Decoding Daesh: Why is the new name for ISIS so hard to understand?
I don&#x27;t like the word. It&#x27;s no less legitimising than &#x27;ISIS&#x27;, because it literally just means Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, but in Arabic. Yes, it obscures the meaning slightly to English speakers, but if they know what it means they will know they are also called the Islamic State. And choosing to call them &#x27;Daesh&#x27; because they don&#x27;t like it seems rather childish.