The Missing Martyrs
Why there are so few Muslim terrorists
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19971935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C Kurzman (0000-0003-4290-0819, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Pages | 248 |
| Publication date | 2011-07-25 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | The Missing Martyrs (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199766871.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4246107999 |
| Open Library | OL24384764M |
| ISBN | 9780199766871 |
| GOOGLE_BOOK_ID | CpW7hmBQ_mYC |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 28 |
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? This counterintuitive book demonstrates that terrorist groups are thoroughly marginal in the Muslim world. Drawing on government sources, public opinion surveys, election results, and in-depth interviews with Muslims in the Middle East and around the world, the book finds that young Muslims are indeed angry with what they see as imperialism—and especially at Western support for local dictatorships. But revolutionary Islamists such as al-Qaida and the Taliban have failed to reach them, as can be seen from the terrorists' own websites and publications, which constantly bemoan the dearth of willing recruits. It takes only a small cadre of committed killers to wreak unspeakable havoc. But as easy as terrorism is to commit, few Muslims turn to violence. With each bombing, the terrorists lose support among Muslims. The threat of Islamist terrorism is real, but its dimensions are, so far, tightly confined
Commit · Counterintuitive · Criminology · Democracy · Dictatorship · Government (linguistics) · Islam · Media studies · Middle East · Muslim world · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Sociology · Terrorism · History · Law · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · 21st century · Prevention · Psychology · Religious aspects · Terrorism, prevention · Terrorism, religious aspects · Terrorists
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| Unique citing works | 28 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 28 |