"To say that IS is outside of the interpretive parameters of Islam is factually incorecct. [...] There is no question that these people are drawign inspiration from Islamic texts. And they know these texts better than most Muslims", Professor Bernard Haykel of Princeton University's Department of Near Eastern Studies responds to an open rejection letter of the IS movement signed by 126 Sunni scholars.

Talking to War and Peace Talk, Professor Haykel also shared insights on the strand of Islamic tradition IS draws on and the reasons why these Sunni critics have been hesistant to condemn IS members as heretics.

The interview was recorded in Amsterdam on November 14, 2014.

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