Al-Qaeda: History Organization Ideology - Ben Simon

Al-Qaeda: History Organization Ideology

By Ben Simon

  • Release Date: 2014-09-24
  • Genre: Political Science

Description

The main argument in the book is that Al-Qaeda was established because of the internal political conflict within Islamic countries, and its leaders have understood that in order to be able to fight the Arabic-Muslim local regimes and become a proper alternative to them, it first has to fight the West, especially the United States. Besides the terror attack on the United States, I make my argument about historical events that took place during the organization's tenure, including its formation within Sudan, its fight and defeat within Iraq, and its taking root within Europe, which I see as the main danger to the West. I have conducted an analysis of the ideology guiding the organization, including its historical resources, its attitude toward the West, and the organization's present and future plans. Ultimately, I will analyze al-Qaeda's organizational aspects, including its leadership profile and its activists' profiles, while describing the way they are trained to perform terrorist activities.