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Islamic State group (ISIS) (ISIL) (Daesh)
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibraryAfter Nice, Don't Give ISIS What It's Asking For Hussain, Murtaza Article 2016 Not much is yet known about Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the 31-year-old man French police say is responsible for a horrific act of mass murder last night in the southern city of Nice. In the wake of th... After Paris Malik, Kenan Article 2015 Some have seen the terrorism as the consequence of French foreign policy in Syria. Yet we should be wary of seeing these attacks as a response, however perverted, to French, or Western, foreign policy... Apostasy, Blasphemy and Free Expression in the Age of ISIS Namazie, Maryam Article 2015 The right to religion comes with a corresponding right to be free from religion. Benign State Violence vs. Barbaric Terrorism Peppe, Matt Article 2015 The US and UK target for assassination civilians that allegedly have a connection with ISIS. Such operations are performed without a trial. Peppe discusses how the governments of these countries justi... Connexions Library: Middle East Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on the Middle East. The Deciders: The disastrous Iraq policies that led to ISIS were not President Bush's Hay, John Article 2015 In May 2003, in the wake of the Iraq War and the ousting of Saddam Hussein, events took place that set the stage for the current chaos in the Middle East. Yet even most well-informed Americans are una... Fake news about the Rojava revolution Fredman, Nick Article 2017 Sharply different opinions have developed among the radical left in recent years towards the Syrian radical democratic movement led by the Democratic Union Party (PYD) -- an initially Kurdish-based fo... From Israel to ISIS: Harper's 'Orwellian' Foreign Policy Dobbin, Murray Article 2014 It’s getting difficult to remember a time when the Canadian Parliament actually tried to make principled decisions regarding foreign policy and our place in the community of nations. From Sykes-Picot to "Islamic State": Imperialism's Bloody Wreckage Mather, Yasmine Article 2014 When the Jihadist group Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS) changed its name and declared the establishment of the Caliphate, it did so with the release of a promotional video entitled "The End of ... How the Media Gets It Wrong: On Asking the Wrong Questions and Mapping Media Dead Zones Price, David H Article 2014 IS and climate change - an inconvenient truth for Republicans Cole, Juan Article 2015 US Democratic presidential contender Martin O’Malley sparked controversy last month by saying that the conditions for the rise of the so-called Islamic State (IS, also known as Isil, Isis or Da'esh) w... ISIS Church Bombings Kill 47 in Egypt Ditz, Jason Article 2017 Ditz details two recent ISIS attacks in Egypt targeting Christian churches and followers. ISIS and the IDF: Canada's Double Standard: Who are the Real Terrorists? Walberg, Eric Article 2014 Why can westerners join the Israeli Defense Forces while westerners joining Islamic State are despised and killed? In what sense is the IDF scenario any less reprehensible than the IS one? ISIS Slave Market Puts Women and Girls on Same List as Cattle Ensler, Eve Article 2015 I am thinking of the price list leaked out from the ISIS Sex Slave Market that included women and girls on the same list as cattle. ISIS needed to impose price controls as they were worried about a do... ISIS Thrives on the Disunity of Its Enemies Cockburn, Patrick Article 2015 The aftermath of terrorist attacks such as the massacre in Paris are a bad time to produce new policies, but they provide ideal political conditions for a government to take radical, if ill-thought-ou... The Jihadis Return: ISIS and the New Sunni Uprising Cockburn, Patrick Book 2014 Though capable of staging spectacular attacks like 9/11, jihadist organizations were not a significant force on the ground when they first became notorious in the shape of al-Qa'ida at the turn of cen... 'Let's Bring In Our Pentagon Spokesman' - Bombing Syria Editor Article 2015 If you want to get close to the 'defence' establishment, you better be close to the 'defence' establishment: ideologically, sympathetically, 'patriotically'. Living in Pitiless Times: Baghdad, Beirut and Paris Prashad, Vijay Article 2015 A week of horrible carnage -- bomb blasts in Beirut and Baghdad and then the cold-blooded shootings in Paris. Each of these acts of terror left dead bodies and wounded lives. There is nothing good tha... NBC News Releases the Long-Awaited Trailer for its Summer Horror Film About ISIS Greenwald, Glenn Article 2015 ISIS now officially poses a bigger threat to the "U.S. homeland" than the one posed by former title-holder Al Qaeda. Nothing Succeeds Like Failure Turse, Nick; Englehardt,Tom Article 2015 The U.S. has been warring with the Islamic State (IS) for more than a year now. The centerpiece of that war has been an ongoing campaign of bombings and air strikes in Syria and Iraq, thousands upon t... 