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Sayyid Qutb
Egyptian founder of Islamic fundamentalism
Islamic Fundamentalism
strict following of all religious laws in the Quran. Minority view. may resort to terrorism
Ayatollah Khomeini
Iranian Islamic leader + revolutionary
Mullah Omar
Taliban leader of Afghanistan
Taliban
Islamic fundamentalist government of Afghanistan
Sharia
religious laws of islam
Mujahideen
Islamic guerrilla fighters vs Soviets in Afghanistan in 79-92
Osama Bin Laden
Leader of al-Qaeda, responsible for 9/11 attacks.
Al Qaeda
Islamist terrorist organization that launched a series of attacks against U.S. the "base"
Ramzi Yousef
al-Qaeda mastermind of 1993 World Trade Center attack
jihad
"holy war", use violence against enemies of Islam
USS Cole
This ship sunk in 2000 after an Al Qaeda terrorist attack.
Saddam Hussein
President of Iraq from 1979 to 2003. Waged war on Iran in 1980-1988. In 1990 he ordered an invasion of Kuwait but was defeated by United States and its allies in the Gulf War (1991). Defeated by US led invasion in 2003.
Ayman al-Zawahiri
current leader of al-Qaeda