Dabiq is an online magazine published by ISIS, addressing Westerners, both Muslims and kafir, in English and other languages (their issues can be found here –attention, some include gory images). Its purpose is propaganda which aims to attract new members and support by Muslims in the West, as well as …
Read More »ISIS article – Why we hate you & why we fight you
This is an article from the ISIS online magazine Dabiq (issue 15), called ‘Why we hate you & why we fight you’. The posting is meant to be informative –I also thought it would be useful for it to be translated in Greek. For my comments on the piece, click …
Read More »The 20th century in political posters
The 20th century is thus far the most recorded era of history. Some pictures are capable of describing the grand events of history and the climate of a period or a moment in time. Below, you can see some memorable political posters concerning war, elections and movements that marked the …
Read More »The survivors of Charlie Hebdo feel alone, while the enemy still runs loose
On 7 January 2015, a tragedy befell the capital of France, when two brothers attacked the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing and injuring many of its staff. Cause of the attack were the blasphemous cartoons on its front pages, which depicted Mohamed; a depiction that constitutes a …
Read More »The religion of the Yazidis and why it is persecuted by ISIS
The Yazidis (or Yezidis) constitute an ethno-religious group, native in northern Mesopotamia, and speak mostly Kurdish (Kurmanji Kurdish), while few of them speak Arabic. Their origin is unclear, their population reaches 200,000-300,000 people around the world (some say up to 700,000) and their way of life is agrarian. The United …
Read More »A Syrian speaks to European citizens
“Either the regime’s bomb will fall on your head or the jihadists will cut your head or you’ll come in Europe to drown” Dimitris Samir In a northern city of Greece, Serres, a group has been formed to help refugees passing through the country in search of a better future …
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