Ahlam al-Nasr

Ahlam al-Nasr (Arabic: أحلام النصر) is a Syrian Arabic poet, and known as "the Poetess of the Islamic State". Her first book of poetry, The Blaze of Truth, was published in 2014 and consists of 107 poems written in monorhyme. She is considered one of the Islamic State's most famous propagandists and gives detailed defenses of terrorist acts. Ahlam Al-Nasr is a nom de guerre meaning "dreams of victory" or "triumph" in Arabic. Her birth name may have been Shaima al-Haddad.