Call ISIS "Daesh" instead.

[Kayla 7,595]

"ISIS" stands for "Islamic State," which many people are criticizing because the actions of this group do not appropriately reflect the beliefs and ways of life of the majority of Muslims. 

Another name 'ISIS' is referred to is 'Daesh,' and they hate it.

http://www.morningnewsusa.com/daesh-meaning-what-does-daesh-mean-why-does-isis-hate-it-2344147.html

"The word – which is essentially an acronym for the Arabic phrase, al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham – is also used as a reference for ISIS, ISIL and Islamic State. However, it isn’t something that ISIS likes to be called. According to Mirror.co.uk, it is because it sounds similar to another word, “Daes” – which means “one who crushes something underfoot” – and “Dahes” – which means “one who sows discord.”

"Although the acronym was used by ISIS for some time, it has been banned by the group. It has even threatened to cut the tongues of those who refer to them by the word."

http://www.ibtimes.com/isil-isis-islamic-state-daesh-whats-difference-2187131

Just posting this here in an attempt to get more people on board. More and more people are referring to them as "Daesh," and I figured GGD could join the train.  

[2007 5,291]

Actually they've been called Daesh in the ME since they existed. 

[Supersonic 49,376]

I'm on board.

[Tokyo Rose 1,475]

I saw that John Kerry was calling it that on TV yesterday, I thought it was strange

[CannaeDrive 3,412]

Great idea, we all should do it.

[Brooke Candy 3,970]

Thank you for sharing this :)

[Lassex 1,169]

How do you spell it though?

[FlopSlurper 34,336]

5 minutes ago, Lass-x said:

How do you spell it though?

do u mean how to pronounce it? Cuz it's already spelled in the thread. Anyways, if you are talking about how to pronounce it, it's Da-ish

[Lassex 1,169]

1 minute ago, Al-Waleed Al-Isaii said:

do u mean how to pronounce it? Cuz it's already spelled in the thread. Anyways, if you are talking about how to pronounce it, it's Da-ish

Yeah, I meant how do you say it

[lego 44,165]

2 minutes ago, Lass-x said:

Yeah, I meant how do you say it

Dää'ish.

[Lassex 1,169]

1 minute ago, lego said:

Dää'ish.

Kiitos

[FATCAT 60,888]

This gained a lot of traction on reddit, so it's possible that this could take off and replace ISIS entireley. Hopefully it does, those Daesh deserve no respect.

[Melech 9,900]

12 minutes ago, lego said:

Dää'ish.

for some reason i laughed

[Supersonic 49,376]

Just now, Simon said:

for some reason i laughed

I think that's also one of the reasons why they don't wanna be called that. :pumpkat:

[Jonna Lee 384]

reminds me of this interview with queen rania of jordan!!

 

 

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I think the West is the only place calling them ISIS; the Middle East and elsewhere calls them Daesh. Here’s the thing: Daesh hate being called Daesh. Daesh wants to be called the Islamic State because Daesh thinks it gives them legitimacy and validity. Plus, Daesh is very insulting to them, so I think we should call Daesh Daesh as a **** you to Daesh.

What does Daesh mean?

Technically, Daesh is an acronym for their full name in Arabic (al-Dawla al-Islamiya al-Iraq al-Sham), but it also sounds very similar to Arabic words meaning “one who crushes things underfoot” and “one who sows discord” (“daes” and “dahes”, respectively) so that’s why Arabs like to call them that.