How should we define ISIS?
The media and US administrations have struggled, since 2014, to define ISIS. Many don’t even get its name right. The group is known by several acronyms: ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Es-Sham – Sham being the Arabic word for the Levant) and DAESH (the same acronym using Arabic words). It is not surprising then, that a definition of this group is far from simple.
The following article was written by Imam Magid and Jack Rusenko, laying out the case that ISIS should be referred to as an Apocalyptic, UltraNationalist, Genocidal, Islamic Cult.
The following article was written by Imam Magid and Jack Rusenko, laying out the case that ISIS should be referred to as an Apocalyptic, UltraNationalist, Genocidal, Islamic Cult.
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