HSTR 377 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Mirza Malkam Khan, Filiki Eteria, Khobar Towers Bombing
23 Nov 2016
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Terrorism in the middle east: terrorist organizations, state-initiated terrorism. Terrorism in the palestinian-israeli dispute as defined by israelis: attacks on armed forces, attacks on israeli settlers, attacks against israeli civilians, attacks against israelis abroad. Al-qaeda: soviet invasion of afghanistan (1979, mujahedin. Al-qaeda formation (1989: jihad (1996, khobar towers (1996) Housed us and other military personnel bombed: sept 11, 2001, sectarian violence in iraq. Mass exodus when a regime came to power. 4 kurdish dissidents murdered in a berlin restaurant. Types of nationalism: civic/political, cultural, ethnic. Culture of nationalism: modern european concept, subjects citizens, state is focal point of loyalty, unites citizens for common interest. Before nationalism (in the middle east: corporate political identity, empire, islam, dynastic sovereignty, ottomans/safavids/moghuls. 3 general types: religious, religious modernists, secular. Advocates of m. e. nationalism in 19th century: jamal al-din al-afghani. Wanted united nation of muslims to stand up to europeans: muhammad abduh. Reliance on reason and personal interpretation of quran.
