Ahlam al-Nasr

Ahlam al-Nasr is an Arabic poet, and is known as "the Poetess of the Islamic State".[1] She is considered one of the Islamic State's most famous propagandists and gives detailed defences of terrorist acts.[2] Her first book of poetry, The Blaze of Truth was published in 2014 and consists of 107 poems written in monorhyme.[1]

She comes from Damascus and is in her early 20s.[1] In 2014 she married Austrian preacher Mohammed Mahmoud, who was a key figure in establishing the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Bernard Haykel; Robyn Creswell. "Battle Lines". The New Yorker. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Nina Easton (5 May 2015). "How ISIS is recruiting women—and turning them into brutal enforcers". Fortune. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Weinthal, Benjamin (11 November 2014). "Radical Islam in Austria is active and growing". The Local. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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