Title:
TERRORISM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM: THE CASE OF AL-QAIDA AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Authors:
Manasseh E. Bassey (Ph.D)

Volume:1 Issue: 8

Abstract:
This paper explored into the rising incidence of religious borne terrorism across the globe. Many terrorist organizations across the world, notably, Al-Qaida, Taliban, Muslim brotherhood, Alshabab, ISIS, and others tie their ascendancy and actions to religion. They try to vent their anger on those they label as infidels or unbelievers and employ terrorism as a tool of violence to attack such people. Accordingly, the study adopted the Historical and descriptive approach to explain the factors surrounding such attacks by the Islamic fundamentalists. The paper observed that Islamic fundamentalist movements such as the Al-Qaeda, a terrorist organization confront constituted State authorities such as the United States of America and other countries to demand their objectives through violent means. Principally, Al-Qaida has accused the United States of America of desecrating the holy land of Saudi Arabia and depriving Palestinians of their right to freedom. The paper further found out that America's leading control of Saudi Arabia is a desecration of the holy lands of Mecca and Medina. Also the US support for Israel against Palestinian's bid for independence account for the spate of terrorist attacks against the United States of America, among others. The paper recommended, among other issues, that adopting a policy of military restraint rather interventionist foreign policy by the major world powers will help in no little way in reducing the menace of terrorist attacks.

Citation:

[Bassey, Manasseh E. "TERRORISM AS A CONSEQUENCE OF RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM: THE CASE OF AL-QAIDA AGAINST THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA." IJAH, vol. 1, no. 8, 2017, pp. 599-612. September.]