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Graeme Wood

An Islamic State fighter gestures from a vehicle in the countryside of the Syrian Kurdish town of Kobani, after the Islamic State fighters took control of the area in October.

The so-called Islamic State looks bleak to outsiders, but supporters see it as ‘liberating’

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One of ISIS’ most influential recruiters describes why life in a medieval caliphate might be more liberating than the modern societies we live in.