There Are Many Reasons Why: Suicide Bombers and Martyrs in Palestine

The Sources of Pakistani Attitudes toward Religiously Motivated Terrorism

“…Studying why people become involved in jihadi terrorism, particularly suicide terrorism, is something of a growth industry (Allen 2002;Azam 2005 Shapiro andFair 2009-2010). There has also been a spate of recent studies on the sources of support for terrorism.…”

Threat, Victimhood, and Peace: Debating the 2011 Palestinian UN State Membership Bid

“…Third, speeches tend to make strategic use of metaphor by providing a culturally and psychologically “tangible” image of an abstract phenomenon, thereby providing a particular lens for regarding and evaluating it (Lakoff, ). For instance, while Israel speaks of Palestinian “terrorists,” the Palestinians use the metaphor of “martyr,” which conversely evokes religious imagery and righteousness (Allen, ).…”

“…. use the metaphor of "martyr," which conversely evokes religious imagery and righteousness (Allen, 2012).…”

Rationality, Culture, and Structure in the Making of Suicide Bombers: A Preliminary Theoretical Synthesis and Illustrative Case Study

“…Religious rituals and ceremonies also amplify the rewards of martyrdom to entice the faithful to take the leap toward a violent death. 21 The cultural framing approach further argues that discursive practices that transform accepted religious ethics and symbols into vehicles for mobilizing violent militants are necessary for individual moral disengagement. Self-regulatory mechanisms that inhibit people from killing and maiming others must be overcome before one can engage in extreme violence.…”