Extremism

The insurgency is blamed for catastrophic attacks aimed against Somali nationals and foreign aid workers. In June 2006, members of Al Shabbab kidnapped four western aide workers and more than a dozen Somali’s. (Article, Fall of Mogadishu Leaves US Policy in Ruins, The Guardian 2006). This incident greatly affected the presence of aid workers in Somalia and has resulted in the African Union amending its policy on sending western aid workers into Somalia. Shabbab has also carried out car bombing…

The Republican and Democratic parties have been the most influential and present political parties within U.S history, for the past two centuries. Though, being that they are both political parties, each one has a different views pertaining to social issues. According to the American people, many of the those within the Republican party hold a Conservative view on social issues, while their counterparts, being the Democrats, tend to have a more liberal view. One of the issues in which both…

Dalgaard-Nielsen, 2010). Radicalization is a process, and extremism is the end point. PROCESS This paper will discuss the process of which factors are present in the process of radicalization. Individuals do not suddenly become radicalized, but rather it is a’ step-by-step evolution’, as McCauley & Moskalenko (2008) refer to it. Moghaddam (2005) goes as far as to conceptualize the process of radicalization as a staircase leading to violent extremism, in which there are different phases…

Section III: Muslim Separatism and the zero-tolerance attitude from central government After examining the cultural and economic perspectives, we shift our focus to the most fundamental issue. The importance of religion is beyond question in studying the tension. China firmly establishes itself as a secular state; in fact, it has very strict policies to restrict the power of religion and their leaders. On the other hand, Muslim has long experienced the problem of radicalization. Xinjiang is no…

sectional conflict over slavery was the leading issue of the 1850 from the controversy over the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the Nullification Crisis, and John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry. Consequently, the Civil War was inevitable since “the result of extremism and failures of leadership on both sides of the conflicts.” The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for them whether or not to allow…

misunderstanding of the war and who the enemy is, is because of our last two presidential administrations of Bush and Obama. Gorka explains how these two presidents named the “jihadi” movement to be a movement with an intent to destroy the West—“violent extremism.” (Gorka). Even though Bush and Obama’s attempt was to maintain peace with the Muslim community, they failed to identify who the enemy is and this failure trickled to the people of the country because it allowed for the misinterpreting…

There cannot be a general theory about why violent extremism occurs (Khan, 2015). As religion plays a significant role in international relations and affairs, it is common for members of one religion to deem members of another as evil or enemies (Khan, 2015). Sharing a devotion to a certain depiction of an…

The Situation In South Sudan WHITE: South Sudan --despite the creation of multiple peace treaties between the government and rebel forces, referendums that justly appointed current leaders, and billions of dollars in aid-- is still suffering due to violence, corruption, and a severe lack of basic human rights. Although many countries envisioned South Sudan as having a bright, prosperous future, the reality is the entire opposite-- nearly 2 million citizens have been displaced, 600,000 have…

Several juxtapositions dominate the relationship between the traditional academic life and a spiritual life. In a time when traditional Western thought advocates a dualistic approach of either/or, the relationship of spirituality to the academic life of a university could never be more at odds. For many, the potential ambiguity of spirituality undermines the very structure and pursuit of specific truth universities hold dear; however, the study and practice of spirituality encourages academic…

accountability. In outlining Australia’s current predicament, Professor Cahill will take a global perspective and draw on current Australian research to suggest a way forward by addressing key issues and inoculating our society against ethnic and religious extremism. Faith traditions with their focus on the ultimate and the absolute as well as the local and the universal have been key elements in the formation of Australia’s pluralist and multicultural society.…