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Covering the Caliphate
Rukmini Callimachi, foreign correspondent for The New York Times covering Islamic extremism, including Al Qaeda and the Islamic State, talks about her new Times audio series, "Caliphate," which digs into the Islamic State's practices, appeal, and her sometimes harrowing job covering the terrorist group.