Radical Islam Research Paper

Guiding Question: Is Radical Islam Becoming A Religious Movement In Australia For Young People?

World wide debate had arose 17 years ago with the Russian invasion of Afghanistan. At that time it was believed that it was in the civilians best interest for the USA to arm civilians so they could fight the Russians now that has been seen as poor decision as those weapons are now being used by Islamic radicals. This along with other decisions have led to once peaceful Muslim nations erupting into war by terror groups gaining more power until they eventually became insurgents. This with the rise of social media and technology have allowed their messages of hate to spread violently across the globe. Has it spread to Australia? And has it become a
This is due to the rise of social media which has many benefits but does allow people’s radical ways spread with the click of a button. This is concerning as people don’t need to meet to plan and conspire this can all be done at home without anyone knowing. As well as technology increasing people from war torn middle east have been leaving as refugees since 2001 with the rise of conflicts in afghanistan. Some of these refugees have found a home in Australia the majority of these refugees are not extremists but sometimes it turns out their children turn into them. Often the Muslim population’s values don’t match with the Australian national ideology and young Muslims feel not understood. This with the feeling of not being wanted in the country can lead to them being prone to extremist ideology and
In world war two when Hitler was in power not everyone was in favour of his regime but with the support of Pope Pius XII his legitimacy was validated. The events that unfolded in world war 2 shows the power that religious leaders and the government have and the horrific events that can happen if people do not oppose them. That is why it is promising to see the Grand Mufti and other Islamic leaders condemning Islamic State. The Grand Mufti is very open about his view saying “ISIS is a trick designed to prey on youth, either by their being killed or locked up in prison.” He has also made advice that is contemporary “we warn our youth regarding the deceitful propaganda that ISIS uses through social media such as Facebook and Twitter”. This responds to ISIS is meant to try and deter as many Muslims as possible but ISIS have their own Muslim leaders who are pro violence whose very job is to insight rebellion and