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Video Quiz - TED: Inside the mind of a former radical jihadist
Global Security, Military Power, and Terrorism
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Manwar Ali's journey began as a young man when he believed in
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b. The value of Keynesian economics to improve the lives of ordinary people
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c. Nothing at all, therefore the focus of radical Islam gave his life meaning
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d. The language of force and violence
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When he was young, Manwar Ali believed the way to "right wrongs" was through
a. Belief in the infallibility of a Perfect Creator
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b. Force and aggression
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c. Acts of kindness
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d. Prayer and Good Works
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Manwar Ali states that he followed jihad because it was
a. Cynically, the only way he could make friends
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b. Noble and chivalrous
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c. Easier than finishing university, for he was a lazy teenager
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d. Something that several generations of his family had done, so he knew no other path
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If radical jihadis really want to help others, Manwar Ali asserts, they must see their goal as
a. Prayer first, and then killing infidels
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b. Striving to one's utmost, striving for purification, positive transformation, but not necessarily
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c. Changing the systemic intolerance of global capitalism
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d. Achieving oneness with the Five Pillars
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There are no circumstances on Earth, says Manwar Ali, that require violent jihad because
a. The verses of Koran that refer to violence cancel out those that discuss the need for kindness
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b. No one among us has the wisdom to fully understand sacred scripture
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c. Humility and good works are always more effective than death and destruction
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d. It will lead to greater harm
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