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(1) Video Guides
//The videos below will give students more information about terrorism.//

Watch the interview where Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN talks about terrorism after the death of Osama bin Laden, click [|here] Learn about the "Iran, Afghanistan and the War on Terror" on PBS's multimedia website, click [|here] Learn about a study that claims poverty does not lead to terrorism on CNN, click [|here]

(2) LINKS TO NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS (NGOs)
//The following organizations have a commitment to combating terrorism; students can learn more about what the NGO community is doing to fight terrorism.//


 * [|UN Action to Counter Terrorism]**

(3) PRIMARY SOURCES
//The following sources are also optional resources for students to explore on their own time.//

Browse through websites about terrorism in the Vanderbilt University Library, click [|here] To read the May-August 2011 issue of the UN CTITF newsletter, click [|here]

**(4) Country Research**
//The PDFs included for every country located below are the "Country Data Sets" that consist of information compiled from the CIA World Fact Book and the Human Development Report of 2010. They can be printed out for each student.// //The links below are on-line articles having to do explicitly with the country and the issue or one of the sub-issues.//

Afghanistan
[|Afghanistan.pdf] To read Afghanistan's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about how terrorism and the drug trade are strongly connected in Afghanistan, click [|here]. To find a long list of websites about terrorism in Afghanistan, click [|here].

Canada
[|Canada.pdf] To read Canada's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about recent alleged terrorist attacks in Canada, click [|here]. To read about Canada's counter-terrorism policy, click [|here]. To read Canada's Anti-terrorism Act, click [|here].

China
[|Final Data- CHINA.pdf] To read China's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read a New York Times editorial about China and terrorism, click [|here]. To see images of anti-terrorism exercises in China, click [|here]. To read a Q&A on terrorism in China, click [|here].

Colombia
[|Final Data-COLUMBIA.pdf] To read Colombia's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about possible links between corporations and terrorism in Colombia, click [|here]. To read about the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, click [|here].

Cuba
[|Final_Data_Cuba.pdf] To read Cuba's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about Cuba's demand to be removed from the U.S.'s terrorist list, click [|here]. To read about Cuba's fight against terrorism and war, click [|here].

Egypt
[|Final Data-EGYPT.pdf] To read Egypt's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read TIME magazine's report on terrorism in Egypt, click [|here]. To read about the recent suicide attack in Egypt, click [|here].

India
[|Final Data-India.pdf] To read India's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about cases of terrorism in India, click [|here]. To read about talks between leaders of India, China, and Russia on terrorism and related issues, click [|here].

Iran
[|Iran.pdf] To read Iran's BBC Profile, click [|here] According to the United States, Iran is the "most active state sponsor of terrorism" in the world; click [|here] to read more. Iran's leader accuses the United States of terrorism. Click [|here]to read another side of the story.

Israel
[|Final Data- ISRAEL.pdf] To read Israel's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about a state act of terrorism by the Israeli government, click [|here]. To read about the violence and terrorism in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, click [|here].

Kenya
[|Final_Data_Kenya.pdf] To read Kenya's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about the appalling result of a British counter-terrorism training program in Kenya, click [|here]. To read about how tourism in Kenya is affected by terrorism, click [|here].

Lebanon
[|Final Data-LEBANON.pdf] To read Lebanon's BBC profile, click [|here] To read about the first hearing on terrorism at Lebanon's tribunal, click [|here] and [|here]. To read about Hezbollah's influence on the Lebanese government, click [|here]. "Could Lebanon end up on U.S. terror list?" Click [|here]to read an opinion piece.

Morocco
[|Final Data-MOROCCO.pdf] To read Morocco's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about: a terrorist attack at a tourist cafe in Morocco, click [|here]; the protest that ensued, click [|here]; UN response to the attack, click [|here]. To read about abuses in counter-terrorism arrests, click [|here]. To read about a possible Moroccan ally against terrorism, click [|here].

Netherlands
[|Netherlands.pdf] To read the Netherlands' BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about the arrest of 12 terrorist suspects by Dutch authorities, click [|here]. To read about Iran's accusation of the Netherlands as a supporter of terrorism, click [|here].

Pakistan
[|Pakistan.pdf] To read Pakistan's BBC Profile, click [|here] To learn about a jihadi training camp in Pakistan, click [|here]. To read a profile of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, click [|here].

Russian Federation
[|Final Data-RUSSIA.pdf] To read Russia's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about the history and problem of terrorism in North Caucasus, click [|here]. To read reports about the terrorist incident at the Moscow airport, click [|here] and [|here].

South Africa
[|Final Data-SOUTH AFRICA.pdf] To read South Africa's BBC Profile, click [|here] A South African man was arrested for threatening to attack Britain and the United States with biological weapons, Click [|here] and [|here]to read about it. Read an article about South Africa's approach to terrorism, [|here].

Sudan
[|Final_Data_Sudan.pdf] To read the Sudan's BBC Profile, click [|here] Sudan may be removed from U.S.'s terror list. Click [|here]to read more. To read about a Sudanese terrorist alliance, click [|here].

Syria
[|Final Data- Syria.pdf] To read Syria's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about the Syrian government using terror tactics on protestors, click [|here]. To read an in-depth coverage about terrorism in Syria, click [|here].

United Kingdom
[|Final Data-UNITED KINGDOM.pdf] To read the United Kingdom's BBC Profile, click [|here] To read about the elevation of terrorist threat in the UK, click [|here]. For links and articles about terrorism in the UK, click [|here]and [|here].

United States
[|Final Data-UNITED STATES.pdf] To read the United States' BBC Profile, click [|here] To learn about the Coordinator of Counter-terrorism, an office under the Department of State, click [|here]. To read the Middle Eastern viewpoint on September 11, click [|here].