Lecture 3: Origin of 911 (I) – The Islamic Fundamentalist Worldview

1. Lecture 3: Origin of 911 (I) –The Islamic Fundamentalist Worldview 10th February 2003 (Monday) simonsuperb@hotmail.com

2. Macro Vs Micro Origins • George W Bush: Why do they hate us so much? • Macro Origins: • Long-term Historical Development • Micro Origins: • Why was 911 arranged that way? • Why did Osama Bin Laden arrange the attack despite his expectation of American revenge?

3. Three Co-circles of 911 Origins • Within Macro Origins: • Islamic Fundamentalism Ethics (single-sided) • Clash of Civilizations Culture & History • American Perspectives Reality Culture Reality

4. Structure of Lecture 3: • Definition and Origin of Islamic Fundamentalism • America in the Eyes of Islamic Fundamentalists • Major Islamic Fundamentalists Organizations, including Al-Qaeda • Conclusion – Why do they practice Islamic Fundamentalism?

5. PART IIslamic Fundamentalism: Definition and Origins

6. Fundamentalisms • Return to the Original, the Purist Format • Fundamentalism Vs Revisionism • UST Fundamentalism Vs UST Revisionism • Christian Fundamentalism: Puritanism • Buddhist Fundamentalism • Marxist Fundamentalism: Maoism • Tariq Ali: Clash of Fundamentalisms

7. Origins of Islamic Fundamentalism • Origins of Islam • Origins of Islamic Fundamentalism • The Doom Side of the Caliphate • Pan-Islamism Vs Nationalism of Islamic Countries • The Koran Debate

8. Doom Side of the Caliphate • Caliph = Islamic Monarch • Caliphate = Regime of the Islamic Monarch • The first 4 Caliphs & the “Bad Caliphs” • Arabian Nights: the story of the 1001 Nights • Primitivism

9. Pan-Islamism Vs Nationalism • “Pan-something”: the greatness of “something” and its exclusivity • Pan-Islamism • Pan-Chinese Movement • Pan-Slavic Movement • Pan-Americanism • Collapse of the Ottoman Empire (1918) • Colonial Era in the Middle East • Independence of Modern Arabic Countries • Nationalism: theoretical framework of existence of modern Arabic countries

10. The Koran Debate • Status of Mohammad the Prophet • Iconoclastic Debate • Parallel between Mohammad and Secular Rulers of Saudi royalties

11. The Fundamentalist Structural Pyramid Absolutism – Anarchism – Primitivism –

12. The 2-folded Fundamentalism • Anti-bureaucratism • Target: Bad governments (KSA, Kuwait, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, etc.) • Anti-Americanism • Target: Powers supporting the bad governments (USA and its allies + Israel)

13. PART IIAmerica in the Eyes of Islamic Fundamentalists

14. “The Hubal of the Age” • 1st enemy of Islam: Paganism (7th Century) • Hubal, Mecca, KSA • Gulf War (1989-1990) • American Army = Pagan Hubal?

15. “Lands of the Crusaders” • 2nd enemy of Islam: Christian Crusade (Apostates from the West) (11th– 14th Century) • From Pope Urban II (1095) to Pope John Paul II (2000) • Saladin the Sultan • George W Bush: “launch the Crusade” • USA = Christian representative? • Taliban = Islam representatives?

16. “The Mongol Threat” • 3rd Enemy of Islam: Mongols (Apostates from the East) (14th Century) • Genghis Khan • Hulegu Khan • 3rd Western Expedition • Israeli-Palestinian Conflict? • Economic Sanction against Iraqi People?

17. Assigned Readings • Main Text: Michael Doran: “Somebody Else’s Civil War – Ideology, Rage, and the Assault on America” (H&R P.31-52) • Supplementary Text: Tariq Ali: The Clash of Fundamentalisms. Chapter 9: The Roots of Wahhabism. (P.73-78)

18. PART IIIMajor Islamic Fundamentalist Branches

19. Wahhabism (KSA) • State religion of KSA after Wahhabi • Agreement between KSA Royalty and Wahhabi mullahs • Islamic Fundamentalist Training Schools • Students: Al-Qaeda and Taliban

20. Muslim Brotherhood (Egypt) • Agreement with President Nasser • The Great Purge • Assassination of President Sadat (1981) • Merge with Al-Qaeda

21. Islamic Salvation Front (Algeria) • 1992 Algerian Parliamentary Election • Only Islamic Fundamentalists won power through democratic means • The Algerian official reaction • The Western reaction • Democracy: the double standard

22. C.V. of Mr. Osama Bin Laden • Nationality: KSA • Family: Construction Business. Rich. • Royal Connection: the replacement issue in Afghanistan (1979) • Secular University • Major: Public Administration

23. C.V. of Mr. Osama Bin Laden (II) • Afghan War against USSR (1980-1989) • Gulf War against USA (1989-1990) • Enemy = USA • Founder of Al-Qaeda • Fatwa against USA • 911: First Response or Final Response?

24. Conclusion -- Why do people practice Islamic Fundamentalism?

25. Why? Why? Why? • Religious Reasons? • Political Reasons? • Article 23 in the Islamic World • Economic Reasons?

26. The “Heaven Package” • The Middle Class Paradox of 911 Hijackers • Greatest Scary of the Americans • The 911 Bomber Diary • Number of Virgin-wife: 70 • Duration of each climax: 24 years • Discontent towards the Current World

27. How to make the Heaven less attractive? • Fight against the Evil? OR • Satisfy: • Religious aspirations? • Political aspirations? • Economic reasons? • Humanitarian reasons?

28. Imagine – John Lennon Imagine there's no heaven,It's easy if you try,No hell below us,Above us only sky,Imagine all the peopleliving for today...Imagine there's no countries,It isn’t hard to do,Nothing to kill or die for,No religion too,Imagine all the peopleliving life in peace... Imagine no possessions,I wonder if you can,No need for greed or hunger,A brotherhood of man,Imagine all the peopleSharing all the world...You may say I’m a dreamer,but I’m not the only one,I hope some day you'll join us,And the world will live as one.

29. ~~The End~~ Thank you for attending