Yemeni Academic, Dr. Arwa Al-Khattabi Argues: "ISIS is Islam!"

Dr. Arwa Al-Khattabi
Memri
March 28, 2019
Special Dispatch No. 7971

"Yes. This is the truth, [that ISIS represents Islam], and we must discuss this in full honesty and fairness. We must confront our [problems]. ISIS has come to implement Islam as it is, by the book. It has not come up with anything on its own. It evoked the religious texts exactly as they are. It did not distort, change, or replace anything. It came with the text and implemented it exactly as it is. They came in order to [implement] the proper Islam, complete with slave girls, the rape. It is very unfortunate that we want to deny. We have a huge problem and we must recognize this before [we do] anything else. We have a problem, and we must take responsibility for it before we blame others for what is happening in the world. We cannot shut our eyes and deny this. It is happening because of us. When we deny things and place the blame on others, as if we are forced to do all this and are not the reason for what is happening. We must all own up to what is happening."

By Dr. Arwa Al-Khattabi