Al Qaida History
Research Paper
Title:
Name: Gerosshanth Satkunam
Student Number: 500461906
Course: SSH301– Research Design and
Qualitative Methods
Section: 051
Dr. Melanie Knight
Department of Sociology
Jorgenson Hall 324
DATE OF SUBMISSION: Nov. 23, 201
Introduction On September 11th, 2001, the entire world witnessed the revolutionary terrorist acts of global militant group Al Qaeda, as US commercial airplanes were high jacked and crashed onto American soil leading to the death of thousands of innocent lives, shining a new light onto the face of global terrorism (The 9/11 Commission, 2004). Although this tragedy was recognized and publicized more extensively than others, the idea of Al Qaeda has existed for approximately 30 years, effectuating the meaning behind its name, which can be translated int Arabic into a “bare of operations”, or “foundation” (Burke, 2004, p.18). According to testimonies given before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Al Qaida’s transnational terror network and ideology has become one of the most dominant threats against western civilization (Borum & Gelles, 2005). Although most view Al Qaeda as a terrorist organization, it is not that which poses the biggest threat to our national safety. It is more than that. It is an ideology. It serves as a vanguard for an enterprise of transnational Muslims to indulge in extremist methods reinforcing a worldwide Muslim jihad against western civilization. (Borum & Gelles, 2005). Their efforts to achieve this goal have left a trail of destruction and devastation throughout our world. In this paper, I will dispute that Al Qaeda, through their tactics and ideologies play an influential role in global jihadism against the western civilization. To do so, I begin by setting a research question, to outline the overall frame of the paper: Who/What are the Al Qaeda, and what role do they play in the global jihad movement against western civilization? I will begin to answer this question,
Title:
Name: Gerosshanth Satkunam
Student Number: 500461906
Course: SSH301– Research Design and
Qualitative Methods
Section: 051
Dr. Melanie Knight
Department of Sociology
Jorgenson Hall 324
DATE OF SUBMISSION: Nov. 23, 201
Introduction On September 11th, 2001, the entire world witnessed the revolutionary terrorist acts of global militant group Al Qaeda, as US commercial airplanes were high jacked and crashed onto American soil leading to the death of thousands of innocent lives, shining a new light onto the face of global terrorism (The 9/11 Commission, 2004). Although this tragedy was recognized and publicized more extensively than others, the idea of Al Qaeda has existed for approximately 30 years, effectuating the meaning behind its name, which can be translated int Arabic into a “bare of operations”, or “foundation” (Burke, 2004, p.18). According to testimonies given before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Al Qaida’s transnational terror network and ideology has become one of the most dominant threats against western civilization (Borum & Gelles, 2005). Although most view Al Qaeda as a terrorist organization, it is not that which poses the biggest threat to our national safety. It is more than that. It is an ideology. It serves as a vanguard for an enterprise of transnational Muslims to indulge in extremist methods reinforcing a worldwide Muslim jihad against western civilization. (Borum & Gelles, 2005). Their efforts to achieve this goal have left a trail of destruction and devastation throughout our world. In this paper, I will dispute that Al Qaeda, through their tactics and ideologies play an influential role in global jihadism against the western civilization. To do so, I begin by setting a research question, to outline the overall frame of the paper: Who/What are the Al Qaeda, and what role do they play in the global jihad movement against western civilization? I will begin to answer this question,
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