Terrorism

Nations, States and Terror

Brothers and Terror? Brothers play an o[|utsize role in terror attacks] [|This article explains why brothers play such a big role.]

[|ISIS PRIMARY DOCUMENTS]

[|Current Events Assignment]

[|Was Orlando Terrorism.]

[|Orlando Shooting--Excellent Washington Post profile of shooter.] [|Orlando Shooting--Excellent Washington Post profile of shooter.] [|Orlando Transcript] [|These documents are EXCELLENT. They give the bio of the Orlando shooter.]

[|Orlando Shooter article on his phone call to 911]

[|Was Nice Terrorism? Or the act of a deranged person. ISIS and the new terror.]

[|Complaint against Adel Daoud]

[|Why are girls from England being drawn to ISIS] and be prepared to discuss the following questions: 1. How well do these girls fit the portrait of the typical terrorist that was outlined in this article: [|The New York Times: The Terrorist Mind:] 2. What seems to be motivating these girls? 3. What do you think could be done to stop this situation.

[|Isis Turns on Saudi Arabia] [|Isis in Kosovo]

[|Review of book about Anwar Al Awlaki--and whether he should have been killed.] [|ISIS defectors] [|Twitter Feed designed to convince young people not to join ISIS]

[|ICSR Think Tank---Studies and Papers]

[|Brookings on Bagdhadi]

Refugees final?

[|Introduce essay.]

[|How Iraq fell apart after the surge--Washington Post]

Introduce project and assignment sheet. [|__Read this VOX article on the history of the Syrian Civil War__] and watch the embedded videos. Discuss the article and introduce concept of “push” and “pull,” in immigration. Homework = Read part 1 of “T ” to the bottom of page 47, and annotate for push and pull factors.
 * Monday, January 4th**
 * _“Ten Borders”_ **

Discuss push and pull factors from last night’s reading “Ten Borders.” And give background on the US role in the Iraq War and the Surge.
 * Tuesday, January 5th**
 * Homework = Read part 2 of  __“Ten Borders”__ and annotate for push and pull factors. **

Read [| __the Vox article on the Syrian Refugee Crisis.__] And discuss. Also discuss “Ten Borders” Push and Pull. Also discuss whether Ghaith (the main character of Ten Borders) is [|__genuinely a refugee or whether he is actually an economic migrant. Consult this article for more info__] :
 * Thursday, January 7th**
 * US role in Iraq and the Surge. Blame pie?**
 * Homework = For Monday [|__Read this account of a family of refugees.__] And annotate for the push/pull factors and for which journey was tougher: The Majids or Ghaith's? **

What security risk if any do refugees pose? T [|his article from the Atlantic__] is good. [|__Watch John Oliver__] (warning, explict language. )
 * Friday, January 8th**
 * Homework = For Monday [|__Read this account of a family of refugees.__] **** And annotate for the push/pull factors and for which journey was tougher: The Majids or Ghaith's? **

Factors to Consider When Deciding Your Number

-Total number of refugees -Economic ability of countries accepting refugees to pay for resettlement -Security risk of refugees -Relative population size of the countries accepting the refugees -Proximity of each country to Syria (and other origin countries) -Culpability (guilt) of each country in causing the crisis -Difficulty of assimilating (See Ross Douthat) -Other factors?

[|__Watch John Oliver__] (warning, explicit language. ) || 2. Germany's problems with assimilation. Read Douthat. And the Guardian. 3. Compare Ghaith's journey to the Majids
 * Monday, January 11th**
 * What security risk if any do refugees pose? T [|__his article from the Atlantic__] is good.
 * Homework = read this article on who’s [| more to blame, Bush or Obama, for ISIS?] Come ready to discuss that question. **

And if you didn't finish [|Ross Douthat's column] on the difficulty of assimilation or the the [|Guardian's article in support of continuing to take in refugees], read those as well.

Discuss who's more to blame for ISIS, Bush or Obama pair and share refugee stories from [|__Washington Post.__] Homework = [|__Read NYTIMES Germany feels cost of migrants.__] __ [|And this] about what helping the refugees costs Germany.__
 * Tuesday, January 12th**

Thursday, January 14th Discuss last night’s reading.
 * The cost of migrants.

What do [|__the candidates for president__] think and say about letting in refugees? || Homework = Finish Get quantitative. Spend 30 minutes looking for statistics that can help you arrive at your number.

Friday, January 15th Work on your writing and y our number. [|Here's a good resource with tons of facts on the refugees.]
 * Homework = prepare for the final.**

Tie up lose ends. Handout - [|__Refugee and IDP Data—2014__] Handout - [|__Mapping the Global Crisis__] Handout - [|__Mapping One Refugee’s Journey__] Homework = Prepare for Final. Write your 1 page piece, determine your number and come up with a defense of it, and questions. Remember to double check the rubric and assignment sheet.

