Title:

International Terrorism

Publish Date:

September 2011

ISBN:

978 1 86168 592 6

Covering Ages:

16 to 18 years

Issue Description

Although incidents of terrorism worldwide have been falling in recent years, the threat of a terrorist attack still remains an ever-present worry for many in our post-9/11 world. This book examines the issue of terrorism and violent extremist activity, both in the UK and worldwide. It covers which terrorist groups are most active, how the face of terrorism is changing and current counter-terrorism measures. It also examines the debate surrounding terrorism prevention and the restriction of civil liberties.
The information comes from a wide range of sources and includes government reports and statistics, newspaper articles, features, magazine articles and surveys, literature from lobby groups and charitable organisations.

Price:

£7.95

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Key Facts

• Five years on from the 7 July 2005 terrorist attack on the London Underground, known as ‘7/7’, more than half (53%) of the UK’s population think that the threat of terrorism has stayed at the same level, with older people feeling slightly more worried than their younger counterparts. (page 4)
  
  
• According to START’s Global Terrorism Database (GTD), Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) has been the target of 604 terrorist attacks since 1970. (page 5)
  
  
• Between 1970 and 1999, almost two-thirds of all terrorist attacks in Great Britain with a known perpetrator were the responsibility of the Irish Republican Army or a related Irish nationalist splinter group, responsible for 293 attacks or 64% of terrorist activity in Great Britain during this period. (page 6)
  
  
• Only one in four terror suspects were charged with a terrorism-related offence in 2010, figures showed. A total of 130 people were arrested on suspicion of being involved in terrorism in the 12 months to September 2010, but only 36 were charged with a terror-related offence. (page 27)
  
  
• Over 101,000 people were stopped under Section 44 of the Terrorism Act in the year ending May 2010, without a single arrest for anything terrorism-related, and over 85,000 people were stopped under Schedule 7, which governs ports and airports. (page 28)
  
  
• In Arabic, the word ‘jihad’ means to strive, struggle and exert effort. It is a central and broad Islamic concept that primarily means to struggle against evil inclinations within oneself. (page 32)

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Terror and Violent Extremism

Terrorist or extremist activity, The changing face of terrorism, 7/7: five years on, On the fifth anniversary of the 7/7 London transit attack, Islamist terrorism, Groomed for suicide: how Taliban recruits children for mass murder, Half of secondary heads seek police help on violent extremism, Animal rights extremists ‘more of a problem than Islamists’, Irish Republican terrorist groups.

Chapter 2 Tackling Terrorism

Anti-terrorism powers, Should Britain work with ‘extremists’ to prevent terrorism?, The Terrorism Acts – the facts, Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill, The counter-terrorism review, Al-Qaeda will seek revenge, Victory in the war on terror is now within the West’s reach.

Chapter 3 Liberty vs Security

Stop trying to balance liberty with security, Only one in four terror suspects charged, Stop and search figures ‘hide evidence of systematic anti-Muslim discrimination’, Searchlight on religion, Misconceptions about Islam and terrorism, Guantánamo Bay: now’s the time for Barack Obama to close it down, Guantánamo Bay detainees are not ordinary criminals, Testimonies from detainees, The United Kingdom fails on diplomatic assurances.

Key Facts
Glossary
Index
Acknowledgements
Assignments

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