is (organization)

Looks at the reality of daily life in the ongoing consequences of ISIS's presence in Iraq.

Badeeah Hassan, a Yazidi woman from Iraq, relates her story of captivity and escape from ISIS.

Forced to leave his home in war-torn Syria, thirteen-year-old Ghalib makes an arduous journey with his family to a refugee camp in Turkey. Includes glossary.

"In the six years since Bin Laden's death, Al-Qaeda's affiliates metastasized, and the Islamic State, its most brutal spinoff, proclaimed itself the reborn caliphate bin Laden had foreseen. Anatomy of Terror is told through the stories of the flagbearers of today's Islamic radicalism, including a Jordanian drug dealer, an air force colonel who served Saddam Hussein, a reclusive Iraqi bookworm, and one of Bin Laden's own sons"--Provided by publisher.

"Dimitri Bontinck lived every parent's worst nightmare. His teenage son, introduced to Islam by his girlfriend, fell into the clutches of a radical mosque. Dimitri watched helplessly as his son, Jay, transformed from a gentle boy to a soldier in training, wearing traditional robes and following a strict diet. Completely brainwashed, Jay snuck out of the house and traveled to Syria, all but vanishing. Too late, Dimitri learned that their country, Belgium, was the leading hotbed of Islamic radicalization"--Jacket flap.

"A...first-hand account of the terror and torture inflicted by ISIS on young Iraqi Yazidi women, and an inspiring personal story of bravery and resilience in the face of unspeakable horrors..."--Provided by publisher.

"Examines the role of social media and other forms of 'new media' in changing the face of modern warfare ... Explores the way social media has transformed the way that we fight, win, and consume wars, and what that means for the world going forward"--Provided by publisher.

"This book charts [ISIS's] violent history, from the first signs of an emerging new jihadist group to the official declaration of the Caliphate, and tracks their use of violence as they seek power and dominance over the world's 1.5 billion Muslim practitioners"--Amazon.

"This book explores how the rise of ISIS has influenced religious minorities caught in the so-called caliphate and what their lives are like under this oppressive regime"--OCLC.

Looks at how ISIS enforces laws that are 1,500 years old and how followers are told that living under the caliphate a person who is considered a religious successor to the Islamic prophet Muhammad is glorious. However, citizens in ISIS territory live in horrible conditions.