Omar Mohammed on Mosul, ISIS and the Jews Iraq Forgot
The anonymous chronicler of the Islamic State’s occupation talks to Pamela Paresky about growing up under Saddam, the 1941 Farhud, and why he believes antisemitism unites every jihadist movement.
ISIS
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How the Weak Prevail
From ISIS to the IRGC, how groups with sacred commitments outlast adversaries with far greater firepower.
The Return of the Black Flags
The conditions that first produced ISIS have been left to fester as part of a wider malign neglect toward the Muslim Middle East in the aftermath of the Iraq war.
The Delusions of Crowds—A Review
Published in 1841, Mackay’s Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is as amusing a survey of human folly as has ever been written.
PODCAST 61: Dr David Adesnik on ISIS, Syria and the Kurds
Listen onSpotify Dr David Adesnik, Director of Research at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, talks to Jonathan Kay about ISIS, Syria and the Kurds.
ISIS Bride Should Be Judged for What She Did, Not Who She Is
The two processes may begin similarly, but in grooming gangs emotional manipulation very quickly progresses to rape, torture, and threats of murder.