The Characteristics of Suicide Attack

Analyzing the reports about the committed suicide bomb attacks, we can distinguish those characteristics concerning the ways of their performing, the means with which they are done, the place and target of the attack, the results that occur from such an act, as well as the goal they wanted to reach.
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Development of Modern Understanding of Martyrdom         

First martyrdom concept is created in the frame of Judaism, whose disciples, historically speaking, suffer general persecution. Development of tradition begins, according to legend, with individual examples, in order to become collective Jewish ideal during Antiochene’s persecution and the Maccabean rebellion in the 2nd century BC. Approximately ... Read more

Cults, Terrorism, and Religious Fundamentalism

Perhaps the most significant difference between a cult and a religion is the fact that in the latter the veneration is directed towards God, whereas in a cult the love and devotion is directed towards itself. The leader is either God-manifest or God himself. There is no room for... Read more

Nuclear Terrorism

The major obstacle to nuclear terrorism is not obtaining the weapon. It is obtaining the terrorist group. A single terrorist fired the weapon that ignited World War 1. When the Archduke Ferdinand died, Europe erupted into a war, which resulted in the deaths of millions. Not since ... Read more

General martyrdom indoctrination

Indoctrination is instruction in the basics of the belief system. Concept of indoctrination signifies unethical influence on human conscience, during which the infiltration of thoughts, attitudes and beliefs is done inside the subject’s mind, depriving him of critical reasoning.     
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The Historical Aspect of Islamist Terrorism

In Arabian language the noun Islam was derived from the word aslama, meaning he gave up, surrendered. Today Islam is the most significant ideological force inside the Muslim community, with a decisive influence on culture and politics.
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