its schools that could have promoted democratic values, tolerance, gender equality and civic participation skills. Several factors are responsible for impeding the progress in civic education: a garrison culture, the Cold War exigencies, religious extremism, and feudalism. Introduction Like most post-colonial nation-states Pakistan also recognized the central role of civic education in creating a patriotic citizenry. Paradoxically, as the civic education curriculum in government schools emphasized
Letter from Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King, Jr. “Hence, segregation is not only politically, economically, and sociologically unsound, it is morally wrong and sinful.”… Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the greatest speakers in all of history wrote these words in his letter from Birmingham Jail (King 48). His great use of rhetoric affected largely the freeing of an entire race. During his work in the Civil Rights Movement, he visited a small town called Birmingham in Alabama, and wrote
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Dawson (2010) Lorne Dawson presents a unique perspective on the similarities between New Religious Movements (NRM), which are also known as cults, and radical Islamic groups. Dawson (2010) questions why no dialogue has occurred because of the similarities between the two types of movements. Dawson (2010) stated that individuals that join Islamic extremist groups have the same issues of NRM members who experience a source of deprivation or alienation from the secular world. As with both groups, Dawson
On November 13th, 2015 the world was shocked to discover that terrorists had attacked Paris, however in the latest string of terrorist attacks one must pose the question of whom terrorism impacts the most. Traditionally, in terrorism the victim is the group or region in which the attack is target. Recently, we have seen a large shift in the brunt of the backlash being placed toward minority religions that are simply blemished by small groups of extremists, thus painting an unjust image of the religion
Is religious extremism good or bad ? Name: Lee Yun Suk 11413104 Prof. VYAS Utpal TA. NGUYEN Religious extremism is neither good nor bad In regard to religious extremism, many say that nonreligious people are better than religious people. However, contrary to those claims, not all religious activities are categorized as bad by society. According to a survey conducted by the Pew Research Center in March 2013, “While those with no religious affiliation are less negative than other
Extremism is no longer become a local phenomenon, nowadays it become the global threat that caused a significant pain. It continuously spread its sphere of influence and operation in the world throughout time. Formerly, the term extremism intrinsically used to contribute a lot in the positive movements. Extremism had driven human to enter the new era with better way of thinking. However, nowadays the term of extremism mostly refers to the use of violences, religions, political agendas, or ideological
Terrorism is not synonymous with extremism. One can be an extremist, hold and voice extreme political or religious views, and justifiably not be considered a terrorist. Extremists hold opinions that are either to the “extreme” right or the “extreme” left on a spectrum and are only open to ideas that confirm their beliefs. It is an issue of either black or white. Moving from simply espousing extremist views to joining a terrorist group or committing a terrorist act is facilitated by several psychological
review is Hassan Abbas’ book, Pakistan’s Drift into Extremism: Allah, the Army, and America’s War on Terror (Pentagon Press, 2005). At the time of writing this book, he was a Ph.D candidate at Tufts University (USA), a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School and had served in the government of Pakistan for ten years during the administrations of Prime Mnister Benazir Bhutto and President Musharraf. This book examines the rise of religious extremism in Pakistan, and analyzes its connections to Pakistan
themes. One such theme was extremism. Due to Miller’s own personal witch trial where he was unfairly tried and jailed as a communist during the Red Scare, his perspective on extremism is a valuable insight into the historical examples such as the Holocaust or other genocides, and what is happening in modern day with extreme religious groups willing to terrorize other nations. Throughout his play, Arthur Miller argues through certain events and characters that extremism is caused by unaddressed
Anabaptist group that lives mainly on the east coast in Pennsylvania and Maryland, may be seen by the everyday American as a tad unconventional, but peaceful all the same. It can be disputed whether or not you would call the Amish lifestyle “extreme”. Extremism in context means outside the societal norms of everyday living. Although there are connotations that all extremist groups are aggressive and hazardous towards society, this is not always the case. The alternative lifestyle of the Amish is in fact
From 1919 through 1924, Germany was a deeply troubled country due to massive social, political, and economic problems. The Weimar Republic that came to power in Germany after The Great War was widely unpopular, due to the leadership accepting the harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles and introducing a new form of government after the Kaiser’s abdication. Unfortunately, the government also had to face attacks from both extreme Left and Right wing parties. The result of the country’s disunity was
In 1947 Pakistan was created after being partitioned from the country of India. A predominantly Muslim country located in Southern Asia it has had a history rife with terrorism and religious extremism. The roots of which can be traced primarily to the Soviet-Afghan war of 1979. A direct consequence of the war would be the promotion of radical Islam and a militant culture. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 and the subsequent War On Terror would bring Pakistani support
It reflects that Waiting for the Mahatma dwells upon the theme of freedom struggle comprehensively with due scope for the extremist and moderate factions of freedom fighters. Also, it shows the influence of extremism on Sriram and his change of loyalty from violent to non-violent mode of freedom struggle which implies that Sriram is superficial in his commitment as a Gandhian freedom fighter. On a larger canvass it displays the fact that in the absence of results
My understanding of extremism is that it’s a term used to describe the actions or ideologies of individuals or groups outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common moral standards. In democratic societies, individuals or groups which advocate that democracy should be replaced with some kind of authoritarian regime are usually branded extremists. There have been several terrorist acts committed in the United States of America, not by terrorists that live
Extremism Revealed in Young Goodman Brown Hawthorne depicts a 17th century Puritan attempting to reach justification as Brown’s faith required. Upon completing his journey, however, Brown could not confront the terrors of evil in his heart and chose to reject all of society. Puritan justification was a topic Hawthorne was aware of as a journey to hell necessary for a moral man. Having referred to the heart of man as hell, Puritans founds themselves in the midst of Satan and his multitude of devils
Comparative analysis of the rise of religious extremism in Arab and Indian Politics The cases being discussed by the authors here are more significant than the discussion of any other Muslim or Hindu nation because of the fact that these cases discuss the role of these religions in their respective birthplaces. We can realize the importance of this point by considering, for example that the Islamic countries worldwide look towards the Arabic ulemas for validation of their Islamic policies and
the conversation on how to effectively combat radical messaging is a question of how to combat extremism and radicalization. Advocates of strategic communication and censorship strategies implicitly attribute linear causality to the concept of extremism. In this framework, extremism is an outcome resulting from discrete stimuli of certain understandable and identifiable factors. Simply stated, extremism is viewed as a causal relationship whereby factors such as internet access to radical propaganda
the guillotine can be seen, as the guillotine “superseded” the Cross. This comparison seeks to develop the guillotine as the ‘god’ or major religious figure of the new ‘religion’ of the Reign of Terror. This concept of religion shows how the extremism of the revolution leads to a direct association and incorporation of the guillotine. By setting the extremist guillotine concept of religion superior, the people of the revolution look to
The speaker offers the talk with the aim of enhancing an open-minded approach towards extremism citing that it is not “inherent in one’s religion or race”. Ebrahim suffices as the voice of the rational Muslims that silently suffer from blanket condemnation when it comes to religious extremism. His intended audience is the misinformed public that perceives the whole Muslim community as suspect in relation to extremism. The talk can thus be said to be an eye-opener to the audience on the need for appreciation