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The Isis Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State (Reprint ed.). New York City: St Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1250112644. Nance, Malcolm (2017). Defeating ISIS: Who They Are, How They Fight, What They Believe. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing. ISBN 978-1510711846. Warrick, Joby (2015). Black Flags: The Rise of ...
Isis was also sometimes said to have learned her wisdom from, or even be the daughter of, Thoth, the Egyptian god of writing and knowledge, who was known in the Greco-Roman world as Hermes Trismegistus. [183] [184] Isis also had an extensive network of connections with Greek and Roman deities, as well as some from other cultures.
This story conveys a moral message that the poor can be more virtuous than the wealthy and illustrates Isis's fair and compassionate nature. [ 53 ] In this stage of the myth, Horus is a vulnerable child beset by dangers.
ISIS, IS, or the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, is a breakaway terrorist group from al-Qaeda that has conducted and inspired terrorist attacks around the world, causing thousands of deaths and ...
Roman statue of Isis, second century CE. Greco-Roman mysteries were voluntary, secret initiation rituals. [2] They were dedicated to a particular deity or group of deities, and used a variety of intense experiences, such as nocturnal darkness interrupted by bright light, or loud music or noise, that induced a state of disorientation and an intense religious experience.
Another shooting linked to ISIS occurred in December 2015, when Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, a married couple, targeted a Department of Public Health Christmas party and training event.
Al-Baghdadi remained leader of the ISI until its formal expansion into Syria in 2013 when, in a statement on 8 April 2013, he announced the formation of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); alternatively translated from Arabic as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). [79]
Jabbar, a 42-year-old military veteran and U.S. citizen who lived in Houston, was "100% inspired by ISIS," Raia said, referring to the Islamic State terrorist organization known as ISIS.