ISIS – a History
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Date: Tuesday 3 May 2016 Time: 6.30-8pm Venue: Old Theatre, Old Building Speaker: Professor Fawaz A Gerges Chair: Professor Chris Hughes The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? One of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions as he provides a unique history of the rise and growth of ISIS. Fawaz A. Gerges (@FawazGerges) is professor of international relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. His many books include The New Middle East, Obama and the Middle East, and The Far Enemy. His latest book is Isis: A History. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Guardian, Foreign Affairs, and other publications. Chris Hughes is Professor of International Relations and Head of the Department of International Relations at LSE. The Department of International Relations (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 88th year making it one of the oldest and largest in the world.
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just started watching spotted immediate misinformation. From 1999 Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad a Salafist operated in Iraq led by Zarqawi based in Jordan
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Very good talk. Unfortunately, US does not even care. in contrast, this is exactly US wanted.
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I am confused.
America's Republican candidate for the presidency of the USA , the most powerful political and military job on earth Mr. Donald Trump has repeatedly said in all seriousness P. Obama and Sec. of State H. Clinton founded and co-founded ISIS.
Apparently this gentleman does not not have any idea what he is talking about.
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Thank-goodness the world can reply on America's Republican party to nominate a candidate that reflects a first class, first-world education not just of their candidate but the supporting population educated to these same standards though not as first class in many instances.
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We in the world are so thank-ful Americans employ their educations to give us such thoughtful, wise leaders.
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ISIS is one of world Islamic radicals, which are all the by-product of western religious "Democracy" exporting.
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starts at 2:20
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2 problems here:
1. Salafist uprisings began long before western intervention. This is a popular scapegoat myth. The first Salafist uprising was the Wahhabi movement which birthed Saudi Arabia 1750-1800 way before westerners showed up!
2. It is good that professor highlighted the source of ISIS success and support based on exploiting Sunni fear of Shia domination. But must explore more deeply how to remove that fear. Sunni lived with Shia peacefully without fear as long as there was a Sunni Caliph ruling Islam. That ended when the already-crumbling Turkish empire (dubbed "the sick man of Europe") chose the wrong side in ww1 and was dissolved in defeat. Sykes-Picot would never have happened if Turkey had modernized and prospered and especially if it had avoided ww1--or at least chosen the right side. In any case, without a Caliph, there was is no longer anyone with the pan-Islamic authority to quell regional sectarian strife.
Wahhabis were crushed but re-emerged
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Kind of wish they would just let him speak and not bother with a QA
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So he gave green card to US for sectarian crises and blame Nouri al-Maliki only, whereas fact of the matter is US has big role in spreading sectarianism.
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