This is politics, not religion.
No, it's religous jihad. They're doing their religion's holy work.
I think there comes a time when we realize that this is politics AND religion. The separation of Church and State is a relatively new concept, historically speaking, and those in power have, since the dawn of time, been using the relative ignorance of the masses to create all sorts of systems which could be used to gain and keep power. Often, all it takes is a convincing story to gain converts, like the guy who castrated himself and then led those poor souls wearing Nikes into the great beyond. Or Jim Jones, who made Grape Kool-Aid famous. Then you have the Salem witch trials, the Spanish Inquisition, the Reformation, I could go on and on.
Oh my, I thought that the blow up the pyramids statement was the stupidest statement on this thread. I was wrong. You are now the recipient of the prize. Time to educate yourself on islam, it is a real eye opener. Or is it that you are a muslim trying to sell something.