Dr. Malise Ruthven's lecture at NU on the appeal of ISIS
Channel: Nalanda University
Date: 14/12/2015

"Appeal of ISIS, 2015"
by
Dr. Malise Ruthven
Former Professor of Islamic Studies, Cultural History and Comparative Religion, University of Aberdeen, Scotland
December 03, 2015
Nalanda University Interim Campus

In his talk, Dr. Ruthven talked about flawed Western policies, structural fragility of existing state systems, the self-styled Caliphate in Iraq and Syria in the context of rise of ISIS. In his presentation he argued that ISIS's transnational, pan-Islamic appeal for Muslims in many parts of the world lies in the way that its propaganda combines the utopian dream of the Caliphate with the eschatological vision of judgement that features in Islamic foundational texts. His lecture invited good level of critical engagement from the audience.

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