... ever." A few days after Sept. 11, that quotation from a sacred Muslim commentary turned up on an English-language Web site called www.fatwa-online.com. There it was brandished by a Muslim scholar who argued that Islam could never, under any circumstances, justify the practice known in the West as ... around to be asked about their apocalyptic vision and motives, but they had plenty of contemporaries. As a reborn reporter, my instinct was to visit several Muslim centers -- Gaza, Cairo, Hamburg -- throwing myself into as many intense conversations as I could on the subject of suicide bombi...

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... strategic importance, which is vital in the mission to restore homeland security. In order to achieve this restoration, the United States should expand inquiries on intelligence in predominantly Arabian-Muslim-oriented various regions. One step in examining potential threats, is determining whether or not nations pose a threat, and if so, is the threat direct or indirect? When ... The only threat the government of Egypt poses to the U.S. is indirect through continuation of an illegitimate government that sustains a recruit breeding pool for militant Islam. Militant Islam "the radical, e...

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... to understand each other, but because they understood each other perfectly well." (D"Souza 2002 pg 12) Christianity and Islam are so closely related most countries cannot peacefully contain both religions, and they have found themselves conflicting over conversion and evangelism throughout history. Muslim states enforce total cooperation and submission. "Consider New York City. It is a tumultuous place, teaming with diversity. ... ." (Smith 1976) Muslims despise the separation of church and state, it goes against their ways of life. Islam is more than a religion it's a way of life involv...

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... trying to plan a vacation was based on ways to avoid trouble because of the discrimination. Even before the attacks of September 11th the Muslim religion has been misunderstood in this country. The treatment of women by the males has always been questioned here, and often people have judged ... they immediately pointed them out, specifically searched her family down intensively and not any of the other passengers (National Geographic.com). In an interview with Stodolsky a Muslim woman of Pakistani background pointed out that she did not cover, but she was quoted: I don't know why I"m not...

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... ) were harassed, some were even beaten, and most of them were racially profiled by just about everyone that was not an Arab or Muslim. "One of the patterns emerging from the post 9-11 government policies is the use of race,religion,and ethnicity to target particular communities in ... the U.S. for arrest, detention and removal. This is well documented in Susan Akram's article entitled "THE DEMONIZATION OF ISLAM AND ARAB AMERICANS" (Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Spring-Summer 2002 p.61 (58). I am sure that you know as well as I do that ... Although a lot of the racism seems to have died d...

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... role has the United States played in giving rise to Osama Bin Ladin? In what way has he called into question the meaning of the Koran and the tenets of Islam, which he uses as his justification for his attacks. Could these events have been prevented by another course of action on the part of the Western powers? If one is ... an ideological purpose. It was regarded as an attack against Western ideology and in defense of Bin Laden's view of Islam. The presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia, holy ground because it is the site of Mecca, the holiest of Islam's holy places. Presence of A...

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... role has the United States played in giving rise to Osama Bin Ladin? In what way has he called into question the meaning of the Koran and the tenets of Islam, which he uses as his justification for his attacks. Could these events have been prevented by another course of action on the part of the Western powers? If one is ... an ideological purpose. It was regarded as an attack against Western ideology and in defense of Bin Laden's view of Islam. The presence of American troops in Saudi Arabia, holy ground because it is the site of Mecca, the holiest of Islam's holy places. Presence of A...

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... would put into effect the most radical version of Islamic law and the use of violence against non-Muslim military personnel and civilians and Muslim opponents. To recruit followers, Islamic extremists use propaganda that the West, led by the United States, is at war with Islam. This process where individuals accept violent Islamist extremism is commonly called "radicalization." The U.S. response to ... ...

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... the world.International terrorism has changed in structure and design over the centuries. Jewish zealots conducted campaigns against the Romans in the first century AD, and the Hashshashin, a Shi'ah Muslim group who gave us the word assassin, systematically murdered those in positions and leadership during the 19th century. The modern age of terrorism began in the 1960's. International terrorism in ... to gain legitimacy from the general public. During the past two decades, they have had enormous success with their ability to present themselves to the Arab and Muslim world as the true b...

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