What is wrong with these people? Have they lost all moral compass, all human compassion, all sense of decency? If this were a sane world, the Washington Post would close its doors in shame for publishing this, and Greg Miller and Souad Mekhennet would be looking for work at the local 7-Eleven (no offense intended […]
Souad Mekhennet: Let’s Not Make This a “Religious Conflict” (Part Three)
Her last few sentences give her away: “It would be very problematic if we were to see it [the Islamic State] as relating to Islam and say that these people hate the West because they are Muslims. Thatʹs exactly what they want. They want a religious conflict to arise. We should not do them the […]
Souad Mekhennet: Let’s Not Make This a “Religious Conflict” (Part Two)
SK: You have often found yourself exposed in risky situations where you didn’t know how the situation would end. Do you purposefully seek out risk? Mekhennet: I sought out these meetings because I believe they are the only possibility to speak to these people, to understand their motivations, and then to deliver counterarguments. Their “motivations” […]
Souad Mekhennet: Let’s Not Make This a “Religious Conflict” (Part One)
Souad Mekhennet is a German-born journalist, the daughter of Turkish “guest workers” (gastarbeiter), who is now an investigative journalist for the Washington Post, covering “militant Islamist networks.” She was recently interviewed by Sabine Kieselbach of Deutsche Welle about her job’s dangers and why it is important to speak to jihadists. SK: Ms. Mekhennet, the film […]