Al Qa Struggles
Terrorism: The Struggle for Peace In all corners of the world, terrorists pose a constant threat to the everyday life of millions. Despite the best efforts of nations around the world, the struggle to end terrorism is held back by a lack of understanding of terrorist organizations and their goals. If leaders of the world unite to better understand what these organizations desire, the struggle for power would come to an end. Leaders must put their selfish desires 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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The Al-Qa’ida originated in 1988. In Arabic, the word Al-Qa’ida means the base or the foundation. They believe that they are the foundation of reviving the Islamic religion. Al-Qa’ida is founded on extremist Sunni Islamic principles. When the organization started, it was headed by Osama Bin-Laden. Since the assassination of Bin-Laden in 2011, the organization has continued to thrive and carry out its mission. After the death of Bin-Laden it is believed that the Al-Qa’ida is less than finished (Gillis). In addition to upsetting the Al-Qa’ida in killing their leader, the amateur groups that the Al-Qa’ida assists also are seeking revenge for the death of …show more content…
Islam is the main factor that connect HAMAs and its counterparts. Arabic words that mean Islamic Resistance movement form the acronym HAMAs. In 1987 HAMAs was founded by Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al- Rantissi and Mohammad Taha. The start of this organization was sparked by the First Intifada, a Palestinian and Israeli uprising over control of the Palestinian territories. Israel has failed to keep HAMAs out of the country and its politics (Peraino). Twenty years later, the HAMAs organization has come into power in the Palestinian parliament. In 2007, the HAMAs had seventy-six members voted into the house, putting them in power (Zunes). With this win over Fatah, a rival political party, HAMAs proved themselves to be more than a terrorist organization. Despite their position in the Palestinian government HAMAs is still considered a terrorist organization by Canada, Japan, Israel, the European Union and the United
The Al-Qa’ida originated in 1988. In Arabic, the word Al-Qa’ida means the base or the foundation. They believe that they are the foundation of reviving the Islamic religion. Al-Qa’ida is founded on extremist Sunni Islamic principles. When the organization started, it was headed by Osama Bin-Laden. Since the assassination of Bin-Laden in 2011, the organization has continued to thrive and carry out its mission. After the death of Bin-Laden it is believed that the Al-Qa’ida is less than finished (Gillis). In addition to upsetting the Al-Qa’ida in killing their leader, the amateur groups that the Al-Qa’ida assists also are seeking revenge for the death of …show more content…
Islam is the main factor that connect HAMAs and its counterparts. Arabic words that mean Islamic Resistance movement form the acronym HAMAs. In 1987 HAMAs was founded by Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al- Rantissi and Mohammad Taha. The start of this organization was sparked by the First Intifada, a Palestinian and Israeli uprising over control of the Palestinian territories. Israel has failed to keep HAMAs out of the country and its politics (Peraino). Twenty years later, the HAMAs organization has come into power in the Palestinian parliament. In 2007, the HAMAs had seventy-six members voted into the house, putting them in power (Zunes). With this win over Fatah, a rival political party, HAMAs proved themselves to be more than a terrorist organization. Despite their position in the Palestinian government HAMAs is still considered a terrorist organization by Canada, Japan, Israel, the European Union and the United