Egyptian Islamic Jihad

outlets are more likely to not discuss scripture, and if they do, it is usually referring to how a certain terrorist interpreted the scripture for themselves. However, verses from the Bible or other holy books are not mentioned in the media as much as Islamic scripture when justifying terrorism. Jack Nelson-Pallmeyer, an associate professor at the University of St. Thomas, found that violence is prevalent and justified many times throughout Abrahamic religious texts. He theorized that the…

an extreme Islamic group, claims responsibility for the devastating attacks that took place in both Paris and Beirut. These attacks were extremely heinous and hostile acts of terrorism. It was reported that over 43 people were killed and over 200 people were left wounded in Beirut. In Paris, it was reported that 128 people were killed in the shootings…

The Tamil Tigers were based in northern Sri Lanka. Founded in 1976, the Tamil Tigers are widely regarded to have been one of the most organized and efficient terrorist organizations in history, their soldiers ranging from five to ten thousand guerillas. The main objective for the tigers was to create a new, independent state in both northern and eastern Sri Lanka for the Tamils, the native group of Sri Lanka. The founding of the Tigers was sparked in 1972, when the Sinhalese controlled Sri…

being threatened by traditional Islamic government officials. In 1981 Osama Bin Laden the son of a wealthy Saudi businessman crossed the border into Afghanistan to support the cause against the Soviet invasion. Bin Laden young member of the Islamic Brotherhood which believed in traditional Islam blended with 20th century government. In the beginning Bin Laden helped by raising funds with his wealthy family ties and recruited soldiers to the fight for their Islamic state. The United States also…

On September 11th, 2001, four separate attacks on the United States were coordinated and carried out by an Islamic extremist terrorist group known as al-Qaeda. Four planes were hijacked by 19 different terrorists, with two of the planes flying into both buildings of the World Trade Center in New York City, one plane flying into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and the final plane crashing in a field in Pennsylvania. The attacks followed a growing unrest towards the western world and the USA…

Terrorism in an age of religious freedom Terrorism in our day is thought to be associated with confrontational activities which infringe human and civil rights. Terrorism is the unofficial or unauthorized use of violence and intimidation in the pursuit of political aims. Did terrorism begin after September the 9th or did the word inaugurate from some time back in history? Moreover, when did it start and were Muslims associated with terrorism like they are today? The first use in the English…

personal be allowed to be armed at all times to protect themselves? The active shooter incident on Lackland marks the 10th fatal shooting on a U.S. military installation in the U.S. since 2001. Of the 10, 3 have been confirmed as attacks by extreme Islamic jihadists. Some of those attacks were by military personnel themselves who converted to Islam. The following is a list of attacks on U.S. military installations inside the U.S. since 2001, excluding the one that took place today: 1.…

While Jihadists only make up a fraction of the proponents of terrorism, the media has caused “terrorism” to be synonymous with “Muslim.” Even understandable acts of rebellion, like the liberation movement of Palestine against Israel, are seen as Islamic radicalism because misguided individuals perpetrate acts of terrorism. The movie Paradise Now, by director Hany Abu-Assad, shows the ordeals of two friends, Khaled and Said, who enlist in a Palestinian resistance group to coordinate suicide…

The forces at this time were called mujahideen (This is a term for fighters that are engaged in a jihad) they used standard guerrilla style tactics to fight back ageist the Soviets that controlled the major cities but not the countryside. The USSR responded but pouring more of their resources into Afghanistan. This proved to be an uphill battle for the…

Al-Qaeda formed and what’s it about. Al-Qaeda is a islamic terrorist group in Afghanistan in 1988, that was founded by, Osama Bin Laden along with Abdullah Azzam. The origin of Al-Qaeda was rooted on a background of the decline of socialism and communism, in the western culture and increasing islamic influence. They have 3 goals, which are, to settle islamic groups like the Taliban on islamic religious law in the Arab countries, to free any islamic land from western influence, and to build the…