![]() ![]() First, we tend to see jihadism as monolithic, and to apply the logic of al-Qaeda to an organization that has decisively eclipsed it. We have misunderstood the nature of the Islamic State in at least two ways. Its rise to power is less like the triumph of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt (a group whose leaders the Islamic State considers apostates) than like the realization of a dystopian alternate reality in which David Koresh or Jim Jones survived to wield absolute power over not just a few hundred people, but some 8 million. The Islamic State, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham ( ISIS), follows a distinctive variety of Islam whose beliefs about the path to the Day of Judgment matter to its strategy, and can help the West know its enemy and predict its behavior. We can gather that their state rejects peace as a matter of principle that it hungers for genocide that its religious views make it constitutionally incapable of certain types of change, even if that change might ensure its survival and that it considers itself a harbinger of-and headline player in-the imminent end of the world. ![]() But his address, and the Islamic State’s countless other propaganda videos and encyclicals, are online, and the caliphate’s supporters have toiled mightily to make their project knowable. Our ignorance of the Islamic State is in some ways understandable: It is a hermit kingdom few have gone there and returned. ![]() The inflow of jihadists that followed, from around the world, was unprecedented in its pace and volume, and is continuing. Then, on July 5 of last year, he stepped into the pulpit of the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, to deliver a Ramadan sermon as the first caliph in generations-upgrading his resolution from grainy to high-definition, and his position from hunted guerrilla to commander of all Muslims. captivity at Camp Bucca during the occupation of Iraq. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been its leader since May 2010, but until last summer, his most recent known appearance on film was a grainy mug shot from a stay in U.S. ![]() Please, change the name for ISIL, please.The group seized Mosul, Iraq, last June, and already rules an area larger than the United Kingdom. Isis Perpetuo: "I live in Brazil, and this is (affecting) me here. "I know she didn't mean any harm by it, but I felt terrible," Martinez said.Ĭomments on Martinez's online petition include one from a Dr. She said the nurse suggested that Martinez use her middle name. In an email, Martinez said, "The straw that broke the camel's back was two weeks ago when I went to the emergency room to be treated, and an intake nurse who was seeing me was reluctant to say 'Isis' when she first met me." "Accuracy in journalism is not an option, it's a responsibility," she said in the video. Read More What Obama needs to say in his ISIS address In late August, she posted a video on Youtube and has started a petition to demand the media refer to the terrorist organization as ISIL. "I had become overwhelmed by TV monitors in various public places continuously displaying and continuously saying my name preceded by such despicable adjectives," said the founder of a holistic health fund. "We've seen very little impact on our business," she said.īut it's been too much for Isis Martinez, who was named after her mother. called ISIS Mag has reportedly changed its logo to emphasize word "Mag."īlackley said she hasn't heard of any concerns from investors or members of the medical science community about the company's name. Last week, Isis Mobile Wallet changed its name to Softcard in response to the branding dilemma. Read More Extremists in Iraq need a history lesson: Phillips However, most media outlets continue to refer to the group as "ISIS" for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. President Barack Obama and his administration prefer to call the violent group spreading across Iraq and Syria "ISIL," which stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. "She's a beautiful little girl who is proud of who she is, and she loves her name!" While Emami said no one has teased his daughter about her name yet, "I've experienced several beheading jokes and heard-'Better not ground your daughter, she might behead you.'" "We named her after the Egyptian goddess," he said. He has one other concern: "What they are doing and have done to my daughter's name is truly heart wrenching."Įmami's 3-year-old daughter is named Isis. ![]()
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