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The last three decades we have witnessed Islamist terrorists attack civlians for their agenda. What are the historical roots of the rage that twists someone’s mind to blow himself up in a crowded bus or a pop music concert?
Background
Islam’s origins and Ibn Taymiyya
Abd El-Wahab
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703–1792)
Sidebox: The founding of Saudi Arabia
Abul A’la Maududi
bul A’la Maududi (1903–1979)
1928: Al-Banna founds the Muslim Brotherhood
A Muslim Brotherhood assassinates the Egyptian PM
Al-Banna assassinated
Sayyid Qutb writes Milestones
Sayyid Qutb executed
Nasser kicks them out
Abdallah Azzam
mujahideen
Arab Spring – Islamists in power
Hamas
Collapse of Ottoman Empire/Khilafah
1990s: The Most Significant Islamist Attacks | ||||
Country | Date | Attack | Deaths | Known in the media as... |
Egypt | November 17, 1997 | Mass shooting | 62 | The Luxor massacre |
France | July 25 – October 17, 1995 | Bombings | 8 | |
Saudi Arabia | June 25, 1996 | Truck bombing | 20 | Khobar Towers bombing |
Tanzania | August 7, 1998 | Truck bombing | 224 | 1998 United States embassy bombings |
United States | February 26, 1993 | Truck bombing | 6 | 1993 World Trade Center bombing |
2000s: The Most Significant Islamist Attacks | ||||
Country | Date | Attack | Deaths | Known in the media as... |
Egypt | July 23, 2005 | Suicide bombings | 88 | 2005 Sharm El Sheikh bombings |
Egypt | April 24, 2006 | Bombings | 23 | 2006 Dahab bombings |
India | December 13, 2001 | Suicide bombings, mass shooting | 7 | 2001 Indian Parliament attack |
India | July 11, 2006 | Bombings | 209 | 2006 Mumbai train bombings |
India | July 26, 2008 | Bombings | 56 | 2008 Ahmedabad bombings |
India | November 26, 2008 | Mass shooting | 166 | |
Indonesia | October 12, 2002 | Suicide bombings, car bombings | 202 | 2002 Bali bombings |
Indonesia | October 29, 2005 | Bombings | 60 | 2005 Tentena market bombings |
Jordan | November 9, 2005 | Truck bombing | 60 | 2005 Amman bombings |
Netherlands | November 2, 2004 | Murder | 1 | The murder of Theo van Gogh |
Russia | September 1–3, 2004 | Bombings, shootings | 385 | Beslan school siege |
Spain | March 11, 2004 | Bombings | 192 | Madrid train bombings |
United Kingdom | July 7, 2005 | Suicide bombings | 52 | The 7 July 2005 London bombings or 7/7 |
United States | September 11, 2001 | Suicide aircraft hijacking | 2,996 | September 11 attacks |
2010s: The Most Significant Islamist Attacks | ||||
Note: Attacks have been excluded from war or war-like zones such as those in Yemen, Libya, Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan. | ||||
Country | Date | Attack | Deaths | Known in the media as... |
Bangladesh | July 1, 2016 | Shootings | 26 | |
Belgium | March 22, 2016 | Suicide bombings | 35 | 2016 Brussels bombings |
Burkina Faso | January 15, 2016 | Mass shooting | 20+ | 2016 Ouagadougou attack |
Burkina Faso | March 2, 2018 | Mass shooting | 30 | 2018 Ouagadougou attacks |
Cameroon | December 28, 2014 | Armed militants | 30 | |
Cameroon | July 13, 2015 | Suicide bombing(s) | 15 | |
Cameroon | July 26, 2015 | Suicide bombing(s) | 15 | |
Cameroon | January 25, 2016 | Suicide bombing(s) | 25 | |
Chad | October 10, 2015 | Suicide bombing(s) | 33 | |
Chad | December 5, 2015 | Suicide bombing(s) | 19 | |
China | July 28, 2014 | Armed gang | 37 | |
Egypt | October 31, 2015 | Bomb on board a jet | 224 | Metrojet Flight 9268 |
Egypt | December 11, 2016 | Suicide bombing(s) | 29 | |
