Author of the new book, The Islamic State: The Digital Caliphate. He is a longtime journalist who served as editor-in-chief of the London-based daily Al-Quds al-Arabi for 25 years. He now edits the Rai al-Youm website. He recently wrote an article for Salon titled “America Enabled Radical Islam: How the CIA, George W. Bush and Many Others Helped Create ISIS.”