Ignitionاشتعال

  An ISIS soldier holding their trademark which states the
shahada (declaration of faith). It reads "There is no god
but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God"

Today we lost Raja, we lost our home, and we lost our hope that our country’s government will provide protection for us. ISIS has began to invade our country, defeating their rivals, the Shia extremists, and neighboring terrorist groups. ISIS has become the most dominant terrorist group in the world, and they have succeeded in their objectives to build Islamic states across our nation. They have suicide bombers, AK-47’s, and most of all, unwavering lethal intensions.  I asked momma why people would do such a thing, and she filled by head with a similar explanation to the time when I asked daddy about Raja…excuse me a moment, her name brings tears to my eyes.

I am back…anyways momma explained that ISIS soldiers’ decisions are influenced by their id, a part of their psyche that is irrational, instinctual, and contains their darkest wishes, prohibited by social convention. Momma went on to explain that their decisions are unconscious, and that their egos are not able to appropriately mediate between their id and superego. This imbalance, she said, causes them to be this lethal. To be completely honest I don’t care what momma says about id’s, ego’s, and superego’s, I just want to kiss my brother and sister goodnight, instead of sending kisses up to the starry sky.

My family gathered around a small radio to hear this  broadcast by Chanel 7 News on the bombing near the Children's Hospital in
our old city Damascus
See Israel National News for the full report