The missing martyrs why there are so few Muslim terrorists
Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? With more than a billion Muslims in the world--many of whom supposedly hate the West and ardently desire martyrdom--why don't we see terrorist attacks every day? Where are the missing martyrs? The real bulwark against Islamist violence, Kurzman finds, is...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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| Summary: | Why are there so few Muslim terrorists? With more than a billion Muslims in the world--many of whom supposedly hate the West and ardently desire martyrdom--why don't we see terrorist attacks every day? Where are the missing martyrs? The real bulwark against Islamist violence, Kurzman finds, is Muslims themselves, who reject both the goals of the terrorists and their bloody means. With each bombing, the terrorists lose support among Muslims. |
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| Physical Description: | v, 248 pages 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0199766878 (hardcover) 9780199766871 (hardcover) |