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By Meir Hatina,Meir Litvak

Martyrdom within the Muslim international is more and more vital to conversations approximately foreign protection. through the years, the ideals round self-sacrifice became key to figuring out the center East and its political relationships with the West, even if a lot of the dialog has been constrained to trendy thoughts of jihadism. the new spate of scholarship when it comes to suicide bombers and jihadists stories those suggestions with out a broader knowing of the primary of martyrdom. This booklet expands at the chronology of self-sacrifice inside of Islam and contextualises suicide bombings utilizing information of the increase of martyrdom in locations equivalent to Iraq, Lebanon, Chechnya and Pakistan. It historicises the history within which ‘jihad’ has been glorified, whereas exploring modern tools of recruitment, just like the net. The authors pay shut recognition to the several sects and factions of Islam and the differing interpretations of jihad that accompany them. within the present political weather, a ebook that explores martyrdom in the framework of old views, nation-states and the impression of outdoor cultures is essential.

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