So I was looking to see if I could find a study guide of some other poor students, and I just found a teachers test on this chapter, and I just think if these were our questions I would throw myself over a bridge: 1. What parallels does the author find between the German attack on and the events of 9- 11? What about Dresden, Hiroshima, and Nagasaki? Why is it difficult to define terrorism? (150-51) 2. What does the author mean by saying that “no such clarity marks the form of terrorism that has become dominant in the twenty-first century world: Islam-inspired violence?” What was lacking before the early 1980s? Why does the author consider American support for the anti-Soviet mujahideen to be shortsighted? What were some of the consequences of the role played by Saudi Arabia? What is the educational and political significance of the Pakistani madrassas? What is the link between the Saudi royal family and the Wahhabi dogma? How has the Saudi royal family used its growing wealth? What was the third element in “the transformation of Afghanistan from isolated backwater to terrorist base?” (151-56) 3. Who are the taliban? The ulema? It was not just sharia law that the Taliban imposed; the even more severe tribal pustunwali is to blame. What were some of the rules and practices endorsed by Mullah Omar? What makes Afghanistan favorable to its role as a terrorist stronghold? [It is easy enough to imagine J.R.R. Tolkien’s Mordor being located in a place like this]. What are some characteristics of the cultural geography of Afghanistan, including vital statistics? Why did farmers welcome the Taliban? What was the connection between heroin trafficking and terrorism? What do Islamic terrorist groups have in common? (156-61) 4. How extensive is the map of the umma? What are the psychological factors that complicate relations between the Muslim and the West? The author’s summary is very incomplete. He does not mention that most areas in the Mediterranean basin had been predominately (although often heretically) Christian before the 7C Arab conquests. How do the majority of Palestinians differ with al-Qaeda and its allies? Is it sufficient for the West to offer an olive branch? BTW, Islamic law is increasingly being recognized in European courts. What are some of the geographical attributes associated with Islam? How do the core areas of Islam differ with the periphery? Cosmopolitan coastal areas with the interior? Does moderation have a chance given the level of intergroup violence? What is the future prospect? (161-67) 5. Migrants and Militants What are the limits of hospitality in Muslim countries? What resulted from the presence of American troops and bases in Saudi Arabia? What is the ultimate goal of the terrorists? Where are the largest concentrations of Muslim immigrants in America? What are some factors that account for the large number of Muslims in Europe? What are some of the sources and characteristics of the Muslim immigrants? How well do they assimilate? Omar Bakri Mohammed, known as the radical sheik, was now allowed to return to Britain in August 2005. Under European free speech protections, what have imams been free to say? On the other hand, there is considerable international counterterrorism cooperation. What has been the fallout from the assassinations of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh? What accounts for India’s comparative success in integrating its very large Muslim minority? (167-73) But anyway they make nice review questions
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