arabic clothing . He previously used social media to promote his political raps and share photographs of himself posing with sports cars and almost 330,000-naked women .