Al-Farabi

The presidential election of 2000 created great controversy throughout the country regarding claims that some African Americans and other Democratic voters were not allowed to vote in Florida for various reasons. Some of these reasons included claims that the voter did not have proper identification cards, manipulating a list of former felons to exclude thousands from voting, and even different acts of intimidation. Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election focuses on the suspicious pattern…

to be targeting individuals in a non-combat zone. The inaccuracy of these missiles can be truly identified in a Stanford Report, “Living Under Drones”, when the Bush administration, “began a campaign of ‘targeted killing’ against suspected members of Al Qaeda and other armed groups.” They launched a strike on three men assumed to be bin Laden, “due to his height” (24). After the attack, they were unsure who was killed (25). These machines are immoral death planes that instill fear among children…

September 11, 2001, was the most terrifying day of my life. Nineteen radicals linked with the Islamic terrorist alliance al-Qaeda skyjacked four aircrafts and made suicide attacks against national landmarks in the United States. One plane smashed into the Pentagon not too far from Washington, D.C., and the second aircraft collided in an arena in the middle of Pennsylvania. The last two aircrafts soared into the towers of the World Trade Center located in New York City, this terrorist act caused…

hometown after all that she has been through. The government of Pakistan should have stopped the Taliban before it got this far. By the Taliban basically calling the shots it has scared the government into letting them take over. Now groups like Al Qaeda and Isis are taking over and in much worse ways than the Taliban. The government is becoming two faced and not really supporting their citizens. They tell their country everything will be ok yet the allow terrorist hide out without saying…

Al-Qa’ida (‘the Base’) is an international terrorist organization that was founded by Osama bin Laden in August of 1988. Bin Laden, a son of a wealthy and prominent Saudi family, trained and fought with the mujahedeen in Afghanistan during the 1989 Soviet Invasion of the country. The organization continues to pose a threat to regions of North Africa and the Middle East, as well as various Western countries. This organization seeks to unite Muslims as a means of overthrowing any regimes that the…

the radicals and extremists who go as far as killing people. It is part of the Islamic religion to die a martyr, but some take it to the extreme and kill others as well. A few of the terrorist groups that involve these radicals and extremists include Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and the most recent and rapidly growing which is the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria…

There are very many reasons why ISIS has been able to spread across the Middle East and why their control and reign is hard to stop. ISIS, though not said very often, is tactically very smart in their choice of where and when to attack. The group has strong leadership including some of the top members of the party that was overthrown in the takedown of the Hussein dictatorship. Over time this group had been oppressed and been outcast by society due to the loss of their party. Another problem is…

extremist attacks have increased. Not notably terrorist attacks increased by 61% between 2012-2013, says the global terrorism index. The Index also said a majority of the attacks were committed by four groups, which happened to be ISIS, Boko Haram, Al Qaeda and the Taliban. All four groups happened to have elements of religion…

Part Two – The “Dual” Approach In the face of these flaws, this essay proposes a “dual” approach would be more effective in enhancing both human and state security. This “dual” approach recognizes the synchronicity of Human Security and State security, meaning that the relationship between the two concepts is less of a “cause and effect” relationship, but rather that the advancement of one is likely to relate to the advancement of the other, and the degradation of one will likely result in the…

Covered or Uncovered an Analysis of The Burka and the Bikini This essay argues women in todays world are damaged in many ways by the culture in which they live. The writers state, “ covered or uncovered, the homefront choice is not about morality but the physical and emotional health of future generations”(Brumberg 195) Culturally speaking whether or not you wear a burka or a bikini the writers think women are negatively effected. The writers support their claim that women are adversely…