Muslim American Congressman Tells VOA Islamic State Is Evil

U.S. Representative Keith Ellison doesn’t mince words about the Islamic State group. In an interview with VOA’s Afghan service, Ellison, a Muslim American whom IS threatened recently with death, lashed out at the group, its message and its methods. “Daesh, they are neither Islamic nor a state,” Ellison said, using the Arabic acronym for IS. “The whole movement is premised upon a lie, which is that they are going to establish some sort of Islamic paradise on Earth." “They are...

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