Leaders
Taliban Leader of Afghanistan.
Mullah Omar
"Holy War," violence used against enemies.
Jihad
Yemen
An administration created in 2001 directly following the attacks that is used to “oversee security in all modes of transportation" in direct response to the 9/11 attacks.
TSA (Transportation Security Adminisitration)
Date of the second World Trade Center Attack.
Founder of 'the base,' al-Qaeda.
Osama Bin Laden
Religious laws used in Taliban-controlled countries.
Sharia
The geographical location where strict religious laws, called Sharia, are used.
Afghanistan
Office created in 2002 to prevent terrorism, secure borders, and enforce immigration laws by enhancing security.
Federal Office of Homeland Security
Date of the first World Trade Center Attack.
Al-Qaeda “mastermind” of 1993 World Trade Center attack.
Ramzi Yousef
Islamic guerilla fighters who fought the Soviets in Afghanistan.
Mujahideen
Home of Sayyid Qutb, founder of Islamic Fundamentalism.
Egypt
Two months after the tragedy, President George W. Bush signed this act that required screening by federal officers, checked bag screening, and reinforced cockpit doors.
Aviation and Transportation Act
Date of U.S.S Cole bombing in Yemen.
2000
Current leader of al-Qaeda.
Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Islamic fundamentalist government of Afghanistan.
Taliban
The country which the Taliban is currently ruling.
Afghanistan
This System, also known as NSEERs was created in 2002 and caused visitors from certain countries to be required to be photographed, registered, and fingerprinted when arriving in the U.S.
National Security Entry-Exit Registration System
End of Saddam Hussein's presidential term.
2003
Former president of Iraq during 9/11 and until 2003.
Saddam Hussein
A movement that has gained momentum in recent decades within several Muslim nations that aims to institute Islamic law, including strict codes of behavior. They also target political corruption in Muslim nations.
Islamic Fundamentalism
Home country of Ayatollah Khomeini.
TSA begins training flight-deck personnel to carry firearms in early 2003 and the first armed pilots are aboard commercial flights by April.
Federal Flight Deck Officer Program
Death of Saddam Hussein.
December 30, 2006