Week 1: August 27 2012: What is Terrorism? Lectures will be complementary to the readings‚ not reproductions. JB’s own background: * Historian‚ not very interested in abstract models‚ concepts or theories * Started out studying Medieval Islamic history‚ later shifted to modern European history and extremist groupings (also right wing‚ neo-fascist etc.) * Before 9/11‚ warned about the threat presented against the US by jihadist groups but not taken seriously – of course‚ this changed
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Kemuel Nimi Noble Islam In France ( A problem for the European Union or not) My paper would critically look at the gradual integration and Islamitization of France in the last two decades. Will France remain French? How has the French government halted the rise of fundamental radical Muslims? Someone going to Marseille a sea shore island in France would be amazed by the share amount of multi-ethnicity and cultural diversity. The soccer team of this port city Olympic Marseille illustrates this
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with her‚ because it is her memory‚ her dream‚ which her Comrade gave to her. Moreover‚ the story explains how true love is affected by society. “The ensuing sense of national outrage and betrayal ignited a storm of popular unrest in Beijing… radicalization of Chinese nationalism” (Ed. William A. Darity 521). Because of the Chinese
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with the guardia civil • 1882 - 1887: European sojourn‚ enlightenment education‚ medical studies‚ patriotism‚ Noli Me Tangere • 1887 – 1888: the turning point – The Calamba Hacienda Case • 1888 – 1892: second sojourn—radicalization of Rizal; historical ethnological‚ linguistic studies‚ Los Indios Bravos‚ conflict within break with del Pilar and La Solidaridad‚ El Filibusterismo • 1892 – 1896: the moment of truth – Rizal and the
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civilians and policemen were severely beaten up. Therefore‚ Mong Kok riot not only failed to advance the rights of the people‚ but also created enormous damage to lives and public facilities. In essence‚ violence only produces more violence and more radicalization. Extreme localism will only trap Hong Kong into a loop of endless violent clashes between civilians and government‚ and political progress can hardly
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There have been many wars come this day and age. They included much bloodshed and death. One of the bloodiest wars in the history of the world was the Battle of Stalingrad. This war was the turning point for the Allies in their fight against Germany‚ but with nearly 2 Million Civilian/Military Casualties‚ was this battle justified? The Just War theory provides a basis as to whether a war was just or evil and this will be applied to the Battle of Stalingrad to perceive whether or not this battle meets
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As of late‚ numerous Deuteronomy scholars have contended that the best interpretation of Deuteronomy 6:4 is‚ "Hear‚ Israel‚ the Lord is our God‚ the Lord alone” but Bruno seem to have a different view when he argues that “a possible objection to this suggestion‚ however‚ is that if such a meaning were intended‚ yhwh Ibd would appear in ν 6c as the more likely construction here Scholars who advocate the "alone" translation have responded to this objection by arguing that Ibd is inappropriate here
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The ‘Arab Spring’ uprisings that started three years ago resulted in a major shifting of the Arab political landscape and brought about the overthrow of a number of deep-seated and oppressive regimes and dictators like in Libya‚ Tunisia‚ Yemen and Egypt. However‚ the uprising in Syria remains unresolved and has evolved into a bloody civil conflict‚ caused so much casualties which has left destruction‚ lawlessness‚ and fear across the country. A resolution to the conflict has yet to be found‚ and
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The situation in the Middle East is a stark one. Terrorists groups have been appearing since the turn of the century and wreaking havoc across countries in the Middle East. Innocents are dying and the governments of the Middle East are becoming corrupted by the influence of radical jihadists. Since 9/11 the United States has truly taken it upon itself to put a stop to the spread of this terrorism (Bergen and Tiedemann 12-18). Today the United States’ weapon of choice against terrorists is the
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The sans-culottes during 1792/93 became increasingly radical and influential amongst the working class of Paris‚ which is why I mostly agree that the sans-culottes planned successfully to increase their influence over the French government. One of the ways this was done was mainly highlighted through their alliance with radical political factions‚ resulting in more influence on policy making. Another way in which it is made apparent is through their actions taken to overthrow the monarchy‚ and the
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