Radicalization

Modern society is characterized by dynamic and sophisticated changes in terrorism activities. As a result, terror cells such as al-Qa’ida are a major threat among policymakers, intelligence agencies, and multinational firms in the United States. The U.S. government is continuously formulating policies of gathering intelligence against terror groups. For instance, the U.S. has formulated the Counter Intelligence Centre (CIC) to facilitate the monitoring and intelligence collection against this…

of the brain that show disgust are activated (2006). Dehumanizing of groups and individuals such as Muslims is an ongoing problem that needs to be addressed as recent studies show Islamophobia having a reactive co-radicalization effect (Pratt, 2015). In other words, the radicalization of extremist Muslim actions is creating a counter culture of…

If anyone does a generic search of the words “Muslim Immigration” through Google you will come up with more than twelve million different sources on this issue. Likewise, if anyone does a search on the “Syrian Refugee Crisis” you will get well over seventeen million different sources. This search gives a small glimpse into how large this issue is. This is why many people are interested in how the United States is going to respond. There are many different views on what should be done given the…

President-elect Trump has created a fair amount of controversy regarding his foreign policy proposals (or lack thereof, depending on who you ask). Some people have argued that Trump does not have any specific stance, and some people have argued that Trump would start a chain of events leading to the demise of humanity. However, many of his foreign policy statements might contain some merit, or some of the statements may at least contain connections to some theories and hypotheses. This paper…

The 9/11 attacks on both New York and Washington was the catalyst that brought about radical changes to traditional and community models of counter terrorism policing both internationally and within Australia. In recent years following these attacks and other similar events such as the London bombing, have brought counter terrorist measures to the forefront of policy decisions within Australia and abroad (Belasco 2010). The United Nations defines terrorism as ‘the act of violence that targets…

used to spread radicalistic views on social media to American born civilians. Primary contact of many new recruits with the Islamic state’s belief has been made through the connection of the internet. The International Centre for the Study of Radicalization and Political Violence reports that Isis now has recruited over 20,000 members, 4,000 of which originally come from western countries. Surprisingly enough, this makes them the number one recruit of foreigners (Cohen). “[H]omegrown terrorists…

is important to mention that Muslims must refrain from premarital sex, as well as many other things such as gossiping, stealing, and lying. While the Five Pillars are still prominent in the Muslim American culture, the degree of involvement and radicalization is more of a personal choice in the United States. This can be associated with the degree of exposure to the American culture and…

“Westgate Mall” in the city of Nairobi. These different attacks on Kenya has led the country to the decision of repatriating Somalia refugees and closing down of the Dadaab camp where majority of the refugees are placed in an environment were radicalizations often takes…

The film Bob Roberts is a story about a Pennsylvania senatorial race between the democratic senator, Brickley Paiste, and a folk singer, Bob Roberts. In terms of genre, it is a comedic satire criticizing the problems that the American electoral system has and how exploitable it can be by candidates, such as Bob Roberts. It heavy-handedly tackles the drama and deception that a less favorable candidate can utilize to their advantage and spin the election in their favor. To add to this, the film…

In the first documentary, “The Road to Martrydom”, we could appreciate how an England citizen, Omar, became the first westerner to carry out a suicide bombing. It is important to consider that he radicalized in England, then he started training with Al-Qaeda, and ended up being recruited by Hamas. He was a normal man, in fact, he was not interested in Muslims customs, and he had barely read the Coram; however, everything changed when he moved to London. At this point, his behavior started to…