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. A kashmiri radical, who tries to persuade stern to convert to islam, believes that allah looks at those who sacrifice their lives in the jihad with love. Jessica stern has boldly gone where few have ventured unless, of course, they are religious fundamentalists intent on terrorism on behalf of their god. Why religious militants kill find, read and cite all the. Terror in the name of god by jessica stern book read online. 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. This wellregarded look at the connection between religion and terrorism has been updated to include events of september 11, 2001. Berger, two of americas leading experts on terrorism, dissect the new model for violent extremism that isis has leveraged into an empire of death in iraq and syria, and an international network that is rapidly expanding in the middle east, north africa and around the world. Religion, violence, and terror quality data on religion. He was found guilty of genocide for the massacre of 8,000 muslim men and boys at srebrenica in july 1995. Victory in this world is gods promise for us in our every war. In kulgam, kashmir, a hand grenade exploded at a bus station injuring 40 persons. In the annals of jurisprudence, there has been a wide range of applications, including the following. Speaking in the house of commons after masoods attack, theresa may, the british.
Kerry noble was a god anointed elder of the cult and, by theend, its second in command. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or. 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. Its focus is to better understand how and why some people are willing to commit acts of violence in the name of their gods and a greater good. But its her willingness to present herself in the tentor, more often, the cellof some of. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Aug 19, 2003 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. 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. 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. Published october th 2009 by harpercollins ebooks ebook, 400 pages authors. Earlier she had been a lecturer at harvard university. 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. Why religious militants kill jessica stern, author.
About the book for four years, jessica stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world. Jessica stern, the foremost expert on terrorism, wrote a different kind of book. Jessica stern has examined the grievances that give rise to terrorism and the networks, money, and operations that allow terrorist organizations to thrive. Terror in the name of god request pdf researchgate. Stern, a former fellow on terrorism at the council on foreign relations and the inspiration for nicole kidmans character in the peacemaker, makes the issue personal by depicting her encounters with religious terrorists around the world. Jessica eve stern born february 11, 1958 is an american scholar and academic on terrorism. Download file pdf terror in the name of god why religious militants kill jessica stern to try reading pdf as one of the reading material to finish quickly. Read terror in the name of god by jessica stern for free with a 30 day free trial. Stern and others published terror in the name of god. 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. Jessica stern has spent more than 20 years interviewing terrorists and other perpetrators of violent extremism around the world, in the field and in prisons. 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. The cult hoped to hasten the return of the messiah by carrying out gods judgments against unrepentant sinners.
Using some of the questions explored in class concerning americans responses to the threat. The existing literature on terrorism largely focuses on the ideology and psychology of terrorists e. Jessica sterns extensive interaction with the faces behind the terror provide unprecedented insight into acts of inexplicable horror, and enable her to suggest. Jan 08, 2004 victory in this world is god s promise for us in our every war.
She not only put her feet on the ground on site, she visited the terrorists themselves, including some of our own. You can locate out the showing off of you to create proper announcement of reading style. Terror in the name of god ebook by jessica stern rakuten kobo. Terror in the name of god why religious militants kill. How stern was able to arrange these interviews is not explained. Request pdf on jan 1, 2003, jessica stern and others published terror in the name of god find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate.
To begin with, i should try to define religious terrorism, what does that mean. In 2001, she was featured in time magazines series on innovators. Why religious militants kill kindle edition by stern, jessica. The style is that of a personal odyssey, in search of the roots of religious militancy. More than 1 million books in pdf, epub, mobi, tuebl and audiobook formats. Speaking in the house of commons after masoods attack, theresa may, the british prime minister, said, it is wrong to describe this as. Its actually pretty frightening how normal and rational most of the terrorists seem when shes interviewing them, them seem like these compartmentalized people that have families and go to work and then try to blow up an embassy or a planned parenthood. 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 much in common. 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. Jihad has become a millenarian movement with mass appeal, similar, in many ways, to earlier global movements such as the anarchists of the 19th century or even the peace movement of the 1960s and 70s, stern wrote in 2006. Militants kill by jessica stern 20040817 because this book offers to your account readable information. 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.
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. 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 much in. Jessica stern interviews terrorists from multiple religious backgrounds, not just muslim to try and find out what drives them to act violently. 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 war on terrorism and the terror of god like4book. But todays radical youth are expressing their dissatisfaction with the status quo by making war, not love. They believed that humanists, communists, socialists, and zionists had taken over the u. For four years, jessica stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world. The new trend of suicide attacks and bombings in the name of god has widen the debate on terrorism and extended the political importance of terrorism study. Kerry noble was a godanointed elder of the cult and, by theend, its secondincommand. 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. These are the questions that have arisen frequently in the postcold war world. Stern serves as a research professor at the pardee school of global studies at boston university.