Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

Why calling our enemies ‘Daesh’ can help to defeat them

From the letters page of the Spectator’s Christmas treble issue: Sir: I was interested to read Sam Leith’s article in which he appears to argue that the language we use to describe those engaged in terrorism or the conflict in Syria doesn’t matter (‘Daesh? Sheesh!’, 28 November). I wholeheartedly believe that the words we use