Word: islamists
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Aware that homegrown corruption and poverty provide recruits to the extremist ranks, Arab governments find it convenient to exaggerate the threat from outside. It also suits the Islamist rebels to evoke the fearsome image of a mighty army of trained and dedicated fanatics in their quest for local political power. The truth is that the Arab governments of the Middle East would be under siege without any centrally directed threat or terrorists returning home from the Afghan wars. Revivalists like Sudan's Hassan al-Turabi can exploit Arab discontent, but they have not been able to coordinate or direct...