Just learned the term: Daesh
The militants reportedly despise the name “Daesh,” an acronym used by Israel and Arab nations, which they consider a slur. According to this AP http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4570385,00.html report, militants have threatened to cut out the tongue of anyone who uses the name, declaring it shows disrespect and defiance.
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militants have threatened to cut out the tongue of anyone who uses the name, declaring it shows disrespect and defiance
Stopped cutting off heads I see /sarcasm
“The final word in Arabic - al-Sham - can be translated as Levant, Syria, or as Damascus.” — it can only be accurately translated as the Levant or “greater Syria”. Syria, as we know it today, in arabic is Souriyeh or Souriya, and Damascus in arabic is Demeshq or Dimeshgh.