In the news – 26 May 2015

Public transport zeppelins, Kinder Surprise eggs, ‘cosmopolitan’ people and all the makings of a plush holiday resort: Just some of the ludicrous promises made by British jihadi promoting life under ISIS – Anthony Glees quoted.  The Daily Mail,  20 May.   An exquisite Mediterranean climate, mouthwatering food and an improved quality of life are among the benefits of living in the Islamic State caliphate, according to a ‘nonsense’ new book.  To read this article, click here.

Professor Glees was also interviewed for another article for the Daily Mail titled ‘ISIS claims it is ‘infinitely’ closer to buying a nuclear weapon from Pakistan and smuggling it into the US’, which can be read here. This interview was republished many times in the USA, UK and more widely.

Professor Glees was also interviewed in Wales Online on how families can restrain young Muslims from travelling to fight for IS: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/welsh-muslim-leader-warns-intrusion-9327426.  He appeared on LBC’s Andrew Pierce ‘Big Conversation’ on 23 May speaking about IS’s advance in Syria.