To: BBC
Use the Name "Daesh" for the terrorist organisation instead of IS
Stop using the terms "IS, "ISIS", "ISIL" and "Islamic State" to describe this group, even if prefixed by "so called" and start using the common term used for them by their enemies in the Middle East.
Why is this important?
Innocent Muslims are being persecuted as a result of the mistaken assumption that they support the aims of this terrorist organisation. This is exacerbated by the use of a name which refers to Islam in general. This organisation is neither Islamic nor a State; is use implies culpability of all Muslims. It is part of the Wahhabi sect which is disowned by virtually the whole of Islam, apart from the Saudi Arabian state. They regard even other Muslims as infidels and this gives them license to treat them as subhuman. The term "Daesh" is the common name for them among their enemies; it sounds insulting in Arabic. To say "so called" is not enough; that is what they call themselves and want to be called.
