| General Resources on Terrorism: Islamic Fundamentalism | |||||||||
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| Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) (http://www.ict.org.il/inter%5Fter/orgdet.cfm?orgid=3) | |||||||||
| The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), located in Herzlia, Israel, provides a profile for the terrorist organization, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG), which is based in the Philippines. The Islamic terrorist group is fighting to establish an Iranian-style Islamic state in Mindanao, an island of the Philippines. The ICT discusses the history, ideology and strategy, and activities of the ASG. | |||||||||
| Afghanistan (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/afghanistan/front.html) | |||||||||
| The Washington Post Co. offers information about Afghanistan as part of a special report entitled "America at War." The information includes an explanation of the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group that rules Afghanistan, as well as information about the Saudi exile and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ), and the country of Afghanistan. A map of Afghanistan and its surrounding region is available. | |||||||||
| Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (The Islamic Group, IG) (http://www.ict.org.il/inter%5Fter/orgdet.cfm?orgid=12) | |||||||||
| The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), located in Herzlia, Israel, provides a profile for the terrorist organization, Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya, also known as the Islamic Group (IG), which is based in Egypt. The organization is one of many loosely connected Islamic militant groups. The ICT discusses the history, ideology and strategy, and activities of the IG. | |||||||||
| Algeria at the brink / (http://www.ndu.edu:80/ndu/inss/strforum/forum32.html) | |||||||||
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| Analysis: Afghanistan's Northern Alliance (http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south%5Fasia/newsid%5F1552000/1552994.stm) | |||||||||
| The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) presents "Analysis: Afghanistan's Northern Alliance," a September 19, 2001 article written by Fiona Symon. The Northern Alliance is composed of various Islamic groups who oppose the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group currently ruling Afghanistan. Symon notes that since the assassination of former Afghan defense minister Ahmed Shah Massoud (1953-2001), the official head of the Northern Alliance is Burhanuddin Rabbani (1940- ). | |||||||||
| Arabia: The Wahhabi Movement (http://www.naqshbandi.org/ottomans/wahhabi/origins.htm) | |||||||||
| The Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi Order of America presents the Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. entry about the Wahhabi movement. The Wahhabi movement is an Islamic revivalist movement that originated in Saudi Arabia in the 18th century. The Islamic reformer Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703-1792) founded the Wahhabi movement. The Wahhabi movement is a fundamentalist movement. Al-Wahhab was influenced by Hanbali scholar Ibn Taymiyah (d. 1328). | |||||||||
| Armed Islamic Group (GIA) (http://www.ict.org.il/inter%5Fter/orgdet.cfm?orgid=7) | |||||||||
| The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), located in Herzlia, Israel, provides a profile for the terrorist organization, the Armed Islamic Group (GIA), which is based in Algeria. The Islamic extremist group has been working to overthrow the Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state. The ICT discusses the history and activities of the GIA. | |||||||||
| Barbary Analogy (http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2001/10/mooney-c-10-16.html) | |||||||||
| American Prospect, Inc. presents the full text of "The Barbary Analogy," an article written by Chris Mooney and originally published in the October 16, 2001 issue of "The American Prospect." Mooney compares the Barbary Coast Wars against pirates, which took place in the early 1880s along the coast of North Africa, with the 2001 war against terrorism. Mooney specifically addresses the terrorism allegedly perpetrated by Islamic extremists. Mooney asserts that there are some individuals in the United States who view the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack as an attack on Christianity and a reason for the renewal of public expressions of faith. Mooney disagrees with this position. | |||||||||
| Bin Laden Is a Fundamentalist: A Reply to David F. Forte (http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-pipes102201.shtml) | |||||||||
| "Bin Laden Is a Fundamentalist: A Reply to David F. Forte" is an article written by Daniel Pipes that was originally published in the October 22, 2001 issue of "National Review." Pipes discusses the essay entitled "Religion is Not the Enemy, " written by David F. Forte and published in the October 19, 2001 issue of "National Review." Pipes disagrees with Forte on the point that fundamentalist Islam is within the parameters of historic Islam. Pipes does agree that Saudi exile and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ) does not practice traditional Islam. | |||||||||
| Bin Laden Statement. (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/terrorism/international/binladen%5F10-7.html) | |||||||||
| The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and MacNeil-Lehrer Productions present an October 7, 2001 translated release of a statement of Saudi exile and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). Bin Laden expresses his pleasure with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States, noting that the United States is getting to experience the pain Muslims have suffered for more than 80 years. | |||||||||
| Bin Laden's World (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/binladen/) | |||||||||
