Palestinian Islamic

Mujaheddin e Khalq (MeKf Palestinian Islamic Jihad - Shoqaqi (PIJ ... 

The Palestinians are tied to their traditions and social customs, which are based on Arabic and Islamic values, particularly women s privacy need which is influenced by the culture of gender separation. Because gender separation is a social convention in Palestine, it influences women s behavior in urban and public spaces as women try to expose themselves to outsider men as little as possible (Fig. 9.2). 

The Middle East is currently the major focus of both terrorist activity and anti-terrorist initiatives. The organisations described below represent only a fraction of those involved in terrorist activity. The main motivating factors in Middle Eastern terrorism are the conflict over land for the Israeli and Palestinian states and the rise of militant Islam and demands for Sharia law. The demand for Sharia law has led extremists into conflict not only with the West but also with more moderate Islamic regimes. 

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