Terrorism Essays

What is the meaning of terrorism and the mass media? According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary online, the meaning of terrorism is the systematic use of terror as means of coercion. Terrorism has spawned heated debate. Instead of agreeing on the definition of terrorism, social scientists, policy makers, lawyers, and security …

United States President George W. Bush dubbed the terrorist activities as “acts of war” and embarked on a “war on terrorism.” This campaign paved the way to put an end to Afghanistan’s heads of state, the Taliban, who had wrapped in cotton wool bin Laden since 1996. It is now …

Terrorism, famously, is a misnomer. This is exemplified with the saying one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter; an observation  that relates well to groups such as the IRA(Irish Republic Army), and the Muslim fundamentalist groups of which Al-Qaeda is currently the most famous or infamous. Terrorism, however, should …

The Islamic militant group dubbed as the Mujahideen Shura Council or the much-commonly called Council of Holy Warriors was said top have been formed sometime in January 2006 after it announced through the Internet – more specifically on the Jihadist website Hanin Net – that they were primarily formed to …

            The radical protest organization, The Cleaners started as the brainchild of a group of disaffected veterans and critics of the War in Iraq, as well as fierce opponents of the voting system in the United States.  Though it began as a protest movement and not a terrorist organization, members …

Abstract Terrorism and criminal activity have long been in the headines of news organizations, be they in print or radio or television. Acts of terrorism and criminal activity dominate the news in every part of the globe. But let ask ourselves, is there any difference between terrorists and criminals? Does …

According to the United States Department of Defense (DoD) (2008), terrorism is an act of unlawful violence that is done in order to promote fear, which intends to force and intimidate the government and the society to attain the objectives that may be political, ideological, or religious centered (cited in …

Today I interviewed my mother about her experience with September 11, 2001 (“9/11”). To me her experience wasn’t as exciting as if she were there, but pretty normal for someone who was having a typical day. On 9/11 my mom was driving down Perryville Road, passing Menard’s, to the doctor’s …

Karachi is the biggest city in Pakistan and also one of the most thickly populated cities in the world. Its population has increased rapidly and accordingly has given rise to many social problems. People of this metropolis are becoming more and more concerned about solving these serious problems, some of …

I. INTRODUCTION A.Historical Overview As we all know, the City of Davao is considered as the ‘Most Peaceful City in the Philippines’ and ranked 87th fastest growing City in the world. Even so, it has experienced various terrifying events in the past with innocent civilians as victims: locals and foreigners; …