| The Washington Post Co. presents information about Saudi exile and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). The information is provided as part of the Special Report on America at War published in "The Washington Post." Bin Laden, a self-professed Muslim who supports the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, is the assumed leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist group, and a prime suspect in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. A map of the Middle Eastern region in which bin Laden operates the Al Qaeda is included. | |||||||||
| Counterterrorist Myth (http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2001/07/gerecht.htm) | |||||||||
| The Atlantic Monthly Group presents the full text of the article entitled "The Counterterrorist Myth," written by Reuel Marc Gerecht. The article appeared in the July/August 2001 issue of "The Atlantic Monthly." Gerecht argues that the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will not be effective in capturing Saudi exile and alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ) and members of his Islamic fundamentalist Al Qaeda organization unless the agency has the assistance of officers not openly associated with the U.S. government. | |||||||||
| Daniel Pipes (http://www.danielpipes.org/) | |||||||||
| Daniel Pipes presents his collection of articles about terrorism and conflicts in the Middle East. Pipes discusses Islamic violence in the United States, the Saudi exile and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ), Islamic fundamentalism, the global threat of terrorism, and other related topics. | |||||||||
| Egypt, Islamic fundamentalist organisations (http://www.unhcr.ch/refworld/country/writenet/wriegy.htm) | |||||||||
| Title from caption (viewed June 27, 2000). | |||||||||
| Encyclopaedia of the Orient: Hamas (http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?hamas.htm) | |||||||||
| LexicOrient provides an explanation of Hamas, a radical Islamic fundamentalist organization. The definition is provided as part of the Encyclopaedia of the Orient. Hamas, also known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, is based in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The social and militant group has carried out terrorist attacks on Israelis. Hamas is dedicated to the liberation of Palestine from Israel. | |||||||||
| Frontline: Looking for Answers (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/terrorism/) | |||||||||
| The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and the WGBH Educational Foundation present information about the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. PBS and the WGBH Educational Foundation discuss the roots of hatred found in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, radical Islam, and the failure of U.S. intelligence on September 11, 2001. This information is provided as a supplement to a segment of the television series "FRONTLINE." | |||||||||
| Fundamentalism in comparative perspective (http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=13867) | |||||||||
| Collection of essays presented at the City College of the City University of New York on May 5, 1988. | |||||||||
| Hamas (http://www.encyclopedia.com/articlesnew/05593.html) | |||||||||
| Columbia University Press presents information on Hamas, as part of the Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia. Hamas stands for the Islamic Resistance Movement, a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization that has a military wing that has carried out terrorist attacks on Israelis. Hamas opposed the accord between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). Shiek Ahmed Yassin is the founder of Hamas, and he was imprisoned by the Israelis in 1989. He was released in 1997. | |||||||||
| Hamas and Hizbollah (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS23829) | |||||||||
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| Hamas: Palestinian Sacred Rage (http://www.megastories.com/islam/world/palestin.htm) | |||||||||
| Out There News Ltd. (OTN) profiles the Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement), which is a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist group. Out There News asserts that militants from the Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups commit acts of terrorism in order to disrupt the Arab-Israeli peace process. OTN notes that Hamas members have limited their operations to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Access to related OTN articles is provided. | |||||||||
| Inside the Jihad (http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/interviews/ba2000-08-09.htm) | |||||||||
| The Atlantic Monthly Group features the full text of an interview entitled "Inside the Jihad." The interview was originally published in the August 10, 2000 issue of "The Atlantic Online." The Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid relates his experiences about Afghanistan, and describes the Taliban regime. Rashid wrote the book "Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil and Fundamentalism in Central Asia," which discusses the strict Islamic laws imposed by the Taliban since it overtook the country in 1994. | |||||||||
| Iran, the making of U.S. policy, 1977-1980 (http://192.195.245.32:80/irintro.htm) | |||||||||
| Documents the fall of Shah and the rise of the Ayatollah Khomeini, including Scott Armstrong's five-part series, The fall of the Shah (Washington Post, Oct. 25-30, 1980). | |||||||||
| Iranian Revolution (http://www.wsu.edu:8080/%7Edee/SHIA/REV.HTM) | |||||||||
| As part of World Civilizations, Richard Hooker presents information about the Iranian Revolution, which began in January 1978, and lasted about one year. The revolution was caused by political protests. Writings of the Iranian religious leader Ayatollah Khumayni (1900-1989) began to be distributed among Iranians, who were already unhappy with the dictatorship of the Shah. A liberal movement and religious movement grew out of the protest. | |||||||||
| Islam in an era of nation-states (http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=39012) | |||||||||
| Includes bibliographical references and index. | |||||||||
| Islam, Islamists, and Democracy (http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/meria/journal/1999/issue1/jv3n1a2.html) | |||||||||
