In this episode of Panorama, Al Etejah’s Hassan Alkatib discusses “Who created ISIS?” and “why are Muslims from the West joining ISIS?”
Hassan is joined by four guests: deputy editor of 5Pillarz, Dilly Hussain, economist and author Rodney Shakespeare, Iraqi analyst and human rights activist Zaid al Isa, and via Skype, academic and author Dr Kevin Barrett.
In part 1 of the show, the guests discuss the origin of ISIS, the sociopolitical situation in Iraq, and the role of regional and western powers in facilitating the expansion of ISIS.
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