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1. The dangers of certainty: does engineering education breed terrorists?

Author

Berrett, Dan

Subjects
Engineers of Jihad: The Curious Connection Between Violent Extremism and Education (Nonfiction work) -- Criticism and interpretation, Certainty -- Political aspects, Islamic militants -- Education, Terrorists -- Psychological aspects, Engineering students -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Education
Abstract

IN MAY 2010, Faisal Shahzad hoped to kill dozens of pedestrians when he parked his Nissan Pathfinder near Times Square, loaded with improvised bombs. Four months earlier, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab [...]

Published
2016

2. Yale's 'Taliban Man' and other tales

Author

Fund, John

Subjects
Universities and colleges -- Afghanistan, Universities and colleges -- United States, Universities and colleges -- Management, Islamic militants -- Education, Military associations -- Officials and employees, Company business management, Education, Yale University -- Management, Taliban -- Officials and employees
Abstract

Yale University's admission of a Taliban representative for an academic course, and other such incidents, due to its unwillingness to adapt to the changing world are discussed.

Published
2007

3. Studying jihad? Islamist students

Subjects
United Kingdom -- Social aspects, Islamic militants -- Education, College students -- Social aspects, Radicalism -- Forecasts and trends -- Educational aspects, Market trend/market analysis, Business, Economics, Business, international
Abstract

Why Britain's universities produce so many radical Islamists IF THERESA MAY is in the running to be the next leader of the Conservative Party, as no less an authority than [...]

Published
2015

4. To deprogram a jihadist

Author

Mohammed, Susan

Subjects
Islamic militants -- Education, Islamic militants -- Social aspects, Islamic fundamentalism -- Control, Antiterrorism measures -- Methods, Antiterrorism measures -- Social aspects, Antiterrorism measures -- Religious aspects, Rehabilitation of criminals -- Methods, Rehabilitation of criminals -- Social aspects, Rehabilitation of criminals -- Religious aspects, Offender reintegration -- Methods, Offender reintegration -- Social aspects, Offender reintegration -- Religious aspects, Arts, visual and performing, Education
Abstract

News last week that Said Ali al-Shihri, a former inmate of Guantanamo, has emerged as al-Qaeda's deputy leader in Yemen intensified debate on how to deal with prisoners held at [...]

Published
2009

5. When healers become killers: the doctor as terrorist

Author

Sibley, Robert

Subjects
Physicians -- Political aspects, Physicians -- Religious aspects, Islamic militants -- Education, Terrorism -- Analysis, Intellectuals -- Analysis
Abstract

Doctors, as any nurse will tell you, are inclined to arrogance. Most times this is to the good: it takes a certain self-assertive pride to claim powers of life and [...]

Published
2007

6. UNICEF: Same old tricks, no treats

Author

Solomon, Lawrence

Subjects
International agencies -- Finance, International agencies -- Donations, International agencies -- Management, Islamic militants -- Education, Company business management, Company financing, Banking, finance and accounting industries, Business, Business, international, United Nations. Children's Fund -- Donations, United Nations. Children's Fund -- Management
Published
2006

7. Pakistan's broad education ills; amid Madrassa overhaul, public schools also blamed for extremism

Author

LeVine, Steve and Hussain, Zahid

Subjects
Pakistan -- Education policy, Pakistan -- Religious aspects, Public schools -- Education policy, Public schools -- Investigations, Islamic schools -- Education policy, Islamic schools -- Investigations, Islamic militants -- Training, Islamic militants -- Education, Islamic militants -- Control, Islamic fundamentalism -- Study and teaching, Education and state -- Analysis, Company legal issue, News, opinion and commentary
Published
2005

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