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Western power structure create all terrorist group like Al Qaeda, Taliban and now Takfiries and Isis and they make lots of films and advertisment against Islam because they want to increase Islamophobia. Islamophobia (or anti-Muslim sentiment) is a term for prejudice against,hatred towards, or fear of the religion of Islam or Muslims.The term entered into common English usage in 1997 with the publication of a report by the Runnymede Trust condemning negative emotions such as fear, hatred, and dread directed at Islam or Muslims. While the term is now widely used, both the term itself and the underlying concept have been criticized.The causes and characteristics of Islamophobia are still debated.Some scholars have defined it as a type of racism. Some commentators have posited an increase in Islamophobia resulting from the September 11 attacks, while others have associated it with the increased presence of Muslims in secular nations
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∙ 8y agoIt depends on what you mean by "stand for".
(1) The Acronym
ISIL stands for "Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant."
Note: ISIL and ISIS are the same organization where ISIS stands for the "Islamic State of Iraq and Syria". The issue derives from its Arabic name which is ad-Dawla al-Islamiyya fi al-3eraaq w'ash-Sham (الدولة الإسلامية في العراق والشام). The word "Sham" is translated as both "Syria" and "the Levant" in English, but refers to all of the Levantine territories (Syria, Lebanon, Israel/Palestine, and Jordan).
(2) The Intentions of the Organization
Islamic State is an extremist Sunni Islamist organization which used to have links to al-Qaeda before al-Qaeda condemned them for their barbarity. They are fighting to bring the Sunni majority into power, especially in Sunni majority regions of both Syria and Iraq, and impose a more fundamentalist view on politics.
Islamic State has a dream of a worldwide Islamic Caliphate in as many countries and over as many territories as possible. However, it is more important to them to control Muslim-majority territories and territories that Muslims have previously controlled, such as Spain, Israel, and the Balkans. Islamic State believes that only through a Lesser Jihad (Islamic Holy War) can this Islamic Caliphate be brought into existence. Whether or not the violence perpetrated by these groups conforms to Lesser Jihad as determined by Islamic Jurisprudence is hotly debated by both Muslims and Non-Muslims, but the "Militaristic" groups support the view that these wars are a form a Lesser Jihad across the board. Because their ideology has such providential significance to them, every International Militaristic group has a very stringent view of Islamic Law that they wish to implement. They also engage in information outreach to other communities, television/radio/internet programming, using social media, and live debates in order to proselytize this message.
In contrast to the argument that Islamic State is a creation of Western powers, which is an argument wholly based in conspiracy theories, the leaders of Islamic State have stated their purpose and aims quite clearly and repetitively performed actions in-line with these beliefs. It would make no sense for the US to create and support an organization in order to further waste lives and money to destroy it.
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How tall is Isil Sergen?
Isil Sergen is 170 cm.
When was Isil Dayioglu born?
Isil Dayioglu was born on December 22, 1963.
In what year did Intersil Corporation - ISIL - have its IPO?
Intersil Corporation (ISIL) had its IPO in 2000.
When was Isil Sergen born?
Isil Sergen was born on January 17, 1980, in Turkey.
What is the market cap for Intersil Corporation ISIL?
As of July 2014, the market cap for Intersil Corporation (ISIL) is $1,850,502,038.16.
Does ISIL like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad or not?
No. ISIL sees Iran as a whole (regardless of its political or factional differences) as an enemy since it (1) is a Shiite-majority state, and (2) is actively assisting Iraq in resisting ISIL incursions.
Will ISIL defeat the US?
No. As a purely military question, the United States could completely destroy ISIL. However, there is no political will in the US government to launch another full-on war in Iraq. Certainly, the current US practice of simply bombing ISIL targets is insufficient to defeat them. In the meantime, ISIL can cause problems for the United States, like the Boston Marathon forms of terrorism. ISIL has nothing near the power necessary to overthrow the US government.
What sect of Islam does ISIL follow and promote?
ISIL follows and promotes a stringent interpretation of Sunni Islam, specifically part of the Wahhabi subschool of the Hanbali school.
Who will benefit by America's involvement in the war with ISIL?
First and foremost, the people under the occupation of ISIL, who, by and large disagree with its policies, would be helped. Second, those nations fighting for their survival because ISIL is directly attacking them, such as the Kurds, the Republic of Iraq, the Free Syrian Army, and the Syrian Regime will benefit. Third, since ISIL is radicalizing Muslims who join it, especially those who come from Western countries, weakening or removing ISIL will help to stem the rising tide of radicalization in Islamic communities in Western countries.
