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    19 Islam 's who were associated with the terrorist group al-Qaeda, which was led by Osama Bin Laden and a few others, hijacked the plane shortly after takeoff in hopes to carry out the suicide attacks and terrorism performed that day in the United States. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, terrorism is “the unlawful use or threatened use of force or violence to intimidate or coerce, as for military or political purposes.” An effect of terrorism is the advancement of security systems…

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    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…

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    grief-stricken by the troubles of past wars and, currently, the recent Islamic fundamentalist political movement. Life was simple and peaceful before the Taliban came along, destroying a modernized society. The aftermath of the terrorist group 's attacks only made such matters worse with another war following created after the 9/11 attacks, a series of terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001 (History.com 9/11…

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    Terrorism Summary

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    these vices. It seems every day, CNN reports a new terror attack, shooting, or bombing somewhere in the world and terrorism has grown and evolved into something everyone, even Americans, fears. People keep looking over their shoulder and the entire Islamic faith has been smeared. But people do not question the credibility of the threat or even asks about what terror groups to fear more than others. And when Americans are asked about terrorism, their lack of accurate information warrants…

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    “The fact that 71 perfect of American voters in the 2014 midterms were worried about a terrorist attack in the U.S. homeland is an indication that violent groups like al Qaeda, the Islamic State and Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are still hovering in the minds of many Americans” (nationalinterest.org). The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIS, is the type of organization that forces the world 's most powerful and professional military into action halfway around the globe. ISIS is…

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    EALC 275 PAPER 1 Comparison between a Confucian ruler and a Daoist ruler Donald Trump, the Republican nominee in 2016 for US president, has been addressing the radical Islamic terrorism issues in his election speech recently. According to BBC News on September 7, 2016, Donald Trump is planning to defeat the Islamic terrorists in 30 days when he comes to office in the White House. He is calling for more military weapons, more troops and planes to give IS a fast defeat. Even though it seems to…

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    Al Qaeda Ideology

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    As stated above, Salifism Hijra, Jihad, and Jahiliyya are four terms that are crucial to Al Qaeda ideology. Corruption in Islamic society is represented by the term Jahiliyya. This term can also be associated with a state of ignorance that the Arab people lived in before God made revelations to Muhammad (Turner, 2010). The concept of Salifsm can be a counterbalance concept to that of Jahiliyya, which it is associated with…

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    September 11th, 2001. This was a moment that changed and shocked the United States. The day made its way into textbooks; it awakened the country to make new policies and initiated a war against terrorism. 2,977 individuals were killed due to no reason but hate. The attacks were attributed to Muslim terrorists. This one hateful act ignited many more. An attitude of hate was created against a minority group in the United States. Fourteen years later, Muslims continue to face discrimination;…

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    Kevin Swander said it best when he said, “Rules are rules, and no one’s exempt.” In this quote, Swander was saying that we all are required to follow the rules, and there should be no double standard that comes with it. In Pakistan , there are different rules that people are required to obey. One of the may amendments in the Pakistani Constitution says, “There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex”(Article 25). Yet, this law has been ignored by the Pakistanis time and time again. Thus,…

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    Kopping. The film details the proliferation of radical Islam, how it threatens Western society, its parallels to Nazism through the targeted eradication of the Jewish population and the reluctance of Western civilization to collectively recognize Islamic radicals as a world wide threat. The documentary uses a significant amount of video and audio footage compiled from Arab television and media broadcasts, supplemented with the personalized accounts from individuals who are experts or have…

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