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‘ISIS brides’ weren’t brainwashed. Just ask their victims

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--- Quote ---‘ISIS brides’ weren’t brainwashed. Just ask their victims | Catholic Herald
Fr Benedict Kiely

It's outrageous that the media dwell on unrepentant jihadists while ignoring their Christian and Yazidi victims

Less than a year ago I stood in the ruined Old City of Mosul, standing next to the mosque where the Caliphate had been proclaimed by ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. There was a large hole in the roof, and the whole area around it had been bombed to rubble. Apart from the corpses of ISIS fighters which were still being removed from the area, the only other physical sign of their recent presence, apart from their graffiti on buildings, were piles of facial hair on the floor of many of the buildings; they had shaved off their beards in a vain attempt to avoid being identified.

The Caliphate – the “Islamic state” which at one point controlled large amounts of territory in Iraq and Syria – is almost defeated. However, while losing the battle for land, the extremist ideology and the thousands of men and women who swore allegiance to the Caliph are far from vanquished. Groups pledging allegiance to the ISIS cause are growing – notably in Africa and the Philippines – and videos of “ISIS brides” captured in Syria in recent weeks show how fanatically committed they are to the cause. Notably it is the women who are most vocal in their continued dedication to ISIS; the men absurdly claim to have been only cooks and domestic workers.

Read more at: https://catholicherald.co.uk/magazine/isis-brides-werent-brainwashed-just-ask-their-victims/
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