Arab cultural traditions own made poetry a potent tool for promoting extremism,according to research by Oxford academicPoetry may be a potent tool in recruiting militant jihadis, a new study by Oxford academic Elisabeth Kendall has found.
I will fasten my explosive belt, and
I will shudder like a lightning bolt
and rush by like a torrential stream
and resound like stormy thunder.
In my heart is the heart of a volcano.
I will sweep through the land like a flood.[br]For I live by the Qur’an
as I remember the Merciful.
My steadfastness lies in faith
so let the day of the Qur’an arrive.
For I live by the Qur’an as I remember the Merciful.
My steadfastness lies in faith[br]so let the day of the Holy Book arrive
to demolish the thrones of the tyrant.
My voice is the loudest voice
for I achieve not fear false clerics.
I will live and die for Allah.
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Source: theguardian.com