INR 3003 Lecture Notes - Lecture 41: Osama Bin Laden, Deobandi, Guerrilla Warfare
9 Feb 2017
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11/29 militant jihadism to international terrorism: afghan war 1979-1989, deobandi fundamentalism, presence in pakistan and afghanistan, ties to wahhabism, taliban, mujahedeen, support of al qaeda, role of the us, how widespread is extremist islam, evidence of dissent, ex. Arab spring: threatened groups, back to the question: (cid:498)why do they hate us? (cid:499, why terrorism, intentions f terrorism, asymmetrical warfare, demonstration effect, transnational terrorism. During age of globalization: fundamentalist approach of islam creates a divide (henry now) in the same way that communism did during the cold war. Extremist and radicals are willing to use terrorism to achieve their goals: looking at this, we see rejection of western values-rejects modernity, triumphs nation-state system to destroy uma. Soviet afghan war 1979-1989: modern nation-state, impact of past and present imperialism, instability all combine to create an explosive war in the middle east. Individual responsible for own religious progress- had to read.
