1. EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY
THEIR FEAR/OUR FEAR
ANNE ALY
EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY

2. FEAR FEAR is the ultimate goal of terrorists FEAR motivates
FEAR is a powerful political tool

3. THEIR FEAR/OUR FEAR
On a scale from 1-5 where 1 is HIGHLY UNLIKELY and 5 is HIGHLY LIKELY:
In your opinion, how likely is it that Australia will experience a terrorist attack some time soon?
In your opinion, how likely is it that Australia will experience a terrorist attack from a foreign or external source such as Al Qaeda?
In your opinion, how likely is it that Australia will experience a terrorist attack from within Australia similar to the London terrorist bombings?
Non Muslims rated the threat of a terrorist attack in Australia from internal sources as likely or highly likely.

4. THEIR FEAR/OUR FEAR
On a scale from 1-5, where 1 is NOT AT ALL and 5 is VERY MUCH:
Are you anxious or worried about a terrorist attack in Australia?
Are you anxious or worried about a government response to a terrorist attack that may result in the loss of some civil liberties?
Do you believe that the response to a terrorist attack in Australia will have a negative effect on some people or groups in Australia?
Are you anxious or worried about the impact of a terrorist attack in Australia on you or your family?
Muslims rated their fear of a government response to a terrorist attack as high or very high.

5. THEIR FEAR/OUR FEAR
Non Muslims are more concerned about a terrorist threat.
Muslims are more concerned about the likely impact of a terrorist attack on their communities.

6. THEIR FEAR/OUR FEAR
I came to work in the morning. Everybody was scared about the security of the school so we locked up the gates. There was this notion going on that the children might be harmed, the school might be damaged in one way or another. Everyone was concerned about the safety of the children. Because people believed that there was going to be a backlash inevitably

7. THEIR FEAR/OUR FEAR
The media has directed the Westerners that it is the Muslims, it is Al Qaeda who are behind it and unfortunately the people start looking at you like oh, you’re the guilty one. The law says you are innocent until proven guilty and it has changed that rule by saying you are guilty until proven innocent. So basically we were victimised and anything happens around the world now, any attack, anything, the fingers are pointed at us no matter what.
The media and the government love to create a monster. You know to feed and frighten the people. Now we are the monster.

8. THEIR FEAR/OUR FEAR
They are aiming to destroy us and we are not aware of it but now we are under attack we are being destroyed. What about realising we are being attacked by purpose not by our people. And now there are terrorists- all these crimes that are happening under the name of the Muslims. Who is really behind them?

15. THEIR FEAR/OUR FEAR
But you look at Al Jazeera they talk in the same tongue as the Western media but in our language.
And then you look again at something like al Manar who talks of their own tongue. They do not use the other media’s ideas.
They have been attacked by the Americans, been attacked by the Israelis and they have their own opinion.

16. AL MANAR

17. THEIR FEAR/OUR FEAR
“Our driving motivation doesn’t come from tangible commodities
that this world has to offer.
Your democratically elected governments continuously perpetuate
atrocities against my people all over the world. And your support of
them makes you directly responsible, just as I am directly
responsible for protecting and avenging my Muslim brothers and
sisters.
Until we feel security, you will be our targets. And until you stop
the bombing, gassing, imprisonment and torture of my people we will
not stop this fight. We are at war and I am a solider. Now you too will
taste the reality of this situation....
Mohammed Khan in a video aired on al Jazeera

18. THE APU BY SANDMONKEY
Arabs never make mistakes, and they rarely lose wars.
The Zionists and the Americans are always to blame for everything that is wrong in the APU.
3) If there is any credit at all that can be contributed to Arabs in any way, they will take it. ("Even though this whole 911 thing was a jewish conspiracy anyway, if it turned out that arabs were behind it, then u have to admit that it was greatly planned and flawlessly executed and that its good to give America a lesson every now and then.")
4) Good leadership is inversely related to how US-friendly a leader is!
5) Any media that is not the official state-owned media is filled with Zionist, Jewish, American, Christian, imperialist, anti-arab influences and they LIE ALL THE TIME!
6) There is really no need for elections in the APU, because Presidents and rulers are presidents and rulers for life.
7) The only viable alternative candidate to the current leader or president is this current leader or president’s son.

19. Sustaining Terror Terrorism Collective allegiance Fear/terror
Alienation/aggression
Collective allegiance
Fear/terror
Terrorism
Terror Sustainment Model (Aly 2006)