Introduction There are many reasons and causes could help to establish a new radical group, but in this paper the focus will be on the different of the violence level between ISIS, Al-Qaeda, and Muslim Brotherhood. However, that violence led to make the region unstable, which could export to the whole world. The three cases that will be address in this research paper have similarity and different. Different terrorist groups have emerged over the past years and caused instability and security threats globally and regionally. The Muslim Brotherhood, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS are some of the popular radical and extremist groups. Understanding the formation of the radical groups and strategies the groups use is important in comprehending factors that …show more content…
Also, they share the location and the religion, which is the Sunni Muslim form the Middle East. Moreover, ISIS is becoming more famous terrorist, not only in the region but also globally by the violence that they make. Al-Qaeda was the same in the last three-decade, but now being less violence than ISIS. Even when they share with the Muslim Brotherhood the ideology and the extremist, the last one is less violence than the first two ISIS and Al-Qaeda. The rest of the paper will explain and discuss each group. Then, finding the cause of why Muslim Brotherhood less violence than ISIS and …show more content…
First, the occupation of Egypt by British after the First World War provided a target on which to concentrate the increasing discontent of the population. The group became popular during the 1930s, and most of the speeches and newsletters were directed at the British. Second, the failure of the Wafd party and the increased struggle in Palestine created a political environment for the group to sustain its faster mobilization (Munson, 2001, p. 495). The Muslim Brotherhood played a significant role in the development of extremists in the Middle East. The ‘Qutbism’ doctrine that started in Egypt in the mid-20th century from Sayid Quutb writings led to the development of extremist groups (Read, 2009, p. 269). The doctrine was spread by Maulana Abu’l Ala Maududi in Pakistan, and Sheikh Hassan al-Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood (Munson, 2001, p. 487). Next, Al-Qaeda the radical group who has leaders followed the Sayid Quutb ideas and educated by his
Likewise, Goodwin illustrates how the use of categorical terrorism can be seem being used by Al-Qaida during the attacks of 9/11. Nonetheless, it is evident that Al-Qaida is unusual in terms of using terrorism to influence the rise of unity rather than trying to overthrow a standing state. For the purpose of instigating a pan-Islamic revolutionary movement, Al-Qaida tries to unite all Islamic people under one state to develop umma, or Muslim community. The logic of Al-Qaida remained that if their “revolutionaries” could illicit a reaction from the powerful US state, resulting in oppression of the middle-eastern region, that Al-Qaida could, as a result, unite all Muslims to counter this suggested oppression. Although the end goal of Al-Qaida clear failed, it does suggest the organization’s attempt at implementing categorical terrorism.
For approximately the past three decades, a terrorist group has come to plague the world with its activities (Gunaratna, 2002). This group is known as Al Qaeda. Al Qaeda, when translated means “The Base”. It is a terrorist organization that seeks to remove western influence from the Middle East and spread its radical Islamic views. Al Qaeda’s most prominent leader was Osama bin Laden, until his death during a raid upon his compound in Pakistan. The Al Qaeda’s motivation stems primarily from extreme and deeply rooted religious beliefs. Their most used method of attack is through suicide bombers and improvised explosive devices. This organization has also used chemical warfare and at this time is believed to still actively seek to utilize chemical and biological agents as means to battle.
In the post Osama bin Laden era al-Qaedist ideology is flourishing across the Arab world. A significant development has been the rise of al-Qaeda offshoots in the Middle East. The Abdallah Azzam Brigades franchise has increasingly become a noteworthy actor in terrorism. On May 8th, 2012 Thomas Nides, Deputy Secretary of State designated Abdallah Azzam Brigades as a foreign terrorist organization (Nides, T.R. , 2012). Abdullah Azzam Brigades may have only recently been added as a foreign terrorist group; nevertheless the organization has deep roots, lethal capacity, and is capable of contributing to supplementary instability in the Middle East.
The world conqueror mentality believes that enemy must be abolished by assuming control of the existing structures of society through militant means. The fundamentalist movements that are classified as world conquerors are often organized according to an authoritarian type leadership where the militant cells are required to be blindly obedient to those in the leadership positions (Almond, Appleby, & Sivan, 2003, p. 151). Their ideologies often exhibit strong support for their nation as well as the necessity for a government in which religious leaders rule. They believe that in order to renew the faith of the unbelievers they must initiate a series of revolutions. Al Qaeda is a prime example of a world conquering fundamentalist organization. Structurally the multiple cells spread out across the globe abide by the instructions disseminated by the core group and its h...
Some researchers state that terrorism occur only in weak countries. However, the author of the article tried to prove that every medal has its reverse. The point is that terrorism occurred and occurs nowadays even in strong countries. The author argues that the strength or weakness of a country is not an obligatory condition for terrorist groups. However, some scholars suggest that a weak country is the reason for fast development of terrorist groups. On the contrary, the author of the article argues that some terroristic groups are non-state or come from strong state. The main idea of the article is to prove that weak states and state failure are not the main reasons for terrorism, as some scholars used to think.
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Terrorism can be specifically classified as asymmetric conflict, or a ”war between political actors of equal strength, in which the weaker party tries to neutralize its opponent’s strength by exploiting the opponent’s weaknesses” (A16, Glossary, Mingst.) Terrorist groups pose a great security threat, on an international scale (278, Mingst.) As terrorist groups increase in size and influence, the threat on security grows as well. The question then arises as to how to eli...
The PBS Frontline Documentary ISIS in Afghanistan tells the story of individuals on the other side of the world via the PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION of Najibullah Quraishi. Mr. Quraishi investigates the ROLE INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM plays in the everyday life of the Afghani people. This type of existence is a prime example of the sociological philosophy of the CONFLICT THEORY. The assumption of this theory according to the text is that society is a system of diverse groups with conflicting values and interests, vying with each other for power, wealth and other valued resources. The goal of ISIS is to rule over not only the Middle East but also the world, similar to the American concept of the POWER ELITE MODEL. ISIS’
context is key. To better illustrate this point, this essay will elaborate on terrorist groups such
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This paper will first give a background on The Islamic State, the attacks in Paris and Brussels, and then it will analyze how it is beneficial to look at the Islamic States motives using
Physical Violence is classified as an act of intentional violence that involves the use of force which could possibly result in physical harm, disability, or even death to the victim. According to Loveisrespect.org, “examples of physical abuse include hitting, scratching, shoving, grabbing, biting, throwing, choking, shaking, kicking, burning, physical restraint, use of a weapon, or otherwise causing intentional physical injury to the victim”
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This analysis seeks to touch on some basic aspects of the U.S. Invasion of Iraq in 2003 that contributed to the creation of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and how our lack of knowledge of the actual political landscape led the U.S. military to implement procedures that divided the country and created a political vacuum that encouraged the growth of Zarqawism and radical jihadi notions among the disenfranchised Iraqis. The purpose of this analysis is to shed light on the internal struggles that were gripping the country before 9/11 and the Invasion, and to view the current rise of radical Islam from a concise perspective that follows a certain chain of events and is based on a theory that factors in much more aspects and sides of the situation compared to many oversimplifications that are believed and used today.