"Since law enforcement agencies began partnering with citizens through community policing, we've seen significant drops in crime rates."
- John Ashcroft

Introduction to Islamist Terrorism

The War on Terrorism is the war to defend freedom and freedom loving people and nations.  It is not a war against a religion, it is a war against terrorist organizations that hijacked Islam and mutated its harmony to project their own antiquated social order that will reverse 1500 years of human and social evolution.

Our success in preventing future terrorist threats in the United States is directly related to our ability to understand the terrorist’s objectives, detect and understand their modes of operation and our ability to proactively identify and prevent threats.  This course is designed to deliver comprehensive knowledge related to every aspect of information needed to understand the sources and history of Islamist Fundamentalists.  Its purpose is to enlighten the participant with knowledge rather than misconceptions!

Introduction to Islamist Terrorism is designed for two primary audiences, these are:

• Law enforcement officers including street officers, detectives, corrections officers and probation and parole officers
• Officers in areas where sensitive records are maintained such as Drivers License and Motor Vehicle Registration, Border Patrol, Customs and Immigration and Naturalization (INS) administrators and representatives

In addition to providing course participants with a better understanding of the Arabic people and the Islamic religion, this course will provide you with the following:

• The knowledge to work with Arabic names and identities,
• Interviewing skills when dealing with Middle Eastern citizens, informants, “persons of interest” or a potential terrorist,
• The ability to identify signs and trends for Islamist fundamentalism and building relationships with Arabic and Islamist communities. 

This two and a half day seminar will provide you with the knowledge and understanding of why we now are in the fight of our lives for our right to freedom and how freedom is the real target of the minority Islamist terrorists.  Introduction to Islamist Terrorism will help you understand the motives that drive these terrorists to attack our way of life while also learning to accept the majority of moderate Arabs and Muslims who are trying to embrace freedom as a social order while maintaining and preserving their Islamic faith.

Highlights of the course include:

• Islam Compared to Christianity
• Understanding the History and Theology of Islam
• Arabic Culture and Arabic Character
• Recognizing Physical Gestures
• Men and Women – Social Interaction
• Working with Arabic Names, Nicknames and Numbers
• Islamist Terrorism – Why Americans?

 
INSTRUCTOR
Sam Kharoba was born a Christian Jordanian in Amman, Jordan.  His father’s position with the British Council allowed him to grow up exposed to both Western and Arabic cultures and languages.  Sam received an Advanced Level Certificate of Education in Arabic Culture from the University of London, and a B.S. Degree from LSU.  As a subject matter expert in Middle-Eastern affairs he provides consultation and training for the criminal justice sector.  His in-depth studies of Arabic and Islamic history and culture provide him a unique capacity, knowledge and expertise to provide valuable and objective analysis on Middle Eastern affairs and the problems associated with Islamist fundamentalism and terrorism.