Ayman al-Zawahiri

Al- Qaida’s central goal of jihad is a defensive reaction towards Western hostility against the religion of Islam and Muslims which diverges from the divine law of the shariʿa. This global militant organization does also perceive the necessity for its community of believers (ummah) from foreign lands with non-Muslims that are unable to live as per their religion to be prepared in supporting their jihadist activities by opposing this society of unbelievers in the West until it impedes their…

troubling and quick ascension of the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS). The word itself represents the rule of a Caliph. This Caliph can rule a land mass, a government, or a mass of people. In the case of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, it is lands and cities in Northern Iraq. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is the current Caliph of ISIS. He is the so-called only “legitimate successor to the prophet Mohammed” (independent.co.uk). With this distinction, al-Baghdadi is claiming to be the overall leader of…

was Ayman al-Zawahiri. The horrible actions of Osama Bin Laden will never be forgotten. Especially September 11, 2001. Families of victims react to Osama’s death with gratitude. One example was a person (Unnamed for privacy reasons) who lost their father on 9/11. They felt grateful that Osama was dead but knew it just meant more death involved. To further clarify, this person is feeling satisfied and relieved that Bin Laden is dead, but he is another life taken away. To basic terms, the…

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…

Islam has become the number one focus of U.S. intelligence, military, and foreign policy in the years since 9/11. Its growth from political Islam to terrorism has been marked by numerous scholars and their contemporaries ranging from Qutb to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. There are many driving forces behind radical Islam, but one of the most important yet confusing is the concept of Jihad, which is used by all groups. Qutb describes the main goal of Islamic jihadism by writing, in his book…

Afghan-Soviet war, the United States funded billions of dollars to the Mujahideen to prevent Afghanistan from becoming communist. In the 1990s, members of the Mujahideen formed the Taliban to impose stability and rule of law. Osma Bin Laden, the founder of Al Qaeda, was once backed by the United States because of his role in supporting the Mujahideen. However, his pan-Islamic ideologically led to his hatred toward the United States. The information that were used in this research paper were…

terrorist leaders and supporters. Many of these supporters were rich families or political figures in those countries. As stated by Rich Mintzer in his book Keeping the Peace: the U.S. military response to Terror “Egyptian militant leader Mohammad Ayman Al-Zawahiri helped shape bin Laden’s militant Islamic beliefs”. Charts and graphs on Max Roser and Mohamed Nagdy’s Our World in Data show that in 2006 alone, there were 6,660 terrorist incidents, and in 2009, only three years later, there were…

structure and key leaders Some insight of al-Qaida’s structure: the individual groups of al-Qaida are coming up to be more organised, generating their own money from crimes and contacting the other groups when there is a need. Osama bin laden founded the al-Qaida in the year 1979 for the Arabian fighters. Even after a massive military operation in Afghanistan, he was still absconding for many years. He has been on air and was projected as the figure head of al-Qaida. Osama bin laden was the head…

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…

sentiment preventing any kind of meaningful conclusion to ever be reached. Al Qaeda 's extreme Salafist ideology fostered a violent discourse that led to the indoctrination a generation of radical individuals of Muslim descent…