Al Qaeda is a terrorist group that was founded between 1988 and 1989. The founders included Osama Bin Laden and Muhammad Atef among others with the same views. The name Al Qaeda translates to "the base" in the English language. Al Qaeda moves around the Middle East until it settled in Afghanistan. The group opposes the United States and other countries due to the counties not following Al Qaeda extreme views of Islam. Al Qaeda has allied themselves with other extremist groups with the similar agendas
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and unlawful act in which groups or agents of some principal engage in a threatened or actual use of force or violence against human or property targets” (Understanding Terrorism Gus Martin). Terrorism is all around us from the UK‚ 28th June 2012 “Al-Qaeda terror suspect caught at Olympic Park” (Telegraph) and the world‚ 20th May 2013 “Car bombs hit Dagestan capital Makhachkala” (Euronews). It is clear we must gain as much knowledge and understanding of terrorism in order to attempt to prevent attacks
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his citizen should function within a political or social context‚ this paper seeks to find from different works and opinions of different authors made within his works to provide an interpretation of the role of Alfarabi’s citizen. Abu Nasr Muhammad Al-Farabi‚ referred to as simply Alfarabi‚ lived from about 870 A.D. to 950 A.D. He spent most of his life in Baghdad. Not much is known about Alfarabi’s private life. He was born of Turkish descent in the Farabi district of Turkestan. Alfarabi was generally
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Arabic Lit 1121 Al-Andalus Al-Andalus was referred to as the areas of the Iberian Peninsula which were occupied by the Moors between 711-1492 AD. The Iberian Peninsula is the south western most part of Europe including Spain‚ Portugal‚ and France. The Moors were Muslim people of Arab descent who invaded or settled Al-Andalus from Northern Africa. Before the Moors came to the Iberian Peninsula‚ Spain was ruled under the Visigoths. Their kingdom quickly fell apart when the Moors
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Al-Qaeda had been seen as the most powerful and relevant threat to the United States‚ specifically since the September 11‚ 2001 terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers. But appearing on most subject matter experts and intelligence community personnel is the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria‚ better known in the press as ISIS. This is a Sunni group that has become more vicious and powerful than any other terrorist group known to us‚ even more brutal than al-Qaeda itself. This is why it is
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terrorist group Al-Qaeda. Others believe that if the US had healthier ties with the Iraqi government‚ then 9/11 and other attacks wouldn’t have occurred. At one point in time‚ Al-Qaeda‚ was the worlds` most powerful terrorist group. Al-Qaeda is a global militant Sunni Islamist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980`s.They operate as a network comprising both a multinational‚ stateless army and an Islamist extremist‚ wahhabi jihadist group. Among the beliefs assigned to al-Qaeda‚ members
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the history of the Syria‚ sections of the pentagon papers and review how United States foreign policy has failed handle the threat ISIL. History of Syria’s Succession Hafiz al-Assad died on June 10‚ 2000 after 30 years of rule over Syria. Before Hafiz al-Assad‚ Syria had underwent 15 successful coups between 1949-1970. Al-Assad is credited for slowing down the disturbingly harsh domestic political disturbance
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Paper 1 – Al-Qaeda 10/19/10 It would not at all be surprising if this decade comes to be known as the decade of terrorism in years to come. Since the turn of the millennium‚ terrorism‚ maybe more than any other global issue or topic‚ has plagued the world stage with constant news and horror. It can be argued that terrorism is a problem with no solution and no end in sight. The Islamic militant group‚ Al-Qaeda‚ is the most well known terrorist organization in the world. Al-Qaeda has been held
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(Wood‚ page 89) President Obama was referring to the relationship between al-Qaeda‚ a well-established terrorist group‚ and ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Shaam)‚ a terrorist group that has recently grown within the last couple of years. This statement suggests that ISIS and al-Qaeda are working together and has led to much confusion on the relationship between al-Qaeda and ISIS. The rise of ISIS is different than that of al-Qaeda due to the success of its leadership‚ the establishment of the ‘caliphate’
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aside and come together for the good of all. Al Qa’ida‚ HAMAs and FARC claim the titles of the three largest and most powerful terrorist organizations in the world. All three of these organizations have different reasons for their behavior‚ different intentions with their attacks
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