ISIS

ISIS

What's in a name?
1. IS
  1. Islamic State.
    1. Used by the BBC
2. ISIS
  1. Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
    1. Used by the media
3. ISIL
  1. Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.
    1. Used by the US and UN officials.
4. Daesh
  1. It is an acronym formed from the initial letters of the groups previous name in Arabic "al-dawba-al-islamiya fil Iraq wa al-sham" It doesn't mean anything sounds similar to an Arabic verb that means to tread underfoot, trample down or crush something. They don't like being called that.
    1. Used in the middle East and further afield. For example France, David Cameron and UK parliament.
Why join?
1. Social Motives.
  1. Their strategy of using Social Media has inspired thousands of men from all over the world to fight with them.
  2. They use Twitter, Facebook ,etc... to recruit thousands of new fighters and preenting war like a computer game.
  3. Daesh create propaganda film which glorify the war they are waging. This attracts young Muslims across the Middle East.
  4. Isis rule territory they have captured with fear: anyone speaking against then even Sunni Muslims are killed. Theses executions are often filmed and put on social media sites, making others scared of fighting against them.
2. Cultural Motives
  1. ISIS has started its own schools, and has begun recruiting young boys to indoctrinate them and get new fighters. In this sense they are creating their own culture.
  2. Isis are creating a whole new culture which aims to have a religious leader as head of state. This idea of a God-centred culture is appealing to many Muslims who fell disillusioned with materialist, western ideas of culture.
3. Religious Motives
  1. ISIS fighters believe they are fighting in a Jihadi holy struggle against evil which Allah approves of. If they die they believe they will go to paradise.
  2. Belief is strong amongst many ISIS frighten that they are doing the will of Allah (God) by creating an Islamic Caliphate. Videos of Islamic online, of which there are huge numbers often have members saying 'Allah hu Akbar' meaning 'God is Great';.This Idea of a God centered society appeals to some Muslims who disgrace with Western materialist values.
4. Historical Motives
  1. 3 years of Civil war in Syria and the removal of Sadam Hussein, has left a power vacuum in the region that ISIS is filling.
  2. Iraqs current borders were created by English and French colonisers after World War 1. Some Muslims want to re-draw the map for themselves and create their own identity not one created by foreign powers.
ISIS in the news
1. A top ISIS commander in Afghanistan has called the president-elect Donald Trump a 'complete-maniac' and said his 'utter hate towards Muslims
2. Trump declined to tell how he planned to defeat ISIS, saying he wanted to preserve the element of surprise and that 'we have some great generals. He had previously said he knows more than those very generals. "I'll be honest with you, I probably will do better because look at the job they have done.
3. Irish ISIS fighter kills himself in Iraq suicide bombing. Khalid Kelly reported to have blown himself up in a vehicle attack near the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul.
Women are treated poorly under ISIS. They are forced to cover their whole bodies only showing their eyes. They have to be accompanied by a chaperone at all times when in public. When travelling they are not allowed to be alone. If found wearing high heels the women secret police would punish them. Women on packing of products whose faces aren't covered are covered or scribbled in.
Life Under ISIS
1. Foreign ISIS fighters are treated highly and with some respect. The rich people from towns before ISIS took over them were kicked out and luxurious houses and were given to the foreign ISIS fighters.
2. The Sharia Law is the ISIS religious laws
  1. not allowed to drink. alcohol.
  2. no adultery
  3. women have to be fully covered.

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