The jihad in “God’s Own Country” -- The Hindu

mar 13th, 2008

the answer to the rhetorical question posed below: they are jihadis because they cannot help it. because their ideology tells them to be. it has very little to do with poverty; in fact poor mohammedans are much less jihadi than rich mohammedans. the latter want to conquer the world. they tell the former that they also must help in world conquest

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The jihad in "God's Own Country"
http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/09/stories/2008030958711000.htm
Praveen Swami
Islamist groups are gaining both followers and influence in Kerala 
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Within Kerala, politics has contributed to the empowerment of Islamists
Islamist groups able to market religious message as an answer to problems of young people
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM
 

One morning 17 years ago, C.A.M. Basheer walked into work at Mumbai's international airport and handed in his resignation.

Since then, he has become one of India's most-wanted terrorists: a key figure the Islamist terror networks that have, since 2003, struck cities across southern India. Basheer's story raises a critical question: why residents of States with no history of large-scale communal pogroms, like Kerala and Karnataka, are contributing cadre to Islamist terror groups.

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