Extremism

Salem, Massachusetts, the new English settlement for 17th century Protestants who wanted to purify the Church of England, was and is known for the atrocity that rattled the land. This atrocity, or The Salem Witch Trials, began around 1692, several years after the Puritans settled in Salem. During the Trials, an absurd amount of women, men, and even dogs were accused of being possessed by the Devil, thus making them perform witchcraft or wizardry on both townspeople and the townspeople’s valuables

Viewed as a reverse process, the term de-radicalization describes the process by which an individual changes their cognitive view of the world around them. What was once troubling to them and led to their adoption of violent extremism has changed and as a result they see the world, or their corner of it, in a new light. The process of de-radicalization can be viewed as the first step toward returning to their previous life. This often leads to disengagement, or an individual’s

First of all, we are talking about what role did violence and warfare play in the origins and the rise of Islam. Since the 1950s, Western countries led by the committee to allow the establishment of Islamic mullahs called on the community of believers. Freed from the oppression of Islam out of the only parts of the land has old Yugoslavia and modern Israel. The real windfall rooted in Islamic fundamentalism and religious revivalism, part of the Muslim Arab countries because the current situation

few decades, there’s been a gradual movement away from state-sponsored terrorism to non-state actors (like Al-Qaeda), There’s no single profile of a lone wolf. Rather, it’s more that those who become lone wolves often share a similar path toward extremism, and many carry with them a personal grievance. splinter groups of these non-state actors (like Al-Qaeda offshoots) and smaller, unaffiliated cells (). Lone wolves’ are not always easy to identify due to the nature of the environment in which they

society than any other nation in the world, there are still plenty of inhibitors preventing a true utopia. Of these inhibitors, the two primary roadblocks restricting the United States from becoming a utopia are political extremism and censorship of speech. Political extremism is a massive roadblock from allowing the United States to become a utopia due to radical ideologies that lead to violence. On the extreme left side of the political spectrum is the group called Antifa, which stands for Anti-Fascist

to understand the evolvement of Muslim extremism today. Juergensmeyer (2003) supports this stance by stating that contemporary acts of violence are influenced by historical violence perpetrated in the religious past. The assumption could be made that Muslim extremism in the United States is a more recent phenomenon; on the contrary, this is not true. By understanding history enlightens to where foundations and structures were built to support Muslim extremism and terrorism activities that exist in

How does one supersede the unelected authority of entertainment, avoid extremism, and in turn prevent the otherwise inevitable implosion of a well-intentioned cause? The film V for Vendetta said it best. “...you cannot kiss an idea, cannot touch it, or hold it... ideas do not bleed, they do not feel pain, they do not love.”

falls into one of three broad categories: religious extremism, white supremacy, and anti-government and separatists movements, including the militia movement. Examining these domestic terror groups in greater detail will aid in better understanding the full spectrum of threats considered by homeland security personnel. Religious extremism may be the kind of terror threat most familiar to contemporary Americans, considering the religious extremism that fuels groups like al-Qaeda and its affiliates

was the result of extremism and failures of leadership on both sides. This war was long forthcoming; we see this conflict as a nation divided or as Lincoln put it a house divided (Doc 4). It was a conflict between pro-slavery southerners and anti-slavery northerners. Both sides felt strongly about their position, leading to neither side backing down. However, this war could have been avoided through a compromise of stronger leadership and less extremism. First of all, extremism was evident in both

Pakistan and almost getting killed for standing up for what’s right. There are several issues going on in Pakistan but more specifically in the valley of Swat. The social issues going on in Pakistan are gender discrimination, education rights, and extremism. Gender discrimination is a very big issue in Pakistan, more specifically Malala’s village of Swat, as shown through the book I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai. For example, Rohul Amin, Malala’s grandfather, showed discrimination to his own daughters