'Only I and my paper were prosecuted': Journalist who exposed Turkey's hospitality for jihadists Article 2015 Jihad fighters are treated in Turkey with state complicity; Journalist Dogu Eroglu of the opposition daily BirGun (One Day) was prosecuted. Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - September 19 2014: Spying, terrorism, and protest Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2014 Coverage of spying, terrorism, and protest. Articles on how the ISIS (Islamic State group) comes to be using American weapons; the U.S. government's secret plans to spy for American corporations; the ... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - July 23, 2016: Workers and Climate Change Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Working people -- and most of us are workers -- are affected by climate change in every aspect of our lives. As climate change worsens, our lives will worsen. If we are successful in bringing about th... Political correctness demands diversity in everything but thought Blum, William Article 2016 For 50 years I've been painstakingly cataloguing the brutal militarism and human-rights violations of US foreign policy, building up in the process a very loyal audience. To my great surprise, when I ... Report: Hundreds of Civilians Killed by U.S.-Led Bombing of ISIS in Iraq and Syria Currier, Cora Article 2015 A new report from a group of journalists and researchers says that hundreds of civilians have died during airstrikes by the U.S. and other nations fighting the Islamic State, a marked contrast to the ... Secret Pentagon Report Reveals US "Created" ISIS As A "Tool" To Overthrow Syria's President Assad Cope, Alec Article 2015 70,000 Kalashnikovs: Cameron's "Moderate" Rebels Fisk, Robert Article 2015 Not since Hitler ordered General Walther Wenck to send his non-existent 12th Army to rescue him from the Red Army in Berlin has a European leader believed in military fantasies as PR Dave Cameron did ... Trump's Muslim Ban Will Only Spark More Terrorist Attacks Cockburn, Patrick Article 2017 Donald Trump's travel ban on refugees and visitors from seven Muslim countries entering the US makes a terrorist attack on Americans at home or abroad more rather than less likely. It does so because ... Wag The Dog -- How Al Qaeda Played Donald Trump And The American Media: Responsibility for the chemical event in Khan Sheikhoun is still very much in question. Ritter, Scott Article 2017 Once upon a time, Donald J. Trump, the New York City businessman-turned-president, berated then-President Barack Obama, back in September 2013, about the fallacy of an American military strike against... Where does ISIS come from? Scharf, Miriam Article 2016 A review of Abdel Bari Atwan, Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate.
Rosa Luxemburg said that capitalism would end in either socialism or barbarism. Looking at the Middle East, as hopes of democracy ... Why Do Jihadis Seem So Evil? Malik, Kenan Article 2015 The day before the Paris carnage, two suicide bombers killed at least 40 people in a Shia district of Beirut. The week after, two suicide bombings of street markets in Nigeria killed 49 people. Faced ... Why States of Emergency and Extreme Security Measures Won't Stop ISIS Article 2015 There is little sign that the G20 leaders gathered in Turkey have understood the nature of the conflict in which they are engaged. ISIS's military strategy is a unique combination of urban terrorism, ... Sources LibraryISIS Destroys Memorial & Church of Armenian Genocide in Der Zor, Syria Massis 2014 ISIS has destroyed the on-site monument to the Armenian people who perished in the deserts of Der Zor in the Genocide of 1915. The church and memorial contained irreplaceable bones of the martyred dea... ISIS-Turkey Links Research Paper Phillips, David L. 2015 Is Turkey collaborating with the Islamic State (ISIS)? Allegations range from military cooperation and weapons transfers to logistical support, financial assistance, and the provision of medical servi... 24 reasons ISIS are wrong: Muslim scholars blast Islamic State 2014 A large group of Islamic theologians addressed the head of the Islamic State in an open letter, articulately accusing the movement of practices that have nothing to do with Islam, even rejecting the e... A year after James Foley and Steven Sotloff murders, more awareness of risks Mahoney, Robert 2015 Journalists who regularly cover violence are considered a hard-boiled bunch. But a year ago this month, even the toughest were crying. There was no emotional body armour to deflect the horror of the b... |
