Ibn al-Nafis

The Umayyads’ rapid territorial expansion gave them limited time to consolidate their gains in North Africa and al Andalus while making the rapid commitment of large numbers of Ahl al Sham forces increasingly difficult due to the distance involved regarding the deployment of forces from Syria to theatres like Western Europe. This ensured the Umayyad army at Tours was mostly comprised of non-Arab…

Anwar al-awlaki, said to be one of the best recruiters and terrorist for al Qaeda was assassinated on September 30, 2011. This was an important reason for my topic because Anwar was recruiting people from the U.S to bomb and shoot places. This was also important for my topic because Anwar was also involved in the bombings and shootings. This was also an important reason for my topic because Anwar was also receiving emails talking about bombings, responding to them. The assassination of Anwar…

Introduction The attack of the world trade centre in New York City, on September 11 had made Al-Qaeda very well-known of their existence. People become aware of the illegal and dangerous activities that happening around them and the government become cautious on the security of the country. Not only for the United States, but also for other countries, security had become tight. It opens their eyes that terrorist had gone rouge. The attack had become the worst nightmare for the United States and…

were many warnings from different members of the scientific community before 2006, nothing seemed to bring more attention to the debate from more walks of life, than the move "An Inconvenient Truth". This movie was so revolutionary that its creator, Al Gore Jr., with the help of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change would win the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a result from the movie (Nobelprize.org, 2007). It is my own personal journey, that the differences of natural and human processes…

September 11th, 8:45 a.m.: A large hijacked airliner, Flight 11, crashes into the North Tower of the World Trade Center, tearing a gaping hole in the building and setting it on fire. 9:03 a.m.: A second plane, Flight 175, a passenger jet, crashes into the South World Trade Center tower and explodes. Both buildings are burning, creating alarm throughout the entire world. 9:30 a.m.: George Bush, speaks in Florida, he explains that the USA has endured an "apparent terrorist attack." 9:43 a.m.: An…

Nearly a decade and a half after the tragic and deadly attack of Islamic extremists of Al-Qaeda under leader Osama bin Laden known as 9/11, the effects are still felt and shown not only economically or politically, but on a deeper and more personal social level as well. The threats from ISIS have America on the brink of war yet again as the war on terror with the United States will never come to an end. Now called Patriot Day, September 11th was detrimental to the United States in many aspects…

approximately $600 billion worth of equipment of all types, whether that be weapons, ships, or anything, ready to strike any enemy that may cross the line (9/11, 1). However, on September 11, 2001 nation was brought to its knees by 19 untrained, unarmed al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 American Airlines flights, 11,147, 77, and 93, and flew the planes into the World Trade Center towers in New York, the Pentagon in Washington D.C., and one was targeted for the White House, but crashed in a field in…

The answer is yes, we can change. And we are changing, just, not as drastically as the times we are in are. With the growing technology and forms of communication the media itself has not developed as rapidly as the technology platforms that it uses. Going on to the internet anyone can connect with anyone from almost anywhere. You can have friends all over the world, from different backgrounds and different lifestyles. You can learn about so much from media sites like tumblr or twitter, so…

Washington. Terrorism has always been on the minds of the American people, but after this event, it was glued into their minds forever. The September 11th attacks took place on a Tuesday morning the attacks being held out by a terrorist organization known as al-Qaeda. There were 4 planes that were hijacked, two which were flown into the World Trade Center, one that was flown into The Pentagon, and one that crashed in a rural field in Western Pennsylvania. “Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks…

Before the terrorists attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States was at war with Iraq and had a presence in Saudi Arabia which lead to conflict to terrorist groups and terrorists attacks within the US, but no action was taken that would change American politics, society, or foreign policy. After the attacks, everything changed. The US became much strict in its search for and elimination of terrorism, both within the country and around the world. The events also brought the country together…