What Motivates Suicide Bombers?

by Espejo, Roman

• ISBN13: 9780737744491
• ISBN10: 0737744499
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-10-16
• Publisher: Greenhaven Pr

Summary

Greenhaven Press's At Issue series provides a wide range of opinions on individual social issues. Each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives-eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper and magazine accounts, and many more-to illuminate the issue. Extensive bibliographies and annotated lists of relevant organizations point to sources for further research. Enhancing critical thinking skills, each At Issue volume is an excellent research tool to help readers understand current social issues and prepare reports. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 7
Islam Advocates Suicide Terrorism: World Net Daily	p. 10
Islam Does Not Advocate Suicide Terrorism: Ihsanic Intelligence	p. 16
Al Qaeda Uses Mass Media to Encourage Global Suicide Terrorism	p. 27
Some Islamic Schools Groom Suicide Bombers	p. 36
Foreign Occupation Motivates Suicide Bombers	p. 40
Foreign Occupation Does Not Motivate Suicide Bombers	p. 51
Social Factors and Group Membership Influence Suicide Bombers	p. 61
Sexual Repression Motivates Suicide Bombers	p. 71
Strategic Objectives Motivate Suicide Terrorism	p. 78
Female Suicide Bombers Seek Equality and Dignity	p. 81
Female and Male Suicide Bombers Share Similar Motives	p. 93
Suicide Terrorism Is Not a New Phenomenon: National Counterterrorism Center	p. 99
Organizations to Contact	p. 102
Bibliography	p. 106
Index	p. 109
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