| The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies (BESA) within the Department of Political Studies of Bar-llan University in Israel features the full text of the article entitled "Islam, Islamists, and Democracy," written by Ali R. Abootalebi. The article was originally published in the volume 3, number 1, March 1999 issue of the "Middle East Review of International Affairs" (MERIA). Abootalebi discusses the differences among Islamic movements, including their varying attitudes towards democracy. | |||||||||
| Islamic Taliban Movement and the Dangers of Regional Assimilation (http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/docs/taliban1.htm) | |||||||||
| The Federation of American Scientists, located in Washington, D.C., presents the full text of the article entitled "Islamic Taliban Movement and the Dangers of Regional Assimilation," written by Abu Abdul Aziz Al-Afghani and translated by Abu Al-Waleed Al-Hamwi. This article was originally published in the April-May 1997, 18th issue of "Nida'ul Islam." Al-Afghani discusses the development of the Islamic extremist movement known as the Taliban, which is based in Afghanistan. | |||||||||
| Islamic fundamentalism in Central Asia : (http://www.unhcr.ch/refworld/country/writenet) | |||||||||
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| Jewish fundamentalism in comparative perspective (http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=48407) | |||||||||
| "The original impetus for this volume arose out of a conference on "Fundamentalism as a Political Force in the Middle East," sponsored by the Berman Center at Lehigh University in May 1989 and a seminar series ... held ... during the 1988-89 academic year"--P. ix. | |||||||||
| Jihadi groups, nuclear Pakistan, and the new great game (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS14542) | |||||||||
| Title from title screen (viewed Oct. 26, 2001). | |||||||||
| Jihadi groups, nuclear Pakistan, and the new great game / (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS14542) | |||||||||
| Not distributed to depository libraries in a physical form. | |||||||||
| Militant Outfits Clinch Deal with Musharraf (http://www.rediff.com/news/2001/may/15pak.htm) | |||||||||
| Rediff.com Inc. features the full text of the May 15, 2001 article entitled "Militant Outfits Clinch Deal with Musharraf." The article asserts that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (1943- ) has asked Islamic fundamentalist and militant outfits to be discreet about their activities. In return, the government will not actively pursue them. | |||||||||
| Moderate and radical Islamic fundamentalism : (http://lcweb.loc.gov/catdir/toc/98036151.html) | |||||||||
| Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-242) and index. | |||||||||
| Northern Alliance (http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/northern%5Falliance.htm) | |||||||||
| John Pike highlights the Islamic groups that compose the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan. Pike notes that these groups include the Jamiat-i-Islami forces and the Junbish-i-Milli party. The Northern Alliance opposes the actions of the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group. The Federation of American Scientists provides the information online. | |||||||||
| Pious passion (http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=6884) | |||||||||
| Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-255) and index. | |||||||||
| President Elect Maryam Rajavi (http://www.iran-e-azad.org/english/president.html) | |||||||||
| The National Council of Resistance (NCR) of Iran presents information about Maryam Rajavi (1953- ). Rajavi is the elected leader of the NCR, an organization that is dedicated to opposing the fundamentalist regime that rules Iran. The NCR provides a biographical sketch of Rajavi, offers access to a book in PDF format about her life and beliefs, and includes the text of interviews, speeches, and meetings. | |||||||||
| Qibla and People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) (http://www.ict.org.il/inter%5Fter/orgdet.cfm?orgid=75) | |||||||||
| The International Policy Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT), located in Herzlia, Israel, provides a profile for the terrorist organization, the Qibla and People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD), which is based in the Cape Town area of South Africa. The group wants to establish an Islamic state in South Africa. The ICT discusses the history and terrorist activities of the PAGAD. | |||||||||
| For the Record: Hamas (http://www.jmcc.org/media/reportonline/article4.htm) | |||||||||
| The Jerusalem Media and Communication Centre presents "For the Record: Hamas" from the October 24, 2001 issue of the "Palestine Report." The article contains an interview with Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) affiliate and editor of the Islamist publication "Al Risala." Hamad discusses the position of Hamas concerning the U.S.-led coalition against terror, the activities of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (1929- ), the differences between Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and more. | |||||||||
| Religious radicalism and politics in the Middle East (http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=8475) | |||||||||
| "Published in cooperation with the Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem"--T.p. verso. | |||||||||
| Saudi Missteps Helped Bin Laden Gain Power (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59495-2001Oct14.html) | |||||||||
| The Washington Post Co. presents the full text of the October 15, 2001 article entitled "Saudi Missteps Helped Bin Laden Gain Power," written by Howard Schneider. Schneider discusses a series of actions on the part of Saudi Arabia that he says helped Saudi accused terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). Schneider notes that Saudi recognition and support for the Taliban regime in Afghanistan benefited bin Laden also. | |||||||||
| Taliban Calls U.S. Strikes 'Terrorist Act' (http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/october01/taliban%5F10-7.html) | |||||||||
