Suicide terrorism : is religion the critical factor? / Matthew B Capell and Emile Sahliyeh

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2007Subject(s): In: Security Journal Vol 20 No 4, 2007, pp.267-283 (48)Summary: Using regression analysis this article considers the reasons for the increased lethality of modern terrorism and the more widespread use of suicide bombing. Questions the assumption that religion, especially Islamic fundamentalism, is the underlying cause and concludes that various groups (religious, nationalist and secular) are increasingly using suicide terror as a tactic.
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Using regression analysis this article considers the reasons for the increased lethality of modern terrorism and the more widespread use of suicide bombing. Questions the assumption that religion, especially Islamic fundamentalism, is the underlying cause and concludes that various groups (religious, nationalist and secular) are increasingly using suicide terror as a tactic.

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