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  • SUICIDE BOMBING AS WORSHIP Dimensions of Jihad

    05/23/2010 1:11:14 AM PDT · by Cindy · 7 replies · 312+ views
    MEFORUM.org - MIDDLE EAST QUARTERLY ^ | Fall 2009 | by Denis MacEoin
    SNIPPET: "Many motives are cited for suicide bombings, from religious sanctification to revenge for Western foreign policy to hatred of Israel, but one thing ties them together: the boast that Muslims love death, whereas their enemies love life. From killing the infidel enemy through suicide attacks, to allowing the subordinate female to participate in suicide attacks, a pattern emerges. And just as honor killings are a perversion of the most basic of human ties, so love for martyrdom takes societies into a direct relationship with the darkest side of human nature. In trying to explain this, it may be feasible...