Patrick Cockburn. The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution. London: Verso, 2015. 192 pp.

Authors

Janus Isaac V. Nolasco, Asian Center, University of the Philippines DilimanFollow

Abstract

Excerpt: Since bursting into the world-historical scene in the seventh century, Islam has largely had a bad name. From medieval Europeans to contemporary commentators, it has been perceived as, among other things, a fanatical religion, prone to violence and extremism, of which 9/11 was arguably the sine qua non. The gunmen who attacked the Paris office of the magazine, Charlie Hebdo, and the members of the rising Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS1), have not done Islam’s image much good. If anything, news of massacres and brutal beheadings has given the religion additional bad press.

Recommended Citation

Nolasco, Janus Isaac V. (2015) "Patrick Cockburn. The Rise of Islamic State: ISIS and the New Sunni Revolution. London: Verso, 2015. 192 pp.," Social Transformations Journal of the Global South: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article 5.
Available at: https://archium.ateneo.edu/socialtransformations/vol3/iss2/5