So don`t pick up flyers casually in foreign countries!
Passing by, no one knows they`ll be terrorist, too.
When many friends first came to Melbourne, they would find, "Ah, there are so many flyers in Australia."
Walk on the streets of City and you`ll find a lot of preacher-like booths, someone will greet you, and then hand you some little flyers like preaching.
However, this is not the religious freedom you first imagined. Just these two days, the Australian media began to report a news story, shocked the editor:
Terrorist Samed Eriklioglu (, 26, and his brother, Ertunc Eriklioglu (, 30, had spent years trying to convert Melbourne to Islam before being accused of planning the massacre.
The brothers, from northwest Melbourne, often travel to CBD to try to advocate for Islam, according to Herald Sun.
Samed and Ertunc often set up their booths on Swanston St, Flinders St and Bourke St in an attempt to persuade passers-by to teach.
Yeah, do you think they`re a little familiar? Their platform is often in this position: outside Vodafone, CBD Bourke St, Melbourne, across the street from Telstra.
"one of Alhamdolillah`s brothers embraced Islam today on the streets of Melbourne," one wrote.
"May Allah reward our dear brothers, each of them Staturday to the city to convey the message of Ann Allah."
It is reported that 18 months ago, the brothers were arrested in a major counter-terrorism operation.
And, like them, defendant Hanifi Halisand and others have been confirmed to have come from the conservative Islam youth group IISNA MyCentre..
The Samed brothers began preaching on the streets in 2013, but stopped about a year and a half ago, said IISNA MyCentre organizer Nasser Mohammed.
"they don`t want to do this anymore," he said.
"people argue too much with them."
"they say they don`t want to argue with people."
Nasser remembers that the Samed brothers came several times with their 19-year-old co-worker defendant Hanifi.
(the brothers arrested on the right)
But when Nasser heard the Samed brothers arrested on suspicion of trying to murder Australians, he said he was shocked.
"I`m really surprised," he said.
"you don`t know what`s inside a person."
The accused men were repeatedly photographed raising their right forefinger, a gesture linked to the terrorist group ISIS (Islamic State).
A raised index finge
For ISIS followers, a raised index finger has become a hallmark of their career, meaning no compromise.
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However, the brothers` father, Armagan Eriklioglu, disagreed. In his view, a gesture can only represent one creator, only that the brothers believe in Allah.
"We preach the Islam in this city every week."
(parents of the brothers)
Photos on social media show the brothers often standing alone with crowds of young people next to iisnab, wearing t-shirts and holding pamphlets.
IISNA`s founder, Samir Mohtadi, also known as Abu Hamza, has long been controversial.
（Samir Mohtadi）
In 2009, he came under fire for taking a radical view of rape. His website says wives may confuse rape with a "strong husband."
In 2004, IISNA hosted a speech by Zakir Naik, a British Indian missionary, whose views were later banned from speaking in other countries.
At present, Abu Hamza declined to be interviewed and declined to comment on the brothers and their role in the organization. At the same time, it denied that it had recently received terrorist charges.
Will Australia be the hotbed of terrorism?
In recent years, Australia has had a variety of terrorist-related incidents, even the media can not help but discuss: will Australia become a hotbed of terrorist?
Among them, the main reason is that we find that more and more arrest terrorist itself is born in Australia, grow up in Australia!
Andrew Zammit, a researcher at the (Monash University) Global terrorism Research Center (Global Terrorism Research Centre) at Monash University, conducted a groundbreaking analysis of the backgrounds of 33 individuals in Australia accused of jihadist behaviour by prosecute.
A barricade to prevent a terrorist attack was placed next to the (Flinders St train station)
Zammit found that although these people had different motives for planning to implement violence, they had many characteristics in common.
These features can help us understand who activists are and how radical they are, thus creating an indicative image of home-grown radical terrorist.
In Europe, 49 percent of jihadist attacks were home-grown, compared with 51 percent in the United States.
But worryingly, the Zammit found Australia`s figure even higher, reaching 55 percent.
His analysis found that apart from those born in Australia, about 30 percent of them emigrated to Australia before they reached adulthood (before the age of 10).
"the vast majority of the samples grew up in Australia."
Of the 33 people currently in was acciused terrorist prosecute, all are men, often younger, with an average age of 27. And almost everyone are married, has one or more children.
(the police are investigating the brothers` home)
Their level of education is generally low, only a few have completed higher education, most of them have not completed high school. One of the commonalities is the socio-economic disadvantage.
But Zammit also points out that believing in Islam doesn`t mean terrorist. Many was acciused terrorist people have a long history of drinking alcohol or take drugs, which is contrary to the Islam doctrine.
(pictures from the Internet)
Greg
Barton is the (Global Islamic of Global Islam Politics at the (Deakin University) Alfred Dickens Institute at Deacon University
Director of Politics at the Alfred Deakin Institute), who specializes in extremist movements and radicalization in Australia.
Those who try to radicalize a potential terrorist almost always target people who fit a particular trait, Professor Greg said.
(pictures from the Internet)
"they are usually vulnerable young people. They may feel lonely, they may lack a strong role model or father`s image, and they desire someone to make them feel welcome. "
Ironically, this trait may make these people more vulnerable to sophisticated terrorist groups.
"people may soon do things that can`t be imagined in the team."
It is hard to believe that those who preach doctrine and laugh amicably on the roadside may turn around and plan terrorist attacks.
Australia needs to work harder on the road to terrorist attacks.
