“Terrorism is the greatest crime of the Age ” a New Book Provides Strategic Features to Combat Extremism

The Researcher Hussien Ragheb dealt  in his book  “ Terrorism is the Greatest  Crime of the Age”, which  comes in the form of  applied research,  with the structure of terrorism that is based on a culture in contrast to  human logic and  ethics ,  international laws and the rejection of the  others’ rights  in life.

The writer Ragheb believed in his book that terrorism has become the most dangerous issue threatening human existence, and it is the product of sick thinking,  vicious  beliefs and abnormal practices that arose in backward societies which  allow themselves to loot  peoples and deny their rights and existence.

He  stressed in his book the necessity of raising  awareness about the importance of protecting individuals by  human means ,  not to submit to any thought that would harm the others .  Combating terrorism necessitates cooperation, respect and appreciation of the others.

In the book,  the researcher Ragheb explained  that the technological development in the means of communication resulting from globalization is a key feature in the transformations of terrorist organizations during the past decades in terms of producing new types of terrorists who are able to organize crimes in the information and communication system. This  calls for addressing this dangerous phenomenon.

The book included six chapters, the first of which focused on  the concept of the phenomenon of terrorism,  the historical development of terrorism  its characteristics, and its most important types , while the second chapter dealt with  the concept of state terrorism and its most prominent examples  including the   Zionist and American terrorism. 

The third chapter shed light on reasons and characteristics of   extremist and Takfiri groups as well as  the most dangerous extremists movements including the Muslim Brotherhood, Al Qaeda, ISIS and  Daesh in addition to  other movements  supported by the British, American and Zionist intelligence services.

The  book’s fourth chapter  considered   terrorism as an international crime  such as genocide, aggression and terrorism in light of international agreements, and the distinction between terrorism, armed struggle and mercenaries.

As for the fifth chapter, it reviewed  terrorism in Syria, the Syrian laws , which  were issued to confront it, and the brutal crimes carried out  against the Syrian people.

In the final chapter, the author  presented  proposals for a multi-level strategy to combat terrorism, distributed between religious discourse  ,  educational, moral, social, cultural and  media  fields .

The 295-page  book was  issued by Dar Al-Shaab  for Spreading  Human Sciences. 

It is noteworthy to mention that the researcher Hussien Al-Ragheb  is a member at  the Arab Writers Union and  the Permanent Committee for combating   Zionist Cultural Invasion and the Arab General History  Writing  Commission.

Rawaa Ghanam