Difference between revisions of "Talk:Islamic State"
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:But the correct new name is ''Islamic State''.--[[User:JoeyJ|JoeyJ]] 10:16, 6 August 2014 (EDT) | :But the correct new name is ''Islamic State''.--[[User:JoeyJ|JoeyJ]] 10:16, 6 August 2014 (EDT) | ||
::The name is how a subject is commonly referred to. If the publications everyone reads are calling it by a particular term, that's the "correct name." [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraq-tv-airstrike-kills-60-militants-north-24860706 AP] is calling it "the Islamic State group," although I don't think that's likely to catch on. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 20:03, 6 August 2014 (EDT) | ::The name is how a subject is commonly referred to. If the publications everyone reads are calling it by a particular term, that's the "correct name." [http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/iraq-tv-airstrike-kills-60-militants-north-24860706 AP] is calling it "the Islamic State group," although I don't think that's likely to catch on. [[User:PeterKa|PeterKa]] 20:03, 6 August 2014 (EDT) | ||
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| + | :::Many publications like [http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2014/08/fighters-capture-oilfield-northern-iraq-2014838218162585.html Al Jazeera], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/08/04/islamic-state-now-controls-resources-and-territory-unmatched-in-history-of-extremist-organizations/ Washington Post] or [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-24179084 BBC] call it also ''Islamic State''. --[[User:JoeyJ|JoeyJ]] 05:54, 7 August 2014 (EDT) | ||
Revision as of 09:54, August 7, 2014
Most of the media is still calling this group "ISIS". See Fox News. or Wall Street Journal The name "Islamic State" is confusingly similar to "Islamic state," i.e. the generic concept of a state based on Islam. PeterKa 09:59, 6 August 2014 (EDT)
- But the correct new name is Islamic State.--JoeyJ 10:16, 6 August 2014 (EDT)
- Many publications like Al Jazeera, Washington Post or BBC call it also Islamic State. --JoeyJ 05:54, 7 August 2014 (EDT)