Militant Islam

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This paper reviews the basic principles and beliefs associated with Islam, the religion from which militant Islam arose. It discusses the emergence of militant Islam with an emphasis on Osama bin Laden, his personal development, beliefs and motivations and his sponsorship of terrorism in general and specifically against US targets. It looks at how militant Islam has steadily been on the rise since the 1700s and consequently how there has been a growth extremism and fanaticism amongst militant Islamic groups directed at US citizens as well as the interests Americans. It looks at how the U.S. has responded with strengthening its' own systems for protecting America as well as its' interests throughout the world.

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"Inspired by Muhammad Abd al-Wahab (1703-92), as explained by Pipes (2002), the roots of militant Islam represented an enragement directed towards the loss of power and wealth in the Islam world during the five centuries preceding the 18th century. This anger was further fueled by a growing awareness that other non-Islamic peoples and nations had managed to surge ahead. According to Pipes, in search for answers as to why Muslims were faring so poorly in the world when it was accepted that Allah had bestowed his grace and beneficial spirit upon those of Islamic faith, the Muslim fundamentalists began to explore extremist ideologies, including fascism, Marxism-Leninism, Pan-Arabism and Pan-Syrianism. "

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