Saturday, August 9, 2014

Wildcard 2: "ISIS ISIS Baby!", AlBawaba English

http://www.albawaba.com/slideshow/islamic-state-isis-593675

This link is from the Arabic news website, al Bawaba English, and is titled "ISIS ISIS baby! 13 Facts About the Baddest Boys of Religious Fundamentalism."  This article does a great job explaining how ISIS has gotten to where they are and how they continue to be a stronghold from Islamic extremism in the middle east.  It gives you a historical background and information on how they became what they are today.

Because of the power they have, as we studied in our Sociology class, the fear that they are using to get people to follow them is continuing to work.  Not only are there threats to those who do not follow the group, they also have created videos, statements, and have killed a lot of people in many villages and towns across Iraq and Syria.  The group continues to spread, the violence continues to worsen, and the people become increasingly fearful of what ISIS is capable of.  I have to say though, if you're looking to threaten, scare, and force a nation to follow you, they're doing a pretty good job of it.  It may be short lived, I'm sure they won't be able to go on forever creating terror, but I can say that they have already done a lot of damage and I don't think they're stopping anytime soon (until the rest of the world steps in.)

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