08/07/2017 07:44:01 PMUniversity of Houston - News: Emran El-Badawi, assistant professor of Arabic language and literature and director the Arabic Program at the University of Houston, discusses the current ISIS insurgency in Iraq. El-Badawi gives historical context to the current situation and insight into why and how, to the surprise of the world, ISIS has been able to overwhelm a trained Iraqi military force.Shawn Lindseyselindsey@uh.eduPeople