Jihadi tourism
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Jihadi tourism,also referred to asjihad tourismorjihadist tourism,is a term sometimes used to describetravelto foreign destinations with the object of scouting for terrorist training.[1]US diplomatic cables leaked in 2010have raised concerns about this form of travel.[2]Within intelligence circles, the term is also sometimes applied dismissively to travellers who are assumed to be seeking contact with extremist groups mainly out of curiosity.[3]
History
[edit]In previous times, several people fromBritainandFrancealong withMiddle Easttravelled to joinSoviet–Afghan War.
Tourism for terrorist training or connections
[edit]British police characterized a visit toPakistanbyhomegrown terrorists,Mohammad Sidique KhanandShehzad Tanweer,asjihaditourism, and doubted that they were actual terrorists. Sidique Khan and Tanweer were reported to have metAbd al-Hadi al-Iraqi,one ofal-Qaeda’s most experienced commanders, in November 2004, when he tasked them to plan an attack inEngland.[4]Khan and Tanweer were later two of the four suicide bombers in the7 July 2005 London bombings.[3]
NeoconservativeauthorLaurent Murawiechas alleged that wealthy young men fromSaudi Arabiahave travelled toAfghanistanandPakistanfor jihadi tourism.[5]
Al-Quds Mosque, Hamburg
[edit]TheAl-Quds MosqueinHamburg,whereMohamed Attaoften prayed,[6]became a hub for jihadi tourism prior to its closure, asIslamic militantsgathered to meet those with connections toterrorist organizationsinAfghanistan.[7][8]It was discovered by German authorities that 10 of the mosque's members had travelled to the border region ofPakistanandAfghanistan.[9]In 2010, the mosque was closed by German security officials following suspicions that the mosque was again being used as a meeting place forIslamic extremists.[10][11][12]
Somalia
[edit]Leaked US diplomatic cableshave alleged that British and American Muslim citizens are travelling toSomaliato undergo training forterrorist attacksin the UK.[13][14][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^'Pakistanis are posing as Indians to escape discrimination',Times Of India, May 8, 2010
- ^ab"WikiLeaks:" Jihadi Tourism "Worries U.S., U.K.",CBS News, December 13, 2010
- ^abGardham, Duncan (23 February 2011)."7/7 inquests: MI5 had chance to identify July 7 leader".The Telegraph.Retrieved26 April2011.
- ^New York Police Department,“Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat”(2007), p. 48.
- ^Laurent Murawiec (25 October 2005).Princes of darkness: the Saudi assault on the West.Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 73.ISBN978-0-7425-4278-5.
- ^German Authorities Raid Islamic Groups in 3 States,NYTimes, December 13, 2010
- ^Will Closing Hamburg Mosque End City's Jihadist Threat?,TIME, August 10, 2010
- ^German Authorities Raid Islamic Groups in 3 States,NYTimes, December 14, 2010
- ^Closure of Taiba Mosque: Hamburg Hate Preachers Lose Their Home,Spiegel, September 8, 2010
- ^9/11 Mosque Continued To Produce Jihadis,ABC News, September 29, 2010
- ^Germany shuts 9/11 plotters' mosque in Hamburg,BBC News, August 9, 2010
- ^9/11 Terror Mosque Shut: Hamburg Officials Raid Alleged Islamist Recruiting Site,Spiegel, September 8, 2010
- ^British Muslims travelling to Somalia for jihadi tourism: Wikileaks,Indian Express, February 4, 2011
- ^WikiLeaks cables: British Muslims travelling to Somalia for 'jihadi tourism',Telegraph, February 3, 2011
