Maybe it's time for us to adopt the word the French use, "Daesh," instead of calling the terrorists
by their preferred name. (ISIS or ISIL or IS or The Islamic State)
They do not represent Islam. They just want everyone else to think so.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/15/world/europe/paris-terrorist-attacks.html?_r=0
Mr. Hollande vowed to “be unforgiving with the barbarians from Daesh,” adding that France would act within the law but with “all the necessary means, and on all terrains, inside and outside, in coordination with our allies, who are, themselves, targeted by this terrorist threat.”
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-vs-islamic-state-vs-isil-vs-daesh-what-do-the-different-names-mean-9750629.html
Isis vs Islamic State vs Isil vs Daesh: What do the different names mean – and why does it matter?
If it were up to the terrorists themselves, the world would be calling them the “Islamic State” in recognition of the caliphate they have declared.
The rebrand launched in June year has spread, despite pleas from leading Muslims and other groups not to legitimise their status.
The British and US Governments are among those using the acronym Isil, while the name Isis is more commonly seen.
Adding to the confusion last week, the French announced they would use the Arabic-derived term “Daesh” to replace their previous name, EIIL ( L'Etat islamique en Irak et en Syrie).
The four competing names are only a handful of those used by Isis, which emerged in 1999 when it was established by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian militant who allegedly ran a terror training camp and orchestrated bombings and beheadings in Iraq.
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