Can you elaborate on woman in term of slavery ,prisoner of war and forced marriage in islam? ISIS may be wrong to force Islam onto the women they caught and oppress them but other than that,did they do anything wrong from from the islamic perspective?
There is so much speculation in this that I do not know if I can weed through the presuppositions. First I encourage you to take these questions where you have issues with what you perceive through your studies (be it media or academia) to be an evil ideal to the thread labeled "What's wrong with Islam"
Slavery in Islam was abolished according to most scholars I have head of. This is due to the countless reasons to free a slave, combined with the fact that no war is supposed to be waged as an aggression. Without Aggressing there shouldn't come a time when women would need care and sustenance that their husband cannot provide due to death in war against the Islamic nation. Second you must understand that slavery in Islam was never what you have remembered from American history. The women were not treated as objects, they had rights and privileges. If she wished to marry her master, she could (given that he could afford to sustain her as a wife, and was not already maxed out on wives). In marrying him, she was to be set free. Her children are born free. The man could not force her into marriage, which negates the whole discussion on "forced marriages and the atrocities done in such". Prisoners of war are to be fed, well watered, and protected until peace is made, at which time a ransom is supposed to be offered (at the greatest level of harshness, direct freeing of prisoners is preferable), and if they convert, they are to be set free. The prisoners who aren't ransomed or freed may be taken as slaves, but they are to be cared for and their worship to their belief structure isn't supposed to be impeded.
The atrocities done by ISIS from an Islamic perspective are such a long list, I don't know if one can be made.
Is it halal for muslims to simply gang up and wage wars on other nations
No... rest is redundant...
force the people there to pay jizyah if they don't want to convert?
If they are living in an area controlled by Muslims, and have come upon a reason to pay Jizyah, they have 2 other choices they can make... in total 3... 1) Pay
2) Convert
3) move out
these 3 options incur no harm for refusing or taking any, noone can be harmed for moving away, and their things cannot be stolen.
Regarding letter to baghdadi point no.19:It is forbidden in Islam to attribute evil acts to God, I thought it is said that all good and evil are from Allah?
http://www.myreligionislam.com/detail.asp?Aid=5988
I quickly skimmed this but it seems to be well written and substantiated.
Yes I believe that for many it has simply become tradition. A tradition that has taken pieces of Saturnalia of the ancient Romans, Yule from the Pagans and Jesus through the Christian traditions. All mixed up together to become what the holiday celebration is today. I do not think it is indoctrination because I do not think most of this was done with intent.
I think my idea of indoctrination is simply different. I don't see the act as evil or ill willed, but rather spreading a faith through social norms. Whether you believe in God or not, you are most likely more willing to accept Christianity based on its acceptance in cultural norms if you were to start believing.
let us not forget, kids are quite impressionable. Having a child in a Christian Dominant area is quite exhausting in that the traditions are pushed (much like what you have been stating) without a big issue, until they also state that this "magical season" is for the birth of God (yes... US SOUTH... it is a thing). Also a small complaint, they spend 3-4 weeks trying to convince kids Santa/ elves are real, all the while taking breaks from math and sciences. The moment my son says there is no Santa Clause, they make quick work to make him shut his mouth.