Egypt | April 9, 2017 | Suicide bombing(s) | 47 | |
Egypt | May 26, 2017 | Gunman opened fire | 28 | |
Egypt | November 24, 2017 | 40 Gunmen opened fire | 305 | 2017 Sinai mosque attack |
France | January 7, 2015 | Mass shooting | 12 | |
France | July 14, 2016 | Truck attack | 87 | 2016 Nice truck attack |
France | November 13, 2015 | Mass shootings and suicide bombings | 137 | November 2015 Paris attacks |
France | October 16, 2020 | Murder | 1 | Murder of Samuel Paty |
Germany | December 19, 2016 | Truck attack | 12 | 2016 Berlin truck attack |
Ivory Coast | March 13, 2016 | Armed gunmen | 18 | 2016 Grand-Bassam shootings |
Iran | June 7, 2017 | Suicide bombings and gunmen attacks | 22 | 2017 Tehran attacks |
India | September 18, 2016 | Mass shootings | 18 | 2016 Uri attack |
India | July 27, 2015 | Mass shootings | 10 | 2015 Gurdaspur attack |
Indonesia | May 13, 2018 | Suicide bombing(s) | 25 | 2018 Surabaya bombings-Suicide attack |
Kuwait | June 26, 2015 | Suicide bombing(s) | 27 | 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing |
Kenya | January 15, 2019 | Mass shooting | 21+ | Nairobi DusitD2 complex attack |
Kenya | April 2, 2015 | Mass shooting | 148 | Garissa University College attack |
Lebanon | November 12, 2015 | Suicide bombing(s) | 42 | |
Niger | November 25, 2015 | Mass shooting | 18 | |
Nigeria | January 8, 2015 | Mass shooting | 200+ | 2015 Baga massacre |
Nigeria | February 14, 2014 | Mass shooting | 200+ | |
Nigeria | June 26–30, 2015 | Mass shooting | 200+ | |
Nigeria | August 28–30, 2015 | Mass shooting | 79 | |
Nigeria | May 1, 2018 | Mass shooting and suicide bombings | 86 | 2018 Mubi suicide bombings |
Nigeria | November 28, 2014 | Suicide bombings | 120 | 2014 Kano bombing |
Pakistan | May 28, 2010 | Mass shooting and suicide bombings | 86 | 2010 Ahmadiyya mosques massacre |
Pakistan | December 16, 2014 | Mass shooting and suicide bombings | 140 | 2014 Peshawar school massacre |
Pakistan | July 13, 2018 | Suicide bombing and IED | 154 | 2018 Mastung and Bannu bombings |
Pakistan | December 29, 2017 | Suicide bombing | 27 | |
Pakistan | August 8, 2016 | Mass shooting and suicide bombings | 77 | |
Philippines | January 27, 2019 | Suicide bombings and explosions | 20 | 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings |
Philippines | August 24, 2020 | Suicide bombings and explosions | 14 | 2020 Jolo bombings |
Russia | March 29, 2010 | Suicide bombings | 40 | Moscow Metro bombings |
Saudi Arabia | May 22, 2015 | Suicide bombing | 21 | |
Spain | August 17-18, 2017 | Vehicle-ramming and stabbing | 15 | 2017 Barcelona attacks |
Sri Lanka | April 21, 2019 | Suicide bombings | 259 | 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings |
Tunisia | March 18, 2015 | Mass shooting | 21 | Bardo National Museum attack |
Tunisia | June 26, 2015 | Mass shooting | 38 | 2015 Sousse attacks |
Turkey | July 20, 2015 | Suicide bombing | 33 | 2015 Suruç bombing |
Turkey | October 10, 2015 | Suicide bombing | 102 | 2015 Ankara bombings |
Turkey | January 1, 2017 | Mass shooting | 39 | |
United Kingdom | May 22, 2013 | Murder | 1 | Murder of Lee Rigby |
United Kingdom | May 22, 2017 | Suicide bombing | 22 | Manchester Arena bombing |
United Kingdom | June 3, 2017 | Vehicle-ramming | 11 | 2017 London Bridge attack |
United States | April 15, 2013 | Bombings | 3 | Boston Marathon bombing |
United States | December 2, 2015 | Mass shooting | 14 | 2015 San Bernardino attack |
United States | June 12, 2016 | Mass shooting | 49 | Orlando nightclub shooting |
