While humiliation may help fuel hamas hatred for the jewish state, the groups published ideological platform is based almost entirely on redeeming land that they consider wakf, or an endowment from allah. He holds a ba, ma sociology and phd sociology from harvard university his research interests include social movements, revolutions, political violence, and terrorism. Jessica stern has boldly gone where few have ventured unless, of course, they are religious fundamentalists intent on terrorism on behalf of their god. Sterns assertion that humiliation is hamass major motivation for killing israelis is also very misleading. Read terror in the name of god online by jessica stern books. Religion seems to be connected with violence everywherefrom the world trade center bombings to suicide attacks in israel and the palestinian authority. What is striking about the world trade center assault and many. Terror in the name of god why religious militants kill jessica stern f o r. Stern and others published terror in the name of god.
Core, misapplications and misunderstandings religion is a bad thing that necessarily fosters violent actions it is grave mistake to condemn any religion because of its misapplications by misguided adhetents it is important to separate religious traditionsreligions from eachother. Traveling extensivelyto refugee camps in lebanon, to religious schools in pakistan, to prisons in amman, asqelon, and pensacolashe discovered that the islamic jihadi in the mountains of pakistan and the christian fundamentalist bomber in. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Why religious militants kill find, read and cite all the. She not only put her feet on the ground on site, she visited the terrorists themselves, including some of our own. The clash of civilizations and international conflict, international studies quarterly, 45 2001, 31738. Some evidence, journal of peace research, 37 2000, 583608. Traveling extensivelyto refugee camps in lebanon, to religious schools in pakistan, to prisons in amman, asqelon, and pensacolashe discovered that the islamic jihadi in the mountains of pakistan and the christian. The style is that of a personal odyssey, in search of the roots of religious militancy.
Stern, a former fellow on terrorism at the council on foreign relations and the inspiration for nicole. Jessica eve stern born february 11, 1958 is an american scholar and academic on terrorism. God, jessica stern argues that democratization is not necessarily the best way to fight islamic extremism, because the transition to f gregory gause iii. Jessica stern, the foremost expert on terrorism, wrote a different kind of book. Everybody hates somebody somewhere the new york times. But its her willingness to present herself in the tentor, more often, the cellof some of the worlds most feared and reviled killers that confers. Also sad ones as i used to sit on the school bus with the fellow who was blown up in the car. Jeffrey roger goodwin born january 28, 1958 is a professor of sociology at new york university. Earlier she had been a lecturer at harvard university. Terror in the name of god by jessica stern book read. Speaking in the house of commons after masoods attack, theresa may, the british prime minister, said, it is wrong to describe this as. The islamic state, known as isis, exploded into the public eye in 2014 with startling speed and shocking brutality. Stern, who has devoted years of study to her subject, strings together accounts of her many interviews with terrorists and former terrorists in a very readable book that treats mainly muslims but gives careful attention to christian and jewish terrorists as well.
While most of the major world religions are based on peace, most terrorists are religious fundamentalists using violence in the name of god, allah, or jesus. Stern serves as a research professor at the pardee school of global studies at boston university. Stern, a us terrorism expert, also alerts the west to the continuous rise in religious terrorism that is taking hold worldwide, a phenomenon that seems to be growing at an alarming rate. For four years, jessica stern interviewed extremist. Traveling extensivelyto refugee camps in lebanon, to religious schools in pakistan, to prisons in amman, asqelon, and pensacolashe discovered that the islamic jihadi in the mountains of pakistan and the christian fundamentalist bomber in oklahoma. These are the questions that have arisen frequently in the postcold war world. Kerry noble was a godanointed elder of the cult and, by theend, its secondincommand.
Bruce hoffman, inside terrorism, new york, columbia university press, 1998. Traveling extensivelyto refugee camps in lebanon, to religious schools in pakistan, to prisons in amman, asqelon, and pensacolashe discovered that the islamic jihadi in the mountains of pakistan and the christian fundamentalist bomber in oklahoma have. Jessica sterns extensive interaction with the faces behind the terror provide unprecedented insight into acts of inexplicable horror, and enable her to suggest. International terrorism and the clash of civilizations. He was found guilty of genocide for the massacre of 8,000 muslim men and boys at srebrenica in july 1995. I hope you notice in her bio, at the last paragraph, it says she was included in the time magazine series profiling 100 people. She serves on the hoover institution task force on national security and law. Read terror in the name of god by jessica stern for free with a 30 day free trial. Jessica stern has documented well these smallscale groups. It has captured the imagination of the global jihadist movement, attracting recruits in unprecedented. Read terror in the name of god why religious militants kill by jessica stern available from rakuten kobo.
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He is a past chair of the comparative and historical sociology section and the collective behavior and. She interviewed a wider range of religious fundamentalists christians, jews and muslims in an attempt to understand what makes these people tick, in both senses of the meaning. Buy the ebook terror in the name of god, why religious militants kill by jessica stern online from australias leading online ebook store. Why religious militants kill jessica stern, author. I n a room inside a maximum security prison in the hague, jessica stern, a small woman in a conservative black pantsuit, was seated across a wooden table from radovan karadzic, the bosnian serb warlord convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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For four years, jessica stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world. From oklahoma city to 911 and after aaron winter university of abertay at 9. Traveling extensively to refugee camps in lebanon, to religious schools in pakistan, to prisons in amman, asqelon, and pensacola she discovered that the islamic jihadi in the mountains of pakistan and the christian fundamentalist bomber in oklahoma have much in. Hearts grown brutal is a remarkable book, a testament to the loss of a multiethnic european state and a warning that the violence could return. As a current student on this bumpy collegiate pathway, i stumbled upon course hero, where i can find study resources for nearly all my courses, get online help from tutors 247, and even share my old projects, papers, and lecture notes with other students. Stern, a former terrorism specialist at the national security council and the council on foreign relations, now teaches a course on terrorism at harvards kennedy school of government. The existing literature on terrorism largely focuses on the ideology and psychology of terrorists e. Search for violence of god and the war on terror books in the search form now, download or read books for free, just by creating an account to enter our library.
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