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'So-called Islamic State': what's in a name?

This week David Cameron said there was nothing Islamic about the militant group Islamic State, and called on the 麻豆官网首页入口 to stop using the term. 麻豆官网首页入口 Director-General Tony Hall responded by saying the 麻豆官网首页入口's commitment to impartiality meant it had to continue using the term.

Historian Tom Holland looked at the controversy and asked: what's really in a name?

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