Essays on Extremism

Violent Crimes

Al Shabaab refers to a jihadist terrorist group that operates in the eastern parts of the African continent, particularly in Somalia. The group originated from the militant section of the supreme Islamic courts union (ICU) in 2006 with the aim of forcing the democratic government to allow the establishment of an independent Islamic state in the country (Siegel 153). The Al Shabaab group is a form of an indoctrinated extremism as the group mostly targets the Muslim faithful to recruit them into the movement. The extremist group's main ideology is to force the formation of an Islamic state in ...

One of the main advantages of literature lies in its ability to communicate various cultural experiences and provide greater knowledge and deeper understanding of foreign traditions for the reader. In the Western civilization, Eastern religious traditions and cultures informed by them are perceived with interest, fascination and even fear; while lack of understanding can often impair successful interaction and communication. In addressing the issue of religious values, the authors of two books, Confucius Lives Next Door: What Living in the East Teaches Us about Living in the West and Children of Dust: A Portrait of a Muslim as a ...

On November 5, 2009, the son of Palestinian immigrants, Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan randomly fired into a crowd at a processing center at Fort Hood, the largest active-duty military post in the country (Army Major kills, n.d.). One would be hard pressed to find a larger military stage to conduct such blatant murder. Despite the Major shouting ‘God is great’ in Arabic, “Allahu Akbar”, just before he opened fire on soldiers who were either returning from deployment, or getting ready to be deployed, there was a denial by the government to officially label the shooting as an act ...

Overview: Historically, law enforcement and the community have had a tense relationship. The conflictual nature of the relationship is based on the fact that community members do not think traditional policing is in their best interest. They suggest that community policing model should be the strategy employed to address crime and criminality in the communities of which they are a part. At the same time law enforcement and its police officers believe that its primary role is that of crime control. These differing views have further widened the gap in police community relations as both law enforcement, and community ...

Abstract

Terrorism has in fact resulted in the need for understanding the underlying conditions, motivations, and the behaviors that facilitate its development and growth. Growth can be attributed to multiple factors that can be either from internal or external perspectives. There seems to be some form of connection that exists between the popular attitudes and the extremism that is a common place, and is now viewed as being the informational battleground. The link between the public and support either proposing or opposing violent extremism remains to be fully understood. The story is similar for the Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslā ...

The issue of Muslim immigration is one of the most discussed topics in the American society and in the wake of numerous tragic events in Europe, Middle East and now in the USA. Pew Research Center estimates that 3.3 million Muslims live in the USA. They make up approximately 1% of the total U.S. population, but by 2050 the American Muslim population will equal to more than 8 million people (Mohamed). One of the reasons of such growth is the increase in the number of immigrants from Muslim countries. Nowadays, 10% of legal immigrants are Muslim people (Mohamed). Without ...

Researchers estimate that there will be the emergence of new global trends that will significantly shape the future of businesses. The single most important macro trend that will affect the hospitality industry in the near future is the continuation and evolution of global violent extremism and terrorism. This trend falls under the macro category of political and legal forces. Events associated with terrorism have intensified over recent years, and they pose a great risk to major economies and businesses around the world. Recent research indicates that sectarian and fascist ideologies have continued to expand and in the process, new ...

Introduction

Domestic terrorist acts in the United States have been committed by a combination of native ideological sects, individuals representing what are considered to be extremist ideologies, and internationally-based terrorist organizations, such as Al-Qaeda. In the aftermath of the September 11, 2011 Al-Qaeda sponsored terrorist attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was implemented (Furlow, 2005). The primary objective of the Department of Homeland Security can be seen as terrorism prevention. Although prevention of terrorism does not eradicate its ideological causes per se, the act of prevention can aid in the identification and ...

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The digital revolution that reached its peak in the second part of the 20th century pervades its influence on every facet of the global society. One of the effects of a society impacted by this evolution is the faster access to data and the availability of the global community to that information. Nonetheless, there is another instance that is changing the operation of contemporary society-extremism. Examining all of its contemporary features, extremism is posing a two-pronged threat; one, it impacts the global community and two, terrorism impacts the changes that society will undergo. It is only after ...

