AIM: How did Islamic Fundamentalist terrorism develop? Do Now: Analyze the quote “If there is a single power the West underestimates, it is the power of collective hatred.” Ralph Peters, Is there anything in the world you love so much that you would be willing to die for it?

Terrorism is Not Irrational Terrorist use logic that links Goals Objectives Strategy

Types of Terrorism What types of terrorism can you think of? Political Economic Environmental Nuclear terrorism Religious

Secular terrorists would rather make allies than indiscriminately kill their enemies Holy terrorists see killing as a sacramental act. Examples can be found in: The Koran Christian Old Testament Hebrew Bible Holy Terror vs. Secular Terror

Holy Warriors The call to violence is a call to purify the world from the nonbeliever and the incorrect interpreters of tradition in a holy war Those who do not stand with the holy warrior are evil If the holy warrior falls, the warrior becomes a martyr for hope; if the holy warrior is successful, it is a victory for the deity

Western World vs. Islam Rivalry- Islamic invasion of Spain the western Crusades, the Ottoman invasion of eastern and central Europe European defeat of the Ottomans after WW1. “The Muslim has suffered successive stages of defeat….It was too much to endure, and the outbreak of rage against these alien, infidel and incomprehensible forces that subverted his dominance….was inevitable.”

Islamic extremists too believe in a clash of civilization The West and Islam will “constantly be enemies…Islam must win and westerners will be destroyed. But we don’t have to make then enemies if they allow Islam to continue to grow so that in the end they will probably agree to be under Islam. If they refuse to be under Islam there will be chaos. If they want to have peace, they have to accept to be governed by Islam.” Abu-Bakr Bashir, head of Jemaah Islamiyah in Indonesia.

Know Your Enemy “If you know yourself but do not know your enemy, you will sometimes meet with victory, sometimes with defeat. If you know your enemy but do not know yourself, you will sometimes meet with victory, sometimes with defeat. But if you know yourself and you know your enemy, you will be victorious on a hundred occasions.” Sun-Tsu (The Art of War) “Muslims look forward to death the way Americans look forward to life.” Osama bin Laden (Islamic Terrorist)

Al Qa’eda No state, no uniform, lives among the population Believes religion is under attack and calls upon Muslims to defend Islam Even support by 1% of the Muslim population would equate to over 12 million “enemies”

Worldview Jewish Conspiracy Banking Influence/Pulling the strings US World Position Leader and therefore responsible regardless of proof Support of Israel The Final Proof

Globalization Forcing a secular western culture on a traditional Islamic culture Extolling: music, morals, sex, values and materialism Importing to them low paying jobs.

Understanding Islam IslamChristian West Role of religion for the believer The defining doctrine regulating all aspects of personal behavior, family, political and economic life. An expression of private personal belief.

Understanding Islam IslamChristian West View of government The world consists of one true faith divided into nations. There is no meaningful difference between political and religious communities. Dualism -- The world is split into two spheres, political (secular) and religious. Since the Enlightenment: religion should not be too prominent in politics.

Understanding Islam IslamChristian West View of religion The Qur’an is a single book written by one man. There are no rituals, sacraments or ordinations that can only be performed by priests -- no mediation between man an God. The Bible is the work of numerous men over a considerable time. There is a religious caste (priests) who either mediate for believers or perform certain holy rites. The Church is an institution that preserves the dogma of the faith.

Understanding Islam IslamChristian West View of society There is a polity that carries out the necessary functions of civic life, but it is also founded on principles derived from the Qur’an. This mirrors the practice of Muhammad, who was both a prophet and a political leader, merging “two traditions, the one authoritarian and quietest, the other radical and activist.” Society is a broad community of people in voluntary association who pursue common interests, preserve common ways of life and belief. Religion is only one of many factors that bind people together; numerous social sub- structures also support and nourish civic life.

Understanding Islam IslamChristian West View of the individual The individual is bound by a strict duty to observe religious law, participate in the great evangelistic work of the faith, and defend the honor of Muhammad, the Muslim faith and all those who profess them. Individuals may choose to bind themselves to a religious faith, or to no religion at all. Individuals should respect each other’s rights. “…most Muslim countries are still profoundly Muslim in a way and in a sense that most Christian countries are no longer Christian.”

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