Ahmad Khan Rahami a suspect in the New Jersey and New York bombings was apprehended Monday morning in new york, after A call was made saying that a man matching Ahmad description was sleeping near a bar.Police came to investigate this man which in fact was Ahmad Rahami. When Ahmad saw the police and initiated a firefight.Ahmad Khan was born in Afghanistan but brought over to the U.S with his father who was seeking asylum in 1995.He eventually become a naturalized U.S citizen in 2011.Ahmad had traveled to Afghanistan multiple times in recent years and was questioned on every return to the United states.According to officials though he was never suspected of being radicalized.In 2011 he went to Quetta to marry a Pakistani women.While live in New jersey The Rahami family had made harassment and discrimination lawsuits against the city and police department.The suit alleged the police would give them citations over ordinance of operation.
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Questions
Do u think Ahmad's family or wife had something to do with his radicalization overseas?
What do u think turns people into such extremist that they resort to terrorism?
Do you believe Muslims are discriminated against in the U.S.?
My opnion
I think that his family or wife may have had something to due with his conversion.Especially since the area they got married in is a Taliban stronghold.I feel like they must believe in there cause very strongly to resort to killing.I believe some Muslims are discriminated against since some people do think that they are all trouble.
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Good job overall. There are some typos in your summary so be sure to proofread before publishing. You also replied on two different days instead of three.
I don't think that his family or his wife had anything to do with his radicalism overseas. In many cases people come from normal families and are caught in a trap by terrorist recruiters and they lose control of their judgement. I think the terrorism recruiters find people at a low point in their lives and promise them things that supposedly will make their lives better. I believe they are just because through their practices they look the same as those who are terrorists.
I think that his family could have caused him to seek out radicalism and this type of behavior by the way he was raised but I doubt they encouraged it or enforced him to do it. I don't think his wife wanted any part of this and that is why she fled, but if she was a part of it then I think she should be tried. I think it is because most Muslims are treated that way and they just accept it and follow the terrible stuff happening.
I would say that he may have been influenced in some way by his upbringing, but that does not excuse his actions. I think their upbringing, what has happened in their lives, and what their beliefs are has a lot to do with it. I do think that there is discrimination amongst different races, but every race has their own issues.
It is a very big possibility that his family and wife had something to do with his radicalization. This could also be from the certain areas he has been to because of all the influence and things that go on there. With these terrorist, or so they claim, is that resorting to these actions is influenced heavily on their religion, or certain experiences they've had with people they hate like Americans and Christians. I do believe that Muslims, like many other different types of people, are discriminated against, especially with whats going on overseas. The problem is that people see the horrible actions and blame an entire race for the something that terrorists are responsible for.
Ya if it were me i would be cautious about getting married in terrorist affiliated location which made me wonder if he even had anything to fear from them or not because maby he was with them.
It would be hard to believe that someone could be a part of a group without others knowing about it so I bet the family was suspicious at the least. I think they become terrorists for many reasons; like maybe he as lost and felt alone or just mad at people. Muslims are discriminated a lot in the US. They shouldn't be but many people see the religion as terroristic.
I also agree that his wife or family would have at least had to know something about his possible frustrations or what he believed.
I think that a lot of Muslims are getting discriminated just because of those people, who think they have to get crucial and radical to prove their God Allah d that they believe in him. Those terrorists though do not represent every Muslim, but a lot of people just assume that every single Muslim is a terrorist. Being that racist and prejudiced is wrong but sadly still a pretty common thing.
I agree with what you are saying but why do you think people categorize Muslims as terrorists? How do you think we could change this for the better? How do you think the Muslims like this? People are desperate to prove their points and views, that's why they do such extreme things.
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