The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is an international terror threat and a global pariah – that much is known. But what motivates the devoted and inspired cast that plays the role of the death cult that has become a household name in our magazines and news outlets? The cast of such a death cult holds a facade of Islam, but is that their true provocation for the incitement of chaos? The majority of the Muslim world has reached a general consensus that yes, the self-proclaimed “Islamic” state, as well as many other extremist Islamic groups display – at best – a perverted form of the faith millions have come to follow. And yet, it still has not become truly clear to me why anyone would risk their life for a cause that has shown itself time and time again to be false. Is it the drive of faith? Or the cruelty of circumstance? THE ISLAMIC ARGUMENT To begin to answer this question, I must first dispel any existing preconceptions that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) or any other extremist Islamic group affiliated with them…
