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Al-Qaeda Targets and Tactics Al-Qaeda is a terror group with founded by Osama bin Laden and other volunteers from the Arab community in 1988. Al-Qaeda has been mounting various terror attacks on civilians and military bases in different countries such as the U.S. embassy bombing in 1998, and the Bali bombing in 2002 ("Al-Qaida making comeback in Iraq, officials say", 2012). Following the various attacks and the destruction of property and loss life, different countries such as the U.S. launched…

I. Introduction: Bin Laden’s most important argument is that America is an oppressor of the Islamic state. His argument inspires modern, radical Arab protest movements and terrorist groups by using the words of Allah and emphasizing the comradery of Muslims in defeating threats to their religion. Bin Laden says the real motivation for the presence of Western troops in the Middle East is to support the Jews in Palestine as they aim to control the Arab Peninsula. He justifies his version of…

The Great Mosque of Kairouan is the remaining site of one of the oldest standing Minarets in from the Islamic Golden Age. The great Mosque covers nine thousand square free of space, is a quarter mile along its sides, and is the oldest site of Islamic worship in the world. Looking however directly at the Minaret the untrained eye only sees a tall structure but the style of the Minaret is one of function, purpose, and symbolism. The function of the Minaret is to provide a lookout for the watchmen…

Hagia Sophia was built as an example of the great vision and expectations Justinian and Theodora had. Hagia Sophia was so big that it is used as a landmark for sailors. Hagia Sophia may be large in size but the exterior has little decoration but allows us to see how solid and sturdy this building is. The focus of this building is around the central dome. The central dome is surrounded by half domes on each side and then more half domes. These domes and vast open spaces are part of what makes…

theory states that countries in the Middle East and North African region (MENA) that are monarchies will have a higher level of political stability, when compared to the MENA republics. My research question will therefore be ‘How are Mena monarchies able to remain politically relatively stable, when compared to the republics? Causal Mechanism The next part of the research design, is to consider the Causal Mechanism implied within the theory. To do this I will need to consider what 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…

A fictional adaptation of the CIA 's hunt for Osama bin Laden, the blockbuster film Zero Dark Thirty directed by Kathryn Bigelow presents us with a number of important ethical questions. Along with a parallel theme surrounding torture, seen in the film, as well as felt through the audience. Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden becomes one of the most-wanted men on the planet. The worldwide manhunt for the terrorist leader occupies the resources and attention of two…

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…