Effect Emma van der Maas ICV1A Terrorist or freedom fighter Terrorists are evil and want only to destroy and terrorise the western society. They all have beards and see the Quran as their holy mean to convey this awful jihad (holy war). They have their ways and beliefs to justify their terrorist actions and they do not care about the people they hurt or kill. Or do they? Is the ‘western world’ not forgetting that we for centuries have excluded these people from honest
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Saladin and the Capture of Jerusalem Saladin stands out in Western accounts of the Middle Ages because his beliefs and actions reflected supposedly Christian characteristics: honesty‚ piety‚ magnanimity‚ and chivalry. Unlike many Muslim rulers‚ he was not cruel to his subordinates; Saladin believed deeply in the Koranic standard that all men are equal before the law. He set a high moral tone; for example‚ he distributed war proceeds carefully to help maintain discipline in the ranks. As an administrator
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INTL 1101 Final Exam Study Guide Americanization - Consumerism‚ individualism - American products and values - Cultural imperialism? Trying to homogenize world? McDonaldization - Fast-food principles dominant in American and other societies - Uniform standards - Lack of human creativity - Dehumanization of social relations Infantilization - Benjamin Barber “consumed” - Against “ethos of infantilization” that sustains global capitalism - Turning of adults into children
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Riyadh leading a small army of 60 men. This turned out to be "the small force that vanquished a big one‚ by God’s Will." The conquest of Riyadh occurred on the 15th of January‚ 1902 (5th of Shawal‚ 1319 H). Yet this was only the beginning of the "Jihad" campaign of King Abdul Aziz. Saddened by disintegration and the state of anarchy‚ ignorance‚ poverty and disease in the Arabian peninsula‚ he resolved to unify the ranks of his nation under the banner "There is no god but Allah and Mohammed is the
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http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-09-08/kolkata/28268373_1_deganga-army-personnel-senior-army-official -Indian Muslims – Beleaguered and Alienated‚ Amit Pandya‚ http://www.stimson.org/spotlight/indian-muslims-beleaguered-and-alienated -Global Jihad‚ Indian Parliament Attack http://www.globaljihad.net/view_page.asp?id=538
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Pakistan‚ and even the United States. Each of these governments wanted to help Afghanistan keep its freedom‚ which included the communist bloc. The Soviet Union had a difficult time knowing who to go after and who not to because when the call for Jihad went out it included ALL Muslims. The Russians had no chance against the Mujahedeen because there were so many of them and because the governments who helped the Mujahedeen gave them weapons and they also knew Afghanistan and its mountains better than
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by Osama bin Laden. The group conducted numerous operations against the West under bin Laden such as US embassy attacks‚ supporting and aiding the fighters in Somalia‚ and of course the 9/11 attacks. The group’s ideology stems from the pursuit of Jihad. Its ideology is also broad-based‚ a necessary ingredient in enticing new recruits and supporters. The organization’s capabilities include its ability to recruit young Muslims to fight for its cause‚ its members are well trained on tactics‚ and other
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The issue of war pose to us a question on if war is just‚ wrong or holy. These three questions can be answered after critical analysis on the purpose of the war. These question gives us possible views on ‘Wrong War’ being violent and the perception of killing being wrong. This is the pacifist view. Some wars are supposed to be interested in justice and should henceforth be conducted following the just rules. Such wars are referred to as termed as ‘Just War’. ‘Holy War’ belief suggests that the Supreme
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An Explanation of Terrorism After browsing through Stephen E. Atkins book Terrorism‚ I soon learned many interesting things regarding the history of terrorism. It seems this form of protest has been around since Biblical times. Also‚ the main goal of a terrorist is not to do damage to one peticular person or place‚ but to gain publicity for an idea they support. (page 1) Evidence of this can be found by looking at the recent past of the United States. The Oklahoma bombing was one man’s way
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all about me" philosophy...They want respect‚ but they give none; They wonder why there is predudiceness against their religion‚ when they will tolerate no other; They say that there’s is a peaceful religion‚ yet they promote killing in the name of Jihad‚ or any other little reason that would allow them to kill; they want to die a "noble" death by killing innocents‚ just so they can get the "heavenly goal" of having 99 virgins in afterlife...Boy‚ that’s a noble cause...It seems that they kill for earthly
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