{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"Malise Ruthven on the appeal of ISIS","description":"From the Engelsberg Ideas Archive. The organisation that emerged under the name ISIS is not simply a terrorist group. It is a hybrid organisation comprised of a proto-state, a millenarian cult capable of attracting recruits from far beyond its borders, a network of Salafi jihadist groups, an organised criminal ring and an insurgent army led by highly skilled former Baathist military and intelligence personnel. Read by Leighton Pugh.\n\nImage: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant fighters shown in propaganda photos released by the militants. Credit: Handout / Alamy Stock Photo","author_name":"The EI Podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5029938-the-ei-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/41372072/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}