The BBC on me: The Observer carries a two-page feature from Hassan Hassan, an Abu Dhabi based writer who gained what the paper says is unique access to IS militants at their training camps. Theological indoctrination is at least as important as military training, Hassan argues. New recruits join training that ranges from two weeks, one month, 45 days, six months up to one year. Inside the camps, students receive a mix of military, political and sharia orientation. After they graduate, they will remain under supervision and can be expelled or punished in case of non-compliance - including being lashed if they express reservations. In some cases, new members who struggle with the brutality of the groups acts will be sent back to receive more training to strengthen their faith, he adds. New recruits... graduates armed with theological arguments, military training and a conviction that fellow Muslims are at least partly complicit in the suppression of true Islam. bbc/news/blogs/the_papers/
Posted on: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 13:17:57 +0000
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