1. The Road to 9/11
Ideology and History

2. Wahhabism Mohammad ibn Abdul Wahhab (1703- 1792)
Pure Islam- Elimination of innovation
Basis for Saudi Arabia

3. Abdul Aziz Saud 1876-1953 Embraced Wahhabism
September 22, The only modern state founded by Jihad

5. Muslim Brotherhood Hasan Al Banna (1906-1942) founds in 1920
Return to power thru strict adherence to Islam
Leadership imprisoned by Nasser

6. Hassan
Al Banna

7. Sayyed Qutb Qutb (1906-1966) Wrote Signposts or Milestones Beliefs
Violence against non-believers
Radical Action to gain Power
All impure governments must be overthrown

8. Qutb

9. Brothers Mohammad Qutb- Taught at King Aziz
Abdullah Azzam- Spritual founder of Hamas
Ayman Al- Zawarhi- Al- Qaeda’s #2

10. The Bros.
Al-Zawarhi
Abdullah Azzam

11. Who supports Fundamentalism?
*The Poor
*Uneducated
*Those who oppose the government

12. Why do they support it?
*Failure of Pan-Arabism
*Poverty
See failure as result of leaving the straight path

13. How do they get support?
*Oppose the government
*Provide social services: Madrsas
*Common enemy: US Israel

14. 1979 Iran- Ayatollah Khomeni Islamabad- Steve Crowley
Attack on Kabba Mecca

15. Afghanistan Mohammad Daoud- Seizes Power 7/17/1973
He cracks down the Islamists.
This creates resistance

16. Here They Come April 1978 Daoud Arrests Communists
He was shot and communists take over.
12/24/1979 Soviet Union invades to support communist government

17. Mujahdeen Fighters in the Cause of God.
Group of Many competing warlords.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia back Muslim Brotherhood Proxy fighters

19. The Jihad The U.S. will back Afghan leaders such as Massoud and Haq.
Stingers Missiles turn tide of the battle.
Soviets in their ‘Vietnam’

20. Soviets lose April 14, 1988 Geneva Withdrawal of troops
February 15, 1989 Last Soviet Troops leave
January 1, 1992 All aid the Afghanistan cut off

21. Taliban Students of Islam or Seekers of Knowledge
Take over Afghanistan September 27, 1996
Institute strict Islamic laws

22. Mullah Omar Lost right eye in Jihad Leader of the Taliban
Blows up Buddhist statues

23. Mullah Omar