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In the wake of the Paris Attack French President François Hollande was quick to denounce the alleged attackers, ‘Daesh.’ Many people call this same jihadist group ISIS. Alternatively they’ve been called ISIL and even the Islamic State. But many in the Arab speaking world and increasingly Western leaders have taken to calling the group ‘Daesh.' 

In this mini-episode of The World in Words podcast we explore the meaning of the term 'Daesh.’ How do you pronounce it? Who coined it? And why does the group previously referred to as ISIS or ISIL dislike it so much?