Episode Synopsis "Exploring why some say we should call ISIS ‘Daesh’"

For the past few years, a new word has been popping up to describe the group known as ISIS, ISIL and the Islamic State. That word is ‘Daesh.’ In this episode of The World in Words, we explore the meaning of the word Daesh.

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