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Chapter 6: Genealogy
of Islamic terrorism (4)
149 The roots of
modern Islamic terrorism (4/4)
After communism lost power in
1990, the sectarian confrontation has taken place as a new stream of terrorism.
The root of sectarian terrorism of Islam was in the
Sunni radical group Al Qaeda. Al-Qaeda was an Islamic fundamentalism (Sarafist)
organization launched by Osama Bin Laden who was the son of Saudi Arabian Billionaire
Muhammad bin Laden. Islamic fundamentalist fought against Afghanistan Communism
regime as radical terrorist.
In 1989 the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan
and the local Taliban took the power. Then Osama Bin Laden, a leader of Al-Qaeda,
left Afghanistan. The purpose of Osama Bin Laden was to deploy Islamic fundamentalism
in Muslim countries. He thought that the liberalism and democracy of Western
European countries devastated Islam. He visited Muslim countries in the Middle
East and North Africa one after another. He also used the Internet to promote
the Islamic fundamentalism (Sarafism). He agitated the masses by returning to the
Muhammad’s era in the 7th century.
Al-Qaeda was bred in Islamic countries one after
another. Anti-government terrorist organizations in various countries
self-nominated the name of al-Qaeda. They were "Al Qaeda in the Arabian
Peninsula (AQAP)", "Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)”, “Al
Qaeda in Iraq”, “Jemaah Islamiyah” in Indonesia, “Abu Sayyaf Group” in the
Philippines, etc. Furthermore, a lone wolf Muslim terrorist declared himself as
a member of Al Qaeda in his crime statement. The name of Al Qaeda became a
famous brand of Islamic terrorism. People looked on Osama bin Laden as hero of
Muslims.
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Areha Kazuya
(From an ordinary citizen in the
cloud)