| MacNeil-Lehrer Productions and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) feature an October 7, 2001 article entitled "Taliban Calls U.S. Strikes 'Terrorist Act.'" The article is offered as part of the Online NewsHour Update. U.S. and British forces have been targeting the Taliban's area in Afghanistan. The Islamic Taliban regime, which is suspected of supporting terrorism, considers the retaliatory strikes inhuman. The United States wants the Taliban to hand over Saudi exile and alleged terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). Bin Laden is suspected of masterminding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. | |||||||||
| Terrorist Group Profiles: Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) (http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/tgp/imu.htm) | |||||||||
| The Dudley Knox Library of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, provides information about the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) as a part of Terrorist Group Profiles. The profile contains a description of the group and an overview of its activities. The IMU is based in Afghanistan and Tajikistan and its areas of operations include Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan. The group receives support from other Islamic extremist groups. | |||||||||
| Thousand and One E-mails (http://dir.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/10/12/arab%5Finternet/index.html) | |||||||||
| "A Thousand and One E-mails" is an October 12, 2001 article written by Katharine Mieszkowski that was originally published in "Salon.com." The Islamic fundamentalist Taliban regime banned the use of the Internet in July 2001. The Taliban does not want Afghans to use the Internet because they are against the obscene and immoral material, as well as material that is against Islam. Other Middle Eastern countries are relying more on the Internet as an information source. | |||||||||
| U.S. Department of State Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999: Afghanistan (http://www.state.gov/www/global/human%5Frights/irf/irf%5Frpt/1999/irf%5Fafghanis99.html) | |||||||||
| The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the U.S. State Department offers the full text of its September 9, 1999 report entitled "Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 1999: Afghanistan." The report highlights alleged restrictions on the freedom of religion, particularly those imposed by the Taliban group, an Islamic extremist movement. | |||||||||
| United States Institute of Peace Library: Taliban and Afghanistan Web Links (http://www.usip.org/library/regions/afghan.html) | |||||||||
| The United States Institute of Peace Library presents a collection of Web sites concerning Afghanistan and the Taliban. The Taliban is a strict Islamic movement. The sites cover the background, history, and events in Afghanistan and Central Asia, as well as Islamic area studies, maps of Afghanistan, news sources for Afghanistan, and Afghanistan political sites. | |||||||||
| Usama bin Ladin: American Soldiers Are Paper Tigers (http://www.meforum.org/meq/dec98/usa.shtml) | |||||||||
| The Middle East Forum, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers a transcript of a December 1998 interview with Saudi exile and suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden (1957- ). John Miller of ABC News conducted the interview. Bin Laden expresses his opinion about the United States and terrorist assaults on Americans, as well as his interest in advancing Islamist causes. Bin Laden says that his battle with America is "larger" than the campaign against the Russians and predicts that the United States will cease to exist as a nation. | |||||||||
| Wahhabi (http://www.slider.com/enc/55000/Wahhabi.htm) | |||||||||
| Slider.com offers a definition of Wahhabi from the Columbia Encyclopedia, which is published by Columbia University Press. The Islamic Wahhabi reform movement was founded by Islamic reformer Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703-1792). Abd al-Wahhab was dedicated to pursuing what he considered a pure version of Islam. | |||||||||
| We Have Already Suffered 20 Years of War (http://www.progressive.org/0901/ahm1101.html) | |||||||||
| "We Have Already Suffered 20 Years of War" is an article written by Belquis Ahmadi that originally appeared in "The Progressive," a magazine focusing on peace and social justice. Ahmadi, who fled Afghanistan in the 1990s, discusses the oppressive practices of the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist regime that has been connected with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States. Ahmadi suggests that the U.S. respond to the attacks in a way that both protects the innocent civilians in Afghanistan and brings the Taliban to justice. Progressive, Inc. presents the article online. | |||||||||
| Whither the Taliban? (http://www.fas.org/irp/world/para/docs/990306-taliban.htm) | |||||||||
| The Federation of American Scientists (FAS), located in Washington, D.C., presents the full text of the article entitled "Whither the Taliban?" written by Ali A. Jalali and Lester W. Grau. The article originally appeared in the March 6, 1999 issue of "The Cyber-Caravan," under the title "Taliban--A Model for 'Islamicising' Central Asia?" published by the Foreign Military Studies Office. The article highlights the political, religious, and ethnic backgrounds of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan. | |||||||||
| Why They Hate Us (http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-takeyh100901.shtml) | |||||||||
| "National Review" presents the commentary "Why They Hate Us," written by Ray Takeyh and published as part of National Review Online on October 9, 2001. Takeyh asserts that Saudi exile and accused terrorist Osama Bin Laden (1957- ) and his followers are representative of a new radical religious movement. The movement is a subculture of Islam that uses violence and terror against the West. | |||||||||
| The challenge of fundamentalism (http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=9407) | |||||||||
| Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-251) and index. | |||||||||
| A theory of fundamentalism (http://purl.access.gpo.gov/GPO/LPS14275) | |||||||||
| Title from title screen. | |||||||||
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