My Journey Into the Heart of Terror : ten days in the Islamic State EPUB

An alarming and enlightening firsthand account of what's really going on behind the borders of the Islamic State.

ISIS, IS, the ISLAMIC State. It's an organisation that has taken on chilling associations due to the horrific deeds committed in its name. ISIS beheads journalists — and yet one, Jürgen Todenhöfer, was invited to visit its fighters in Mosul, after months of negotiations. Accompanied by his son, Frederic Todenhöfer, who photographed the journey, he asked them to explain their beliefs, motivations, and goals. This book, the most in-depth research conducted on the terror group so far, is the result of those conversations. My Journey into the Heart of Terror shows how the organisation grew from its al-Qaeda roots and the role the West has played, both past and present. Along the way, Todenhöfer offers startling insights into what ISIS thinks, what it wants — and how it can be defeated. Only by understanding our enemies, Todenhöfer believes, can we combat ISIS’s radical, un-Islamic vision and the terror and destruction it brings.

PRAISE FOR JÜRGEN TODENHÖFER

‘In a welter of books about Daesh, this one stands out for its face-to-face encounters, the direct dialogue with the group’s members in many pages of transcript, and a good history of its origins and hostile relations with Jabhat al-Nusra, the al-Qaeda affiliate. That’s aside from its gripping story of making contact, crossing the lines, and dicing with danger among psychopathic fanaticism.’ The Saturday Paper

‘A rare inside view of ISIS and insight into the terrorist organisation's methods and hold on adherents.’ Publishers Weekly