Jürgen Todenhöfer

ISIS, IS, the Islamic State. The name is chilling. The images are horrific. This is a group that beheads journalists--and yet one, the German Jurgen Todenhofer, went out of his way to get an invitation to visit ISIS fighters in Mosul in 2014 to ask them to explain their beliefs. This book is the result of his conversation. My Journey into the Heart of Terror: Ten Days in the Islamic State shows how the organization grew from its al-Qaeda roots and takes a harsh look at the West's role in its past and today. Along the way, Todenhofer offers startling insights into what ISIS thinks, what it wants--and what must change if it is to be defeated. Only by understanding, Todenhofer believes, can we move forward and combat ISIS's radical, violent interpretation of Islam and the terror and destruction it brings.

Udstyret med en æske selvmordspiller og en fotokopi af en sikkerheds-garanti fra Den islamiske Stat rejste den tyske journalist Jürgen Todenhöfer til IS-byer som Raqqa i Syrien og Mosul i Irak – og slap ud med hovedet og dermed livet i behold.Todenhöfers bog er en dramatisk øjenvidne-beretning fra en totalitær “stat.” Og hans samtaler med europæiske og arabiske IS-krigere og deres ”omvendelse” til en morderisk ideologi er chokerende læsning.