1. How well do these girls fit the portrait of the typical terrorist that was outlined in this article: [|The New York Times: The Terrorist Mind:]
 * This American Life on the Assas****sination of Rabin.**
 * [|New Yorker Review of Ephron's book on Rabin's death.]**
 * Homework = ** [|Why are girls from England being drawn to ISIS] and be prepared to discuss the following questions:


 * [|Remnick on Raqaa is burning.]**
 * [|Life for an ISIS wife.]**

[|Al Qaeda application]

[|Excellent essay from Brookings on the rise of ISIS] [|And here's an essay from Foreign Affairs, arguing that ISIS is not primarily a terrorist organization.] media type="youtube" key="G4Kpm-yHCzw" width="420" height="315"

It's not just Muslims who are struggling with the role of women and feminism in the modern world. In Israel, [|Orthodox Jews are beginning to limit the place of women in public life for the same reasons].

And many Israelis are [|insisting that women cover themselves up, to protect themselves from men]. And in Saudi Arabia: [|Will Saudi women with beautiful eyes be forced to cover them up?]



[|What's the Bigger Threat, Isis or Al Qaeda?] [|Current Israeli Orthodox Extremist Terrorism] [|Early Zionist Terrorism.]

States and the monopoly of force. The rise of the Nation State.

State or no?

Test cases [|Rush Street Almost Bomber]

[|Dylann Roof] Chattanooga Shooter [|Aum Shin Rikio]

[|Official Complaint against Abdi Nur]

Serbian Terrorism

[|Fresh Air Interview with Radical author. Really good.]

[|ISIS Recruiter in the US] Nytimes video

@http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/471/the-convert

 @http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-read-the-entire-criminal-complaint-against-daoud-20120915,0,5492896.htmlpage  [|Umm Jihad Twitter account]  [|Nytimes From Minneapolis to ISIS]

[|Egypt's definition of terrorism in its brand new law is drawing criticism]. Let's do better.

[|McVeigh--Wikipedia---]

[|Vox Explains Islamic Extremism]

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Dr. Carlson's Pathfinder for our debat [|Yo, KSM debaters: this really awesome and (long) article is for you!]

[|Yo, Al Walakai debaters]
How did Sayyid Qutb’s ideas spread and help radicalize the Islamic world? Describe the birth of the Muslim Brothers Explain Gamel Abdel Nasser’s complex relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood. Why did Qutb get thrown into prison? How was he treated in prison, and how did that affect his thinking. The origins of the House of Saud. What were with the teachings of Mohammed Abdul Wahab, his connection with the House of Saud? When bin Laden returned to Saudi Arabia after his stint in Afghanistan, he tried to insert himself into the conflict in Yemen. Explain this conflict Saddam Hussein’s relationship to the United States before 1990. Describe life in Saudi Arabia under Wahabiism and the muttawa. The attack on the Grand Mosque in 1979. Explain what effect the success of the Iranian Shiite Revolution had on Sunni Islamists. Explain the origins of the Iran-Iraq War. Explain US policy during the Iran-Iraq War. What effect did the presence of foreigners during the Gulf War of 1990-91 have on the role of women in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia? Who is Mullah Omar and explain his role in forming the Taliban. Who are the Taliban? How did they rise so quickly? How have the Taliban rebounded since the US invasion and the installation of Karzai. Evaluate Karzai’s leadership of Afghanistan. Develop a critique of Al Qaeda and its methods relying only on Islamic tradition to support your criticism. What was the US response to the Embassy Bombings? What was the US response to the bombing of the USS Cole? Explain the first World Trade Center bombing. A central element in the growth and success of Al Qaeda was the perception in the Arab world that the Arab Afghans had helped bring down the Soviet Union. Evaluate the truth of this claim? Bin Laden believed the United States was weak minded and would flee from conflict if it suffered casualties. But this turned out to be wrong. Why did he believe it, and what events did he point to to support this belief? What was the appeal of the martyrdom to young Arab men that Al Qaeda capitalized upon? Describe the typical Al Qaeda recruit, if there is one. Explain the concept of Takfir. Why was this such a powerful and dangerous concept. What are its origins and how has it been used by Islamists to justify their appalling actions. Lawrence Wright describes Al Qaeda this way: "Al Qaeda was not in a mere artifact of the seventh century Arabia. It had learned to use modern tools and modern ideas. "Explain what he means using specifics. A majority of Al Qaeda's victims have been Muslims. How does Al Qaeda justify these horrific murders? Why, in the face of this fact, has bin Laden maintained popularity in many parts of the Muslim world? Be specific in your answer. Lawrence Wright states that 9/11 simply could not have happened without bin Laden. Defend or contradict this statement using evidence from the book. What motivated Khalid Sheik Mohammed? Who was the Ayatollah Khomeini? In what ways was he a pioneering figure in the Islamist movement?