The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) ruled Mosul from
2014-2017 in accordance with its extremist interpretation of
sharia. But beyond what is known about ISIS governance in the city
from the group's own materials, very little is understood about the
reality of its rule, or reasons for its failure, from those who
actually lived under it. This book reveals what was going on inside
ISIS institutions based on accounts from the civilians themselves.
Focusing on ISIS governance of education, healthcare and policing,
the interviewees include: teachers who were forced to teach the
group's new curriculum; professors who organized secret classes in
private; doctors who took direct orders from ISIS leaders and
worked in their headquarters; bureaucratic staff who worked for
ISIS. These accounts provide unique insight into the lived
realities in the controlled territories and reveal how the
terrorist group balanced their commitment to Islamist ideology with
the practical challenges of state building. Moving beyond the
simplistic dichotomy of civilians as either passive victims or ISIS
supporters, Mathilde Becker Aarseth highlights here those people
who actively resisted or affected the way in which ISIS ruled. The
book invites readers to understand civilians' complex relationship
to the extremist group in the context of fragmented state power and
a city torn apart by the occupation.
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