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| | '''Daniel Pipes''' is a an influential academic and counter-terrorism expert. He holds a PhD in medieval [[Islamic]] history from [[Harvard University]]. | | '''Daniel Pipes''' is a an influential academic and counter-terrorism expert. He holds a PhD in medieval [[Islamic]] history from [[Harvard University]]. |
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| | + | ==Sudden Jihad Syndrome== |
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| | + | "Sudden Jihad Syndrome" is a term coined by [[neoconservative]] academic [[Daniel Pipes]] to describe [[Muslims]] that suddenly or unexpectedly turn against civilized, Western society and engage in acts of terror.<ref>http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=29080</ref> Pipes has argued that due to this phenomenon all Muslims must be considered potential terrorists.<ref>http://www.city-journal.org/html/11_4_fighting_militant.html</ref> |
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| | + | Examples include: |
| | + | * [[John Allen Muhammad]] and [[Lee Malvo]], the so-called Washington snipers. John Allen Muhammad was a Muslim convert, but some people allege that his motivations may not have been religious.<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/10/24/muhammad.profile/index.html</ref> <ref>http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/12/01/sprj.dcsp.malvo.trial/index.html</ref> |
| | + | * [[Ali Hassan Abu Kamal]], a [[Palestinian]] school teacher who engaged in a shooting rampage on top of the [[Empire State Building]]. He killed one and wounded six before taking his own life.<ref>http://archive.southcoasttoday.com/daily/02-97/02-25-97/a05wn036.htm</ref> |
| | + | *[[Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar]], an American Muslim born in Tehran who ran over students at the [[University of North Carolina]] to punish the United States. Taheri-azar was the first terrorist to be explicitly called an example of Sudden Jihad Syndrome by Daniel Pipes.<ref>http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID={730A921C-1FED-4DCD-9949-D28A3390317D}</ref> |
| | + | * [[Mujtaba Rabbani Jabbar]] who shot up a movie theater in [[Baltimore]].<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/17/AR2006061700725.html</ref> |
| | + | * [[Rashid Baz]], a Lebanese can driver living in [[New York City]] who shot at a van full of [[Orthodox Jew|Orthodox Jews]].<ref name=Meforum>http://www.meforum.org/article/77</ref> In a burst of [[political correctness]], the [[FBI]] initially refused to label this act a terrorist act.<ref name=Meforum/> |
| | + | * [[Sulejman Talovic]], a [[Bosnian]] Muslim, open fired in a [[Salt Lake City]] mall, killing five poeple before being shot dead by police.<ref> http://www.thecourier.com/opinion/editoral/ar_ED_021607.asp</ref> |
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| | + | In another [[Examples of Bias in Wikipedia|Example of Bias in Wikipedia]], [[Wikipedia]] has refused to allow any article on this topic,<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sudden_Jihad_Syndrome</ref> <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sudden_jihad_syndrome</ref> <ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Sudden+Jihad+Syndrome</ref> and even refused to let an editor work on a draft for a rewrite of the article.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Miscellany_for_deletion/User:CltFn/Sudden_Jihad_Syndrome</ref> |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | + | [[Category:Riots and terrorist incidents in the United States]][[Category:Islam]] |
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| | ==Further reading== | | ==Further reading== |