We ask President Obama to show solidarity with the French people by joining President François Hollande's denunciation of "Islamic State" with use of the satirical name "Daesh."
Please lead the United States in this global movement of world leaders, officials, and Islamic scholars to de-legitimize "Islamic State" with this powerful rhetorical weapon.
John Kerry first used the term at the U.S. Institute of Peace just days – a pivotal moment in our War on Jihad.
Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius declared to the French National Assembly that the "Islamic State" is not Islam and "not a state" —
"I ask you not to use the term Islamic state, as this causes confusion between Islam, Islamists, and Muslims. Arabs call them by the name of 'Daesh' and I shall call them the 'butchers of Daesh!'"