Analysis Of Terror Mandated By Mark Jergensmeyer

The film moreover portrayed the Taliban as more of an unorganized group. This was very obvious during the operation that the Taliban led against the Americans when Quraishi was present. The Taliban lacked the required technology that would allow them to detect oncoming Americans. Instead, they had to depend on the human eye. Most of their bombs did not go off as well. When this happened it was easy for the members to turn on one another, blaming each other for what had happened. This indicated a lack of discipline and the viewpoint that the Taliban was no military force could be perceived. To sum up the end of the film, towards the end of his stay Quraishi had his life threatened and unfortunately had to leave as quickly as he could. Escaping a near hanging, he had no other choice but to leave. Three days after him fleeing however, he got the chance to speak with the Afghan police. After having had spoken with them it was apparent that they had a completely …show more content…
For example, Mark Juergensmeyer’s Terror Mandated by God elaborated on how religion could be used and distorted to fit the terroristic needs of a particular group. Similar to how he explained in his journal, the Taliban justifies their vicious acts of terror by claiming that these acts are an enforcement of the purest form of Islam. And, on top of that, they use the religious concept of jihad as a reason for attacking western forces and allies. Juergensmeyer explains, “the perpetrators see themselves as soldiers in a spiritual army, engaged in a great cosmic war. These religious warriors hope that their victory will usher in a new epoch and a new religious kingdom on earth.” From this statement one can conclude that religion can be the sole driving force that convinces followers to carry out violent crimes in the name of their