The improved quality of life experienced in the Caliphate was not the result of a fortunate set of circumstances it was deliberate, and borne out of hard work and patience. The Islamic State takes training very seriously. There are no cowboy academies here, and so whatever field you end up in keep in mind that you will need to reach certain benchmarks.
This disclosure will, of course, be very comforting for Muslim parents who too want to take that plunge with their children and migrate to the Islamic State, and I hope it does act as a reassurance, because there is no better place to bring up your loved ones.
Institutes are already springing up across the country offering courses on Arabic, maths and science and astonishingly in Raqqah, less than a year from the announcement of the Caliphate, citizens now have the fantastic opportunity to study medicine.
The chance to immerse yourself in an academic subject that interests you is, of course, very fulfilling but remember the other perks including segregated schooling and above all a healthy learning environment that Muslim students naturally find impossible to get in Dar ul Kufr.
Another great thing about education in the Islamic State is the curriculum. There are no classes promoting homosexuality, evolution, music, drama, interfaith and the rest of the rubbish taught in non-Muslim schools. Your child’s delicate mind is well and truly protected in the Caliphate, and you can be sure that he or she will go on to achieve amazing things in the name of Islam, with the permission of Allah.
Capitalism Is Dead
The Islamic State has achieved gargantuan feats in astonishingly little time, and it stands as a towering example of how a successful state can be built without international assistance, and I guess that is their secret.
In the last fifty years or so we have seen developing countries in South America, Africa and Asia feel the brunt of trickledown economics and bad advice, and it has crippled them. The Islamic State, on the other hand, has stuck to its guns and moved forward with the shariah and made incredible gains.
Critics might weigh in and say it is too early to draw conclusions, but I would argue the Caliphate’s rapid rise to the top is just too extraordinary to ignore.
The baby state has successfully fought off attacks from the likes of the Syrian Army, Iraqi Army, Shia militia, Hezbollah, Peshmerga, PKK, Ahraar al Sham, Jabhat al Nusra, FSA and a fifty plus coalition led by America, all in the form of stunning counter offensives and audacious land grabs.
It has also, decisively, won the support of a multinational Muslim community made up of influential tribes, state building professionals and powerful militant networks in a way no other organisation or country has ever done, and furthermore convinced them to translate this support into action.
This makes them incredibly dangerous, because it gives them access to an invaluable supply of human resources that has the critical mass to take its enemies to the point of exhaustion.
If you were to ask me where I see the world in the next few decades I would respond by saying that I do not see America, Europe and much of the Middle East. The Islamic State’s adherence to Islam is just too strong and its support base is just too big.
Of course, there will be people who disagree with this assessment, and arguably it is not just a game of numbers, but if history tells us anything it shows us that the pride of nations very often clouds their perception of the reality on the ground, and no one needs to understand this more than America.
I say this because however attractive the American dream once was its sparkle has resoundingly dimmed in the wake of the Islamic State, whose slick and powerful ideology is grabbing much more curiosity and attention.
In the last century, America and their Zionist masters were extremely successful in tapping into the inner cravings of mankind and enslaving them with worldly pursuits, and in many ways they have perfected the art better than anyone else.
However, this has also, critically, been their biggest downfall, because although the gambit paid off in winning over supporters that love American culture, and all of its trappings, it has created men and women that yearn for comfort and luxury.
The Islamic State, on the other hand, is the polar opposite. Instead of focusing on ease, it has successfully sold hardships and sacrifices, including death and imprisonment by packaging them in the form of jihad and state building. A hard sell, you might think, but when an ordinary Muslim offsets this against the chance to please Allah and attain His eternal Paradise it quickly becomes something worth enduring.
Having said this, the irony is that despite the Islamic State’s focus on the Hereafter, as being the ultimate prize, their jihad and skilled governance will, eventually, lead them to obtaining the treasures of the world anyway, which is already becoming evident in their young portfolio, as this guide points out. But the main point here is that it is their perseverance that, in the end, will prove too much for America and her allies. America simply does not have the stomach for the fight ahead, it is too long and too difficult.
Diehard followers of Western values will, no doubt, bite their fingertips in rage at this conclusion, but is it really that hard to believe? A few years ago journalists and commentators were bashing their keyboards, and describing a new era after the so-called Arab Spring swept across North Africa and the Middle East, hailing it as a victory for democracy. Barack Obama, meanwhile, had the volatile Pak-Afghan region marked out as the biggest threat to Western interests. The point here is, no one saw the Islamic State coming and they are critically ill prepared for the tsunami lurking menacingly on the horizon.
As objective as I have tried to be in my take of unfolding events there is, of course, a distinct Islamic undertone. Yes, I believe wholeheartedly in the prophecies of the final Messenger Muhammad (peace be upon him) that promise Muslims the keys to Europe and the White House, and therefore for me it is only really a waiting game.
However, it is also worth pointing out that there is a rational side to the argument that uncovers fatal weaknesses in America’s war plan, the greatest of which is their lack of grit and determination; because as this fight goes down to the wire (and it will) that is all that will be left, it will be who can knuckle down and dig in the most, and for me the Islamic State comes out as the victor.
So in finishing, as the Islamic State army edges closer and closer to Damascus and Baghdad, as a lion stalks its prey, watch closely at how defeat eats away at the loser, because these two cities are just appetisers.
When we descend on the streets of London, Paris and Washington the taste will be far bitterer, because not only will we spill your blood, but we will also demolish your statues, erase your history and, most painfully, convert your children who will then go on to champion our name and curse their forefathers.
About the Author
is a British ISIS fighter. He was born in