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Is Al Qaeda A Spent Force? 10 years ago on 9/11, the world woke up to the news that America was under terrorist attacks. The terrorists who hijacked 4 airliners and used them as guided missiles managed to strike the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, and the Pentagon itself. Credit for that [...] Pew Survey A recent Pew Research Center survey of Muslim Americans has found that, compared with the results of a similar survey done in 2007, most of these Americans continue to reject violence and extremism, and that there is extensive concern among them about Islamic extremism, both around the world and in the USA. Views On Al Qaeda More [...] Muslim Hostility To USA The media is full of examples of Muslim hostility to the USA, the prime example being the 9/11 attack. Surveys by Pew Research Center confirm how unfavorably Muslim countries view the USA. Except for Indonesia and Lebanon, where 40% and 49%, respectively, view the USA unfavorably, in each of the other six countries [...] Complacency At Universities In the UK’s revised Prevent strategy for curbing the growth of terrorism, three groups were identified as being susceptible to the spread of ideology that condones the use of violence. One of these groups is students. In the run-up to the publication of the revised Prevent strategy, UK Home Secretary Theresa May drew attention [...] Failure Of Original Prevent Strategy The UK’s strategy to prevent the growth of terrorism would be a laughable matter if the consequences weren’t so serious. Not only was the strategy flawed, but also in the process of being carried out whopping sums of money were given to the very groups the strategy was meant to suppress. The [...] Pew Research Center Poll Although most Muslims around the world favour democracy, they would like Islam to play a significant part in politics. For instance, many would like their countries to change their laws, to adopt Muslim forms of punishment for certain crimes. Hamas and Hezbollah get mixed ratings, but ratings for al-Qaeda were consistently negative. These [...] Hawo Yousef’s Story Of Escape From Rape Imagine the plight of a woman who is first threatened with rape, then has to watch her husband being killed as he tries to protect her, and later has to watch her two small daughters being thrown overboard by smugglers as the three of them flee across the waters. This [...] Look Who’s Ariel’s Neighbor In Prison If you are wondering what’s happening to Nazril Irham aka Ariel, here is an update. Ariel, lead vocalist of the pop band Peterpan is being detained at the National Police detention center in South Jakarta for his alleged role in the Peterporn sex videos scandal involving Luna Maya and Cut Tari. Recently Ariel [...] |
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