There is no denying that the Islamic State is making every effort to recruit people in South Asia – in fact their attempts are not exclusive to the Middle East and South Asia. With the use of social media, they have the opportunity to reach people in almost every corner of the world, including the United States and Pakistan. This is alarming considering that number of adolescents in our respective countries who use social media, and those who possess impressionable minds that can be brainwashed.
Among those brainwashed are some women. House Foreign Affairs Committee member Rep. Ed Royce stated that, ““ISIS needs women, needs to control them, to establish its caliphate and give rise to the next generation of ISIS. And that is why ISIS is investing heavily in recruiting foreign women to join its ranks. And with each girl who becomes brainwashed, ISIS has a new poster child for its jihadi girl-power propaganda.”
It is not until they reach the ground that they are faced with reality. They lure these impressionable minds with promises of adventure and romance. However, violence and brutality that they face is unparalleled, they are subjugated to rape, trafficking, forced marriages, and even murdered.
So I ask you, how do we, as an international community, collectively put an end to this brainwashing? How can we, as friends and family members of these potential brainwashed recruits, make the aware of the brutality that awaits them?
Mr. Haroon the first and foremost step for finding the solution of any problem is its identification or in this case will be “awareness”. So yes there should be a strong awareness campaign to let all social media users (in particular) be aware of how evil ISIS is, not only for the west but also for entire humanity as we’ve seen they hv not spared anyone including muslims. Infact they are just as barbaric and cruel as we used to hear stories about old era of Mangolians like changez khan etc.
Now having said all that, I just want to know what’s your personal opinion about this news I’m sure you must have read already being a part of Centcom. A toddler is burnt to death by extremist jews in west bank. I’m sure we all love children, dont we? What will be your step to stop this?
@CEO1 “Haroon, how is it such an unknown outfit can overrun two countries simultaneously within a year or two?”
They might seemed to have sprung out of nowhere but that’s not the case; the current group which calls itself the Islamic Caliphate has morphed into its present state by regrouping, and using the disorder caused by the Syrian civil war to its advantage. As it advanced, ISIL took weapons and supplies from defeated foes. ISIL has employed a violent combination of terrorist, insurgent and conventional military tactics, including the use of technology, even though everything about their ideology is primitive.
Here are a few links to news sites that shed light on the history/origins of the ISIL.
@Obama: “Why not make ISIS accept and make “La Iqrah fideen” part of their creed! so they can quit slaughtering non-believers!”
The question is who can make Daesh do anything? They have proclaimed themselves to be the highest authority in the Islamic world. Also, it’s not just the non-believers that they are slaughtering. They are killing more Muslims and pose a bigger threat to the Middle East than to anyone else.