Transcript Political Islam: Islamism and Al Quaeda

Political Islam: Islamism and Al Qaeda
Rory Branning
Islamism
“Islamism is an ideology that demands man's
complete adherence to the sacred law of Islam
and rejects as much as possible outside influence,
with some exceptions (such as access to military
and medical technology). It is imbued with a deep
antagonism towards non-Muslims and has a
particular hostility towards the West. It amounts to
an effort to turn Islam, a religion and civilization,
into an ideology.” - Dr. Daniel Pipes
Said Qutb
Ayman Muhammad Rabaie alZawahiri
Sayyed Iman Al-Sharif
The Beginnings
11 AUGUST 1988 Al-Qaeda is formed at a meeting attended by Bin Laden, Zawahiri and Dr Fadl
in Peshawar, Pakistan. The creation of the group brings together extraordinary Saudi wealth, the
expertise of a lifetime Egyptian militant, and a philosophical foundation for jihad from a Cairo
intellectual
Al Qaeda
29 DECEMBER 1992: Al-Qaeda's first bomb attack kills two people
at the Gold Mihor hotel in Aden
7 AUGUST 1998: 223 people are killed when the US embassies in
Kenya and Tanzania are attacked
You knew it was coming...
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