Why defeating Islamic State might mean re-reading The Lord of the Rings

Uncomfortable questions in the Muslim world have exposed an existential crisis, argues Akil N Awan. The wave of recent attacks in Tunisia, Kuwait and Turkey, all apparently linked to Islamic State (IS) in some way, have reinforced the spectre of the unstoppable ‘Daesh death cult’ whose tentacles of terror can reach deep into every corner … Continue reading Why defeating Islamic State might mean re-reading The Lord of the Rings