Terrorism is a demonstration of terror or violence used to make a nation or a certain group fearful in order to achieve a certain aim. Although it is often characterized as a violent crime carried out by a group of people (terrorists) within a State or An area where majority of people live. There are many kinds of terrorism such as domestic, administrative, communal and other but no proper typology is given. John Philip Jenkins, a Notable Lecturer of History from Baylor University classifies the
prevalent myths about terrorism in Pakistan. Highlight with reasons and examples that why is it a myth. Terrorism: It is a word used in its broadest sense to describe the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror or fear in order to achieve a political or religious aim. Although the term is in use since 18th century, but its popularity increased when journalists and politicians publicly introduced and used the term ‘’Islamic Terrorism’’ following the 9/11
response to terrorism, they have won.” But who are “THEY”? The broader aim this paper seeks to achieve is bringing forth a fine line between the “cause” and “act” of Terrorism. Terrorism is the act of instilling fear in the minds of general or specific population so as to ensure disruption of peace in the society. The cause of Terrorism could however vary and may at times be justified from a rational perspective. It is important here to understand that no matter how valid is the cause of conducting
WAR ON TERRORISM Terrorism is harassment, destruction, suicide attack and killing of innocent people because of no reasons. Charles Townshend (2002) defined terrorism as “the calculated use or threat of violence to inculcate fear, intended to coerce or intimidate governments or societies”. Michael (2007) defined terrorism as “public harassment, wave of agitation, protest against the government, damage to public and private property in order to draw the attention of the authorities” It is multifaceted
The nature of religion, as a motivation for terrorism, is more likely to support, and even demand high levels of violence besides extremely destructive secular terrorist groups. The danger of non-conventional terrorism is especially acute in the case of messianic or millenarianism groups since, in some cases, they may come to believe that their role and duty is to speed the end of the world, to facilitate redemption. This problem of religious-inspired violence is even greater now, as the millenarian
Background Terrorism is an approach employed by certain groups of people to achieve a particular objective. The method is usually applied by weaker powers in the fight against a stronger power such as a nation or a particular state. The use of violence is rampant, and the main aim is to stir up fear among the members and after that to prompt a violent reaction from the target population. These attacks from terrorist can form a cycle that becomes very difficult to break at times. In the recent past
sectarian violence in Pakistan. Extant research finds that madrassa products may not be well represented in the ranks of the observed Islamist militant groups in Pakistan; nor are they prominent among international terrorist organizations. One should not conclude that madrassas do not contribute t the sectarian problem . SECTION II CURRENT TRENDS OF SECTARIANISM AND MILITANCY IN PAKISTAN 2.1 Current Trends of Sectarianism and Militancy Jihadi violence gradually increased in Pakistan in general and in
Gender inequality in education is one of the major flaws that Pakistani education entails that is a threat to development in Pakistan. It is universally believed that education is one of the basic rights of every human being. However, girls suffer exclusion and disadvantage in Pakistani education system. The illiteracy rate in Pakistan twice as high as for males and the number of educational institutions, private educational institutes and available education facilities are not equally provided (Khan
A simple act of terrorism can cause tensions to break between two countries, as seen with Israel and Palestine conflicts due to religious beliefs and territory disputes. Among the various potential threats are wars with neighbouring countries, missile attacks on cites, biological and chemical terrorism, suicide bombings, and hostage taking. There are many ways to combat terrorism. First, would be an international team that is always on call to respond to terrorist threats, and retrieve hostages with
Shahbalayev Class_ WRIT 100 Writing #5_ Argumentative Essay _ Does Poverty Cause Terrorism? Word_ 1142 How many times will people hear the sounds of bombs and how many innocence will be killed until someone finds the way of stopping the terrorism? It even seems impossible whether one day people can realize their hopes of a world free of terrorism. Although it is hard to give a precise definition to the term of “terrorism”, most qualified experts define it as the use of violence against civilians