The American mainstream media are influenced by Islamophobic sentiments and anti-Islamic organization that deliberately distorting the public perception of the events of 9/11. These events and the awareness of the security threats have contributed to a reduction of freedom of access to information in media. Government and security officials can block or delay the dissemination of information, could affect the journalists by various means. Now the freedom of speech can be limited to protect national security, public order, health or morals or the rights and reputation of others. The impact on the media and journalism was a direct attempt ...

There have been numerous attacks around the world that have been driven by extreme radicalization. There are those attacks that shook the world and created concern in people’s minds. One of the terrorism acts that still remain in our minds is the 9-1-1 attack on the United States. These attacks were defining and tragic to the Americans. They were affected in diverse and countless ways (Anonymous, 2013). In China, 133 people were killed on March 2014 and 141 others injured after they were attacked by eight men and women who used knives in the attack. The latest of ...

Introduction

Radical extremism is a sought after media subject today. However, the real picture is always missing. The entire world focusses only one type of radical extremism. The world chooses to forget that there is yet another type which is far more dangerous. The callous campaign of the Crusaders in the Eleventh Century destroyed the peace in the Middle East and is responsible for all the animosity towards the West from this region. Yet, European scholars at the time did not document the massacres or acts of cannibalism by the Crusading armies. Similarly, while the Western media is busy covering ...

The general understanding of a radical is that they seek change in some form, be it good or bad. An extremist exists outside of society, standing on their own or with like-minded individuals that see themselves apart from whatever society they have chosen to depart. Radical extremists are typically those who believe that their way is that which must be followed. Anyone that dares to disagree with them tends to become an instant enemy, and a potential victim. Through threats and acts of violence radical extremists have caused the loss of freedoms and liberties that many citizens have taken ...

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The 2016 Presidential race for the White House is occurring during a time of increased polarization between the two dominant American political parties. Republican and Democrat political candidates, as well as registered voters, are sharply divided on issues such as tax reform, public services and programs, income inequality, military spending, women’s reproductive rights, and the civil rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. While the common perception is that Republican candidates and voters tend to be more religious than their Democrat counterparts, the majority of polled Americans indicate that an Atheist candidate is a problem. Although ...

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The bearing of the Saudi Arabian-Iranian disputes dates back to the 1970’s when religious extremism took center stage, and as such embroiled the relationship between the otherwise two powerful states constructed on rich religious backgrounds (Fürtig, 2002). The greater intolerance and religious extremism continue to jeopardize the prospects of having stronger international ties between the two states that had once shared cordial international relations, and who were once bound by common religious doctrines. The Iranian revolution of the 1979 is all to blame for the emergence of this war, whose effects had far reaching consequence to the ...

Question:

Based on current concepts and amphibious capabilities, are we better prepared to conduct forcible entry operations than we were during the landing at Inchon, and subsequent liberation of Seoul?

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(The format is preset: 1” margins, double-spaced, Time New Roman font.) Amphibious landings have a long history, mentioned in the mythical account of the Trojan War as the opening move of the Greeks as they attacked Troy. The ability to launch amphibious attacks is a dimension-changing aspect of warfare, by sending land forces over the sea a natural barrier is eliminated and turned into a gateway for men and supply. ...

The war against terrorism is a critical endeavor that pits people of conflicting interests. However, the handling of the war is a subject interpretation as it is faced with a multiplicity of challenges (Awan, 2011). It is critical to understand that these dilemmas of lead to numerous questions over the legitimacy of the war. Several dilemmas face counterterrorism. They range from ethical to political dilemmas that remain hard to unravel. They include;

Terrorism vs. National liberation

It is undisputed that numerous terrorists’ acts are often associated with liberation and attempt to condemn national occupation. The dilemma thus remains on how to define exactly ...