THE RETURN OF KHILAFAH: THE CONSTITUTIVE NARRATIVES OF DAESH
THE RETURN OF KHILAFAH: THE CONSTITUTIVE NARRATIVES OF DAESH
Author(s): Theron VerdonSubject(s): Politics, Media studies, Communication studies, Islam studies, Security and defense, Studies in violence and power
Published by: NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence
Keywords: extremist groups; extremist Muslim group; Khilafah; communication; narratives; Daesh; ISIL; ISIS; media;
Summary/Abstract: The radical extremist Muslim group that is referred to by the media variously as ISIS or ISIL is one of the greatest military dangers we face in the world today. In this article I will use the name Daesh to refer to this group, and I strongly encourage others to use this name as well. Daesh is strategically a better choice: it is accurate in that it spells out the acronym of the group’s full Arabic name, Daesh is the Arab acronym for Al-Dawlah Al-Islamiyah fe Al-Iraq wa Al-Sham or The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (the Levant), from which the West originally derived the acronyms ISIS or ISIL.
Journal: Defence Strategic Communications
- Issue Year: 1/2015
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 76-98
- Page Count: 23
- Language: English