Word: fundamentalistism
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...That tough antiterrorist line has continued. Since September, as part of the global crackdown on extremist Islamic groups, Malaysian police have arrested some 50 alleged members of the KMM, which they say sought the violent overthrow of the government for the purposes of installing a fundamentalist Islamic administration. Despite the arrests, as the Malaysian official notes, even with new, stringent surveillance of visitors and tightened-up immigration checks, it's nearly impossible to track what he estimates are "several hundred" al-Qaeda-linked businessmen, bankers, traders and tourists - many of them Arab - who pass through or live in the country...
...suspects. The French are experienced in Algerian extremism, having contended with the brutal campaigns of organizations like the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) and the breakaway Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (SGPC) - both founded after the cancellation of 1992 elections by the Algerian government when it became clear the fundamentalist Islamic Salvation Front was poised...
...Philippines is one of America’s allies in the Pacific Rim. In the midst of the global economic downturn and growing concerns about the fundamentalist movement, the tourist industry in the Philippines has been depressed. The Philippine government’s request presents an opportunity for America to work with the Philippines not only to eliminate Abu Sayyaf but also to encourage Philippine economic growth and ensure the safety of foreigners in the country...
...ideology of fundamentalist Muslims is not sustainable when put under extreme pressure. The choice between martyrdom and life is easy when one's theology and philosophy have not been personally examined. Religion used for personal gain, be it financial or political, will never produce the final results desired by its propagators. Krauthammer's reason for the demise of such movements is false and frightening. He suggests that it is the result of bombs and missiles, military expertise and power. No! Ideas will always overpower military might if the ideas are right. False theology will bring its own downfall. JOHN...
...Brixton is a mosque. But the fact that would-be shoe-bomber Richard Reid and the alleged 20th hijacker Zacarias Moussaoui both worshiped here during the mid-'90s has brought the Brixton Mosque and Islamic Cultural Centre an unwelcome notoriety. Along with London's Finsbury Park Mosque and fundamentalist cleric Abu Qatada's prayer meetings near Baker Street, Brixton seemed yet another nexus of Islamic extremism in the capital...