“ISIS’s rise is related to Islam: The question is: How?”

An important perspective on the so-called “Islamic State” that was published in the Atlantic Monthly back in October.  It’s still entirely relevant.  Perhaps, indeed, even more than it was back then:

http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/10/the-roots-of-the-islamic-states-appeal/382175/?single_page=true