Tarek Masoud

Islamic State

ISIS? ISIL? The Islamic State? We really still can't decide?

Governments and news outlets still can't seem to agree on what to call the militants who've named themselves the Islamic State, and now the French government is using yet another term: Daesh, an Arabic acronym. But why can't we figure out what to call these guys?

ISIS? ISIL? The Islamic State? We really still can't decide?
A map showing the early Islamic Caliphate.

Who wants a caliphate, anyway?

Who wants a caliphate, anyway?
A fighter of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria - ISIS -  on a street in the city of Mosul.

Just what is a 'caliphate' — and why are some Muslims keen to reestablish one?

Just what is a 'caliphate' — and why are some Muslims keen to reestablish one?
The World

Where Does Political Islam in Egypt go From Here?

Where Does Political Islam in Egypt go From Here?

Egyptian Islamists: 'We've Won Elections, Now Democracy Isn't Good Enough?'

Egyptian Islamists: 'We've Won Elections, Now Democracy Isn't Good Enough?'