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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"radical Islam"”.
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Radical Islam in Afghanistan: The Case of Al Qaeda
… to target, defeat, and eliminate al Qaeda, the Islamic extremist group continues to operate in the region. Al Qaeda's radical brand of Islam continues to attract new recruits and supporters. Additionally, it operates as a force multiplier in the Afghan insurgency against the American-led …
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The Interaction of Civic Nationalism and Radical Islam: A Theoretical Examination and Empirical Analysis
… of an equally viable identity construction. Radical Islam is the focus point of this comparison. A powerful religious identity, radical Islam instills in its members a similar sense of unity through belief in core values and utilizes the existence of external threats to reinforce its …
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The Two Capitals of Islam
Saudi Arabia and Iran have long been fomenters of radical Islam and terror. One purpose of this thesis is to explain and give examples of Saudi and Iranian efforts to increase Middle Eastern instability. The other purpose of this thesis is to lay out a series of policy recommendations for the …
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Islamic Radicalization in Central Asia
… actors in different directions over the issue of radical Islam. This paper reviews those developments and the responses from non-state actors to determine, ultimately, if Central Asian republics will become more susceptible to radical Islam and terrorism in the coming years. The five Central Asian …
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The Growing Threat of Islamic Radicalism in Europe
Europe is becoming a proverbial Petri dish for Islamic radicalism. The declining birthrates of native Europeans and the increasing immigration rates of Muslims are giving radical Islamists the chance to preach their culture and religious views, including those of extreme radical nature, e.g., …
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The Global Spread of Islamism: An Agent-Based Computer Model
… dynamic network that considers the rate at which Islamism will spread globally. I define Islamism as the organized political trend that seeks to solve modern political problems by referencing Muslim teachings. The trend is also associated with Radical Islam or Islamic Fundamentalism and is often …
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Jihad as an Ideograph: Osama bin Laden's rhetorical weapon of choice
… Laden’s reframing of fulfills his ideology of radical Islam and consequently makes the appeal to his audience to embrace the duty of . I conclude by discussing the theoretical implications of this thesis to the theory of ideograph, the appeal to audiences and advances for future research.</p>
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Jihad as an Ideograph: Osama bin Laden's rhetorical weapon of choice
… Laden’s reframing of fulfills his ideology of radical Islam and consequently makes the appeal to his audience to embrace the duty of . I conclude by discussing the theoretical implications of this thesis to the theory of ideograph, the appeal to audiences and advances for future research.</p>
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The United States-Israel Strategic Relationship
… as both nations face a common threat from Radical Islam and its state sponsors.
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Islamism and Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and North Africa
This thesis analyses the impact of Islamism in the Middle East and North Africa. In the name of Islam, Islamist groups have embarked upon a path of violence and terrorism. The primary objective of the thesis is to critically analyse the ideas, approaches and implications of Islamism. Firstly, by …
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Making Hui: The minoritisation, performance and place of Islam in contemporary Beijing
… climate, when the West's gaze is fixed on radical Islam, the U.S.led “Global War on Terror” is used to control Muslims everywhere. Set in this context, this research examines how the Chinese State co-created the ethnicity and place of the Hui, China's largest Islamic minority group. …
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The tragedy of Islamism in Britain: a fetishism for politics
… groups (in this case, the UK Government and Islamist parties in the UK) and ultimately disempowers them both. This research is an analysis of the discourses and practices of a large number of Islamist parties in the UK over a period of nearly 20 years (1989-2007); a period when they gained …
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Al-Qa'Ida and the United States 1979-2001: Lessons Learned
This study explores the relationship between al-Qa’ida and the United States from 1979-2001. This analysis will strive to provide a basic understanding of how and why al-Qa’ida was able to continually strike U.S. targets and espouse anti-American propaganda with little retaliation by the United …