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War & Terrorism
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Muslim/Islamic Culture• Base their faith on the Qur’an and Allah.• Base faith on their prophet Muhammad.• Two major sects of Muslim– Sunni – Majority of Muslims in the world – Shiite – Rule Iran and have presence in Iraq and Syria– Wahhabism – Strict interpretation of Islam. Osama Bin
Laden claimed this sect• On average there are around 1.2 billion followers
or 23% of the earth’s population• Second largest religion in the world
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Muslim/Islamic Culture• Family is the basic unit of Islam society• Man is responsible for the care of his
family• Marriage is a contract• According to the Qur’an a man is able
to take up to four wives• Hijab requires both men and women
to dress and behave modestly
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Jihad• Means struggle• Technically it means “to struggle in the way of
Allah”• Two commonly accepted meanings of jihad– “Greater Jihad” = An inner struggle to fulfill their
religious duties– “Lesser Jihad” = Physical struggle against enemies
of Islam
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Terrorism
• Groups of Muslims believe that terrorism is an ideal form of jihad
• Not all Muslims believe in this theory!
• Types of Terrorism– Suicide attacks – the
suicide bombers are considered “martyrs”
– Hijackings– Kidnappings and
executions– Internet recruiting
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Key Organizations• Egyptian Islamic Jihad – Main goal is to replace current
Egyptian gov’t with an Islamic State. Founded in late 1970’s.
• Islamic Resistance Movement – Organized from the Muslim Brotherhood. Loosely organized and known for its suicide bombers.
• Al Qaeda – Created by Osama Bin Laden. Main goal is to reestablish the Muslim State. Extremely anti-Israeli and anti-American
• Muslim Brotherhood – Founded in 1928. Originally base in Egypt. Attempted assassinations on several leaders.
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Notable Terrorist Attacks• 1983 Beirut Barracks
Bombing -- 305 killed, 75 wounded
• 1993 Bombay Bombings – 250 killed, 700 wounded
• September 11th Attacks – 2,977 killed, over 6,000 injured
• 2013 Boston Marathon Bombings – 3 killed, 264 wounded, leaving at least 14 as amputees.
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Causalities in Iraq/Afghanistan
Iraq• 4,802 deaths • Year 2007 being the
deadliest at 962• Ages 18-21: 1,352
causalities• 481 deaths in California• Ohio being 6th for war
causalities with 187 deaths
Afghanistan• 3,341 deaths • 2010 being the
deadliest year with 710 deaths
• Ages 18-21: 672 causalities
• 241 deaths in California• Ohio being 7th in war
causalities with 85 deaths