A sociological analysis of Muslim terrorism

This chapter seeks to provide a modest contribution to the understanding of terrorism. It explores, in particular, "Muslim suicide terrorism" not as a religious but as a sociological phenomenon. It locates terrorism in the context of crisis situation of the modern world and seeks to situate Muslim suicide terrorism as a religious response to the consequences of European colonialism and crisis in society. Many so-called terrorists are not passive objects of social, economic, and political forces, or puppets, but are instead educated and innovative international actors who have developed well worked-out methodologies to put their plans into action and to achieve political goals.