Is Iran working with isis?
No. Iran is actually putting manpower into supporting the Republic of Iraq and funding Hezbollah in Syria, which are two groups actively fighting against ISIL. It could be reasonably argued that Iran is the most invested country (other than Iraq and Syria, where ISIL is an active insurgency) in defeating ISIL.
How can you protect the American people from ISIL?
They should stay from places many people are. Because ISIL is not trying to kill people they are just humiliating them. So you stay away like Las Vegas or DisneyLand.
How are Sunni and Shiite Islam relevant to ISIL?
What is ISIL - ISIS - Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant?ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), known as ad-Dawla al-Eslamiyya al-3iraaq w'ash-Shaam or the acronym Daa3esh in Arabic, is an extremist Sunni Islamist organization. It is important to clarify what Islamism is. While Islam is a religion, Islamism is a political ideology whose goal is to bring the religious tenets of Islam into the daily functioning of a government and its laws. Islamism is a modern movement whose roots began contemporaneously with the rise of Salafism in the late 1800s and early 1900s in Egypt. ISIL practices a particularly violent form of Islamism called Jihadism, which not only wishes a particularly repressive version of Islamic Law to be instituted, but believes that violence in defense of the faith is the preferred way to do this. Jihadism, like Islamism, is a political ideology rooted in Islamic religious concepts, but distorted. The distortion here is that there are many ways to advocate on behalf of the faith and the choice to exclusively use violence is a misinterpretation of the doctrine.ISIL used to have links to al-Qaeda before al-Qaeda condemned them for their barbarity. They are fighting to bring the Sunni majority into power, especially in Sunni majority regions of both Syria and Iraq, and impose a more fundamentalist view on politics. They consider themselves to be fighting the injustices and violence of the current Assad regime and the inequalities of the US-supported Government of Iraq. ISIL is primarily supported and armed by Saudi Arabia, but the US and UK have indirectly given ISIL millions of dollars and equipment since US and UK military vehicles and assets left to the Government of Iraq have fallen into ISIL hands (especially with the fall of Mosul). ISIL controls significant amounts of land in Syria and Iraq and conquered much of its Iraqi territory in June 2014.What is the relationship between Sunni Islam to ISIL?ISIL is an Internationalist Sunni Islamist organization, meaning that ISIL sees itself as "the True Implementation" of Sunni Islam in the world. (Even though its reading of Sunni Islam is just one of a multitude of readings of Sunni Islam.) As a result, they feel it proper to determine laws based on Sunni Islamic Jurisprudence. For example, Sunni Islamic Jurisprudence holds that drinking and smoking is haram (forbidden). As a result, ISIL has banned alcohol and cigarettes. Another aspect of Sunni Islamic Jurisprudence is that a Non-Muslim adversary must be asked to capitulate to Islamic States before Muslims can declare war on them. It is for this reason that ISIL sent a letter to the Assyrians demanding that they capitulate to Islam before attacking Mosul and surrounding Ninewah Province (which had an Assyrian majority in certain areas).Since ISIL considers itself in alignment with Sunni principles, Sunnis are not targeted based on being Sunnis, as opposed to Non-Sunnis who are targeted for death, enslavement, conversion, or dhimmi status. However, ISIL does target any Sunni Muslims for elimination if they disagree with the actions of ISIL or provides an alternate Sunni Islamic interpretation (usually a more lenient one) to the one implemented by ISIL.What is the relationship between Shiite Islam to ISIL?ISIL as a fundamentalist Sunni group, ISIL sees the Shiite Muslims as tafkiris or apostates and treats them as the "enemies of the Muslims". ISIL attacks and detains Shiite Muslims caught in its territory. (Thankfully, there have not been many Shiites in the area that ISIL controls.) This position towards Shiites has resulted in the Republic of Iraq, which is majority Shiite, and Iran, which is also majority Shiite and ruled by Shiite clerics, aligning together to target ISIL for attacks and violence. Press TV, Iran's state news media, has responded to ISIL allegations that the Shiites are takfiri by naming ISIL as takfiri. Additionally, the Assad Regime is led by the Alawite minority which were granted "honorary Shiite status" by the Iranian Shiite Clerics. As Assad is also opposed to ISIL, it amplifies the Shiite hatred of ISIL and ISIL's hatred of Shiites.
