Actually, I read an interesting article in one of those Psychology magazines... The article tried to explain why so many young muslim men are willing to blow themselves up.
You see, in the Muslim society powerful and rich men marry more than one woman. Therefore, most of the poor men have no hope of getting married and having kids. So they are enticed by the act of dying for Islam and getting their rewards of 72 virgins...
You see, in the Muslim society powerful and rich men marry more than one woman. Therefore, most of the poor men have no hope of getting married and having kids.
It also fueled Islam's expansion by conquest. Your only hope of getting laid was to conquer some town and take one of the captive women
It's also why so many young Muslim men are so angry all the time. You only have a chance of getting laid if you're rich enough to pay for a wife. The prospective husband has to pay a dowry, called mahr (This is also why Muslim fathers get so upset when their daughters stray. Any hint of non-virginity greatly reduces the price the girl will fetch)