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Terrorism Today

Terrorism Today. WHAT IS TERRORISM????. Threat or use of violence For a Political Purpose Targets Civilians Manipulate with fear . Strategies. Asymmetrical Create impression of being unsafe, impotence of government Media Events. September 11, 2001. A Global Jihad. London July 7, 2005.

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Terrorism Today

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  1. Terrorism Today

  2. WHAT IS TERRORISM???? • Threat or use of violence • For a Political Purpose • Targets Civilians • Manipulate with fear

  3. Strategies • Asymmetrical • Create impression of being unsafe, impotence of government • Media Events

  4. September 11, 2001

  5. A Global Jihad London July 7, 2005 Spain, March 11, 04 London Knifing May, 2013 Bali Night Club Oct. 2000

  6. Iran becomes Islamic theocratic “democratic” dictatorship • Religious Police roam Iran and Revolutionary courts execute dissenters. • State Funding of Terror • Killing of 244 Marines by Hezbollah in Lebanon, IED’s in Iraq, proxy wars with Israel Life in the New Iran

  7. After Sadat killed by Muslim Brotherhood, military coup puts Mubarak in power. • Tough on Islamist threat to build Sunni Caliphate • 2012 – Uprising brings Muslim Brotherhood to power. • Coup unseats them in 2013 Modernization or terror: Egypt

  8. Add in Women’s Rights Issues • Depends on the interpretation of Shari’ahin each state • Issues in Some Places: • Wearing of Headscarf • Access to education, healthcare, politics • Forced Circumcision • Honor Killings & Acid Attacks • Are Women’s Rights Western Rights?

  9. Women in Islam

  10. Revival of the Hijab • In the Middle East, a sign of resistance against Western Imperialism & Pride in Muslim faith & culture

  11. The Hijab • Scarf over head • The Niqab • Full face Veil Different Types

  12. The Burqa

  13. Quran’s View of the Veil • Doesn’t mandate women to cover their heads • Tells women to follow God’s commandment & follow the “correct standard of modesty”.

  14. Islamic Society • Governed by Shari-ah Law • Regulates all aspects of life • Food, Gambling, Sex, family business and government • INTERPRETED BY SCHOLARS!!!

  15. Political Issues in the Arab Nations

  16. How should the region proceed?Two roads diverge in the sand • ON THE ONE HAND… • Political Islam / Islamism • Shari’ah Law based in the Quran • Islamic democratic Theocracies • Reject the West RESIST THE WEST THAT HAS OPPRESSED THE PEOPLE

  17. On the Other Hand:secular Islamic democracies • THANKS TO ATATURK in Turkey • Separates Church and State • Women’s Rights (1934- Women Vote) • Freedom of Religion • New Dress codes (Fez and Veil outlawed) • Roman Alphabet

  18. The US War on Terror

  19. The US Invades Afghanistan • Strategic blunder of Al Qaeda??? • Taliban forced into mountains and Bin Laden went into hiding

  20. Back in Iraq - Gulf War II • Post 9/11, Bush vows to stop rogue nations and terrorism • West thought Hussein developing a bio/chem/nuclear program, told to allow inspectors.

  21. The War & Democracy? • March, 2003, US & allies invade Iraq. 28 days long • Jan, 2005 – first fully elected govn’t • 2006-get constitution • April 23, 2006- Nouri al-Maliki elected PM

  22. Insurgency • Immediately after fall of Saddam • US not greeted by flowers • NO WMD’s FOUND!!! • Ex-Ba’athists & “Al-Qaeda in Iraq” under Abu Musab al-Zarqawi

  23. The Dictator Gone… what now? • Hanged 29 December 2006 • Over 4,000 dead US soldiers as of June. ’08 • Intense Shiite-Sunni Violence with torture and ethnic cleansing

  24. The Future • Can the Sunni triangle join in the democracy? • Can the three Iraqs (Sunnis, Shiites & Kurds) unite into one people • Can we stop theocracy and Civil War? KURD SUNNI SHIITE

  25. A New Battlefield • Fleeing Afghanistan, Taliban moved into NW Pakistan. • Pakistan let Taliban administer tribal regions with Shariah • Now at war as Taliban extended • PAKISTAN HAS NUCLEAR WEAPONS! TEENAGE DRUGGED UP SUICIDE BOMBERS

  26. A New Approach • Pres. Obama’s changes • Vow to leave Iraq by 2010 (Let Iraqis deal with Iraqi problems) • Vow to close Guantanamo Prison (makes Muslims angry) • Won’t say “Islamic Terror”, but “radicals” • Dialogue, not military

  27. The Death of Bin Laden

  28. Started in 2010 when a 26-year-old man, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself on fire after he was humiliated by the police • Protests, sparked by this, started all over Tunisia which then spread to all of the Middle East very quickly • And with the help of Facebook and cellphones • Egypt becomes the face of the Spring because they forced President Honsi Mubarak to step down and broadcast much of the revolution on Facebook • A free election was held in November 2011 but protests still continue in Tahrir Square • While many countries have overthrown their gov’ts there is still much fighting going on in the region Arab Spring

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