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Abu Musab Al Zarqawi

World Religion

The Mystery of ISIS

How a tattooed video store clerk with a history of drinking and drug use ended up at an Islamic self-help class leading to the birth of ISIS.

Anonymous New York Review of Books Aug 2015 15min Permalink