During November 26th-29th ten members of the Pakistani based terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) came by sea from Karachi attacking numerous soft targets in Mumbai‚ India resulting in over 160 deaths and 300 casualties. The locations consisted of: the Taj Mahal Palace‚ Trident-Obetroi‚ Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CRT)‚ Cama hospital‚ Albless hospital‚ Nariman house business and residential complex‚ Cafe Lepold‚ and Time of India office. The attacks of numerous soft targets had a large psychological
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Ten years ago no one had heard of Islamophobia‚ today the fear spreads like cancer. A phobia widespread‚ filled with mayhem‚ poisonous rhetoric‚ and cruelty . 9/11 was the catalyst for a new wave of Islamophobia. People seem to forget that Muslims were also victims on that day. Terrorists did not spare those who’s religion they claimed their own.Cultural and religious acceptance was put on the back burner. There has always been the need for an enemy‚ otherwise the good guys wouldn’t see any publicity
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Scapegoating a term used to define a person or group that is unfairly blame for the actions of others. America has a long history of scapegoating a minority group. Muslims are now America’s latest minority group that are being unfairly blamed for the action of the terrorist. After the 9/11 terrorist attack committed by radical Muslim terrorists‚ Muslims have been at the front line of scapegoating. The actions of these extremists had a big influence on how American society views all Muslims as if
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Introduction: The question raised from current events around the world has left the world pondering is ISIS a religion? To answer this I have gone through intense research to find out the truth. I have used ten sources to present my answer to this world dilemma. ISIS uses Islam to show western nations that yes‚ we are a religion. In realty‚ ISIS is an organization of fundamental extremist using Islam as a shield that will protect their motives to start World War III. Blakemore‚ Brian‚ and Imran
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Good evening ladies and gentleman and welcome to the Brisbane Comedy Festival. I am delighted to have this opportunity this evening to share my reflection of the nature of humour and the way it moves us to new ways of seeing the world. Humour can powerfully work to invite audiences to question the way our society constructs the social identities of other religions. It is through humour‚ that Jeff Dunham’s ventriloquial act featuring his popular dummy‚ “Achmed the Dead Terrorist” can elucidate this
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American Military University Understanding the Terrorist Mind Roger A. Choiniere‚ Jr. HLSS154 Mind of a Terrorist Professor Rodney Simmons September 28‚ 2014 What creates the mindset of a person to become a terrorist‚ and have these beliefs grown stronger through time? In order for someone to become a terrorist‚ they must first have hatred to an ideological way of life and a strong commitment to the cause of action that will alter its success. The process begins with a belief by certain
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Islamophobia Originally named Cordoba house‚ Park 51 is a project to build a Muslim cultural center and a mosque that is only two blocks away from Ground Zero. The plan has already been approved by city authorities and is backed by Mayor Bloomberg. But the project is confronted with a large protest. Some opponents are concerned that an Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero would offend the families who were affected in the 9/11 attacks. Protesters have compared Islam as extremists sympathetic
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Essay Question: Critically evaluate the differences in the representation of terrorists and terrorism before and after 9/11. The representation of terrorists and terrorism can be said to have changed significantly since the attacks on the United States of America on September 11th 2001. On this day‚ referred to as 9/11‚ Islamist extremists hijacked four aeroplanes that were flying above the United States. The hijackers intentionally flew two of these planes
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Terrorism and its Effects on International Relations Introduction Over the years there have been significant changes in how terrorism is carried out. With the changes in how terrorism is carried out there have also been dramatic changes in how countries counter terrorist attacks. The modifications in the way a country counters these terrorist attacks affects international relations of these countries. These issues bring about the question of how have counter terrorism methods affected international
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Should I stay or should I go? Hegghammer‚ Thomas. “Should I stay or should I go? Explaining variation in Western Jihadist’ choice between domestic and foreign fighting.” American Political Science Review‚ 2013. The continued growth of attacks abroad has had a great impact on the world. In this article “Should I stay or should I go?” the author attempts to analyze the motivation behind the variations in conflict theatre choices of western Jihadist’. While some militants attack at home
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