Four Corners

Each corner has a sign: strongly agree, agree, strongly disagree, disagree

Walk to the corner that describes how you feel about each statement:•A politician can make laws based on their religion•Religion should never be mixed with politics•Religious beliefs justify violence

What makes someone a bully/terrorist?

Types of TerrorismPolitical: Force governments to

change structure or policies, or to achieve radical societal change

Yes or no?

A terrorist assassinates a country’s leader in order to take control

Types of TerrorismReligious: objectives/actions

divinely guided; often tied to ethnic and nationalist identities

Yes or no?

A terrorist bombs an abortion clinic because they believe abortion is a sin.

Types of TerrorismSocial: “special interest” (ex.

Animal rights)Yes or no?

A terrorist hijacks a plane to call attention to problems in his/her country

TacticsAssassinationArsonBombingHijackingHostage takingKidnapping

SabotageSeizuresRaidsThreat or HoaxUse of WMD

“Between now and 2015 terrorist tactics will become increasingly sophisticated and designed to achieve mass casualties” (National Intelligence Council)

Al Qaeda - 1989Have you heard of Al Qaeda?What, if anything, do you know about Al Qaeda?

Location:• Often Afghanistan or Pakistan

Goals: To unite Muslims to fight against the U.S. as a

way of defeating IsraelOverthrowing non-Islamic regimesExpelling westerners and non-Muslims from

Muslim countriesMerged with Egyptian Islamic Jihad in 2001 Merged with al-Zarqawi’s group -2004

Yes or no?Does al Qaeda associate with

Buddhism?Do they want to expel

Westerners from Muslim countries?

AttacksWorld Trade Center – 1993Tanzanian and Kenyan US

Embassies – 1998USS Cole – 2000World Trade Center 2001Kenyan Hotel -2002Bali nightclub – 2002Many attacks in Saudi Arabia –

2001-2004Istanbul synagogue and HSBC

bank – 2004

Al Qaeda

Financing:Personal wealth -

OsamaFund raising –false

Muslim and humanitarian charities

Wealthy Arab sheiks (Saudi Arabia)

Individuals and businesses

The heroin trade

Individuals:Aiman Al-ZawahiriOsama bin Laden

Hamas - 1987Have you heard of Hamas?

Location:• Gaza

Goals:Destruction of IsraelDestruction of JudaismPolitical violenceCreation of a Palestinian State

Yes or no?Hamas wants to see the creation

of a Palestinian stateHamas wants to see the

destruction of Christianity

AttacksMany bombings, suicide

bombings, rocket and artillery attacks, kidnappings, beatings, and other acts of violence against Israeli civilians during 80’s and 90’s- hundreds of casualties

Provides relief, education, to Palestinians

Provides political participation

Hamas

Individuals:Saikh Ahmed

Yassir – founderMohammad Taha

– political LeaderMany top

officials have been assassinated by Israel

Financing:Israel at 1st, to

balance the power of Al Fatah

Saudi ArabiaVarious other

Middle East countries

Illegal drug sales

JudaismWhy do Jews

think they have the right to attack Palestinians?

Why do you think they hide behind Judaism?

Should acts of soldiers at the commands of the government be labeled terrorist attacks?

Islam

Why did some Muslims think they have the right to attack America?

Why do you think they hide behind Islam?

•What does this graphic reveal?•Why is it important to remember that the majority of Muslims are not in terrorist organizations?

Christianity

•Why do some Christians think they have the right to bomb abortion clinics?•Why do you think they hide behind Christianity?•Why might some not consider this an act of terrorism while others do?

Study Guide

Journal EntryWhy do terrorists often hide

behind religion?