GILANG Nabaris once admired the caliphate idea promoted by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) because he felt such a system could bring about justice. He received these ideas from routine Jamaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) religious study sessions, which were held in different place. These sessions, said Gilang, often mentioned the ISIS ‘fight’ for victims of crimes against humanity in the Middle East. 

“I empathized wit