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Four Corners
Each corner has a sign: strongly agree, agree, strongly disagree, disagree
Walk to the corner that describes how you feel about each statement:•A politician can make laws based on their religion•Religion should never be mixed with politics•Religious beliefs justify violence
What makes someone a bully/terrorist?
Types of TerrorismPolitical: Force governments to
change structure or policies, or to achieve radical societal change
Yes or no?
A terrorist assassinates a country’s leader in order to take control
Types of TerrorismReligious: objectives/actions
divinely guided; often tied to ethnic and nationalist identities
Yes or no?
A terrorist bombs an abortion clinic because they believe abortion is a sin.
Types of TerrorismSocial: “special interest” (ex.
Animal rights)Yes or no?
A terrorist hijacks a plane to call attention to problems in his/her country
TacticsAssassinationArsonBombingHijackingHostage takingKidnapping
SabotageSeizuresRaidsThreat or HoaxUse of WMD
“Between now and 2015 terrorist tactics will become increasingly sophisticated and designed to achieve mass casualties” (National Intelligence Council)
Al Qaeda - 1989Have you heard of Al Qaeda?What, if anything, do you know about Al Qaeda?
Location:• Often Afghanistan or Pakistan
Goals: To unite Muslims to fight against the U.S. as a
way of defeating IsraelOverthrowing non-Islamic regimesExpelling westerners and non-Muslims from
Muslim countriesMerged with Egyptian Islamic Jihad in 2001 Merged with al-Zarqawi’s group -2004
Yes or no?Does al Qaeda associate with
Buddhism?Do they want to expel
Westerners from Muslim countries?
AttacksWorld Trade Center – 1993Tanzanian and Kenyan US
Embassies – 1998USS Cole – 2000World Trade Center 2001Kenyan Hotel -2002Bali nightclub – 2002Many attacks in Saudi Arabia –
2001-2004Istanbul synagogue and HSBC
bank – 2004
Al Qaeda
Financing:Personal wealth -
OsamaFund raising –false
Muslim and humanitarian charities
Wealthy Arab sheiks (Saudi Arabia)
Individuals and businesses
The heroin trade
Individuals:Aiman Al-ZawahiriOsama bin Laden
Hamas - 1987Have you heard of Hamas?
Location:• Gaza
Goals:Destruction of IsraelDestruction of JudaismPolitical violenceCreation of a Palestinian State
Yes or no?Hamas wants to see the creation
of a Palestinian stateHamas wants to see the
destruction of Christianity
AttacksMany bombings, suicide
bombings, rocket and artillery attacks, kidnappings, beatings, and other acts of violence against Israeli civilians during 80’s and 90’s- hundreds of casualties
Provides relief, education, to Palestinians
Provides political participation
Hamas
Individuals:Saikh Ahmed
Yassir – founderMohammad Taha
– political LeaderMany top
officials have been assassinated by Israel
Financing:Israel at 1st, to
balance the power of Al Fatah
Saudi ArabiaVarious other
Middle East countries
Illegal drug sales
JudaismWhy do Jews
think they have the right to attack Palestinians?
Why do you think they hide behind Judaism?
Should acts of soldiers at the commands of the government be labeled terrorist attacks?
Islam
Why did some Muslims think they have the right to attack America?
Why do you think they hide behind Islam?
•What does this graphic reveal?•Why is it important to remember that the majority of Muslims are not in terrorist organizations?
Christianity
•Why do some Christians think they have the right to bomb abortion clinics?•Why do you think they hide behind Christianity?•Why might some not consider this an act of terrorism while others do?
Study Guide
Journal EntryWhy do terrorists often hide
behind religion?