[People who have left the ISIS] say that there comes a moment when the inconsistencies and apparent hypocrisies of their sheikh lets… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
We know that Muhammad waged war against the Qurayshi tribe, his own tribe, and it's from that conflict that much of the… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
One of ISIS' biggest propaganda coups was the beheadings of the aid workers and journalists. Is [Emni], the group that is exporting… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
People who have left the group talk about how a religious inspiration took them to ISIS. It was their feeling of being… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
First, I would say, is ideology. I have never spoken to any member of these groups, not just ISIS, but also Al… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
The systemic failure in the media in covering ISIS is that the majority of reporters are doing it in a semaphore fashion. — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
It's become extremely difficult to speak to active ISIS members now. I was speaking to them in 2015, and the last one… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
You have to keep in mind that there's a number of logistical hurdles that they have to jump through in Europe in… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
[People who have left the ISIS] say that there comes a moment when the inconsistencies and apparent hypocrisies of their sheikh lets them down,… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
We know that Muhammad waged war against the Qurayshi tribe, his own tribe, and it's from that conflict that much of the concept of… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
I've had countless jihadis shut me down straightaway and say, "I'm not allowed to speak to any woman who is not my relative." But… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
They're implementing what was the strategy of Al Qaeda, which was to have attacks of different levels simultaneously. ... So the idea is, on… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
One of ISIS' biggest propaganda coups was the beheadings of the aid workers and journalists. Is [Emni], the group that is exporting fighters overseas,… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
People who have left the group talk about how a religious inspiration took them to ISIS. It was their feeling of being marginalized as… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
First, I would say, is ideology. I have never spoken to any member of these groups, not just ISIS, but also Al Qaeda, Shabab,… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
The systemic failure in the media in covering ISIS is that the majority of reporters are doing it in a semaphore fashion. — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
I'm really curious as to the actual structure of the Emni [the intelligence unit that handles foreign attacks]. And Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the head… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
If we cover a court case involving a murderer, we would still seek out the side of that murderer, even as we realize that… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image
It's become extremely difficult to speak to active ISIS members now. I was speaking to them in 2015, and the last one was killed… — Rukmini Maria Callimachi Copy Share Image