They shall not die in vain: how the Islamic State honours its fallen soldiers – and how Australians do the same
- Written by Mark Alfano, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Delft University of Technology
The obituary of Jihadi John in Dabiq magazineClarion Project
The belief that we must not let our soldiers “die in vain” dates back to ancient Athens. During the Peloponnesian War, Pericles delivered a funeral oration in which he urged his compatriots to see themselves in the heroism of recently deceased fighters. Honouring these heroes,...