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modern political thought
contemporary issues in political thought
terrorism
people associated with terrorism
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
terrorism
people associated with terrorism
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
terrorism
people associated with terrorism
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political crimes
politically motivated violent crimes
terrorism
people associated with terrorism
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race, ethnicity and migration
sociopolitical movements and conflicts
terrorism
people associated with terrorism
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John Walker Lindh
Definition
- A young American convert to Islam, John Phillip Walker Lindh became known as the “American Taliban” after being captured fighting alongside Taliban forces in Afghanistan in November 2001. Brought back to the United States to stand trial, Lindh pled guilty to supplying services to the Taliban and agreed to serve a 20-year sentence. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Lindh, John Walker (1981–)]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/John_Walker_Lindh
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