Suicide, Middle East, Military, Islam, Human Geography, Sociology, African, Middle Eastern, Terrorism, Political Science 

Islamikaze: Manifestations of Islamic Martyrology explains the historical background to the events of 11 September 2001, the Western counter measures and the reactions to both in the Muslim World. The attacks generated much debate over the role of religion, and Isreali make a very important contribution to the understanding of the concept of the Martyr in Islam and the doctrine of Martyrdom, as well as those who champion it (ideologically and theologically), and the identified enemies of the Muslim fundamentalist. He illustrates his thesis with a selection of texts extolling the Martyrs (erroneously called suicide bombers).
 

Raphael Israeli's overview of Islamic martyrology focuses upon the situation that has developed worldwide since the World Trade Centre was destroyed. His thesis is that a sea-change has occurred in international terrorism that supersedes all other perspectives. - from Amzon 

Table of Contents
1. Sampling Muslim reactions to the New York and Washington horrors .........P. 11
2. Muslim terminology and world of discourse ............................................P. 33
3. Fida'l, Shahid and Islamikaze ...............................................................P. 71
4. The doctrine of Islamikaze ...................................................................P. 99
4. Friends and foes : interpretations and misinterpretations .........................P. 123
5. Champions of Islamikaze : their admirers and (muted) detractors .............P. 173
6. Identifying the enemy : domestic and external .......................................P. 225
7. The Jews, Zionism and Israel : an evil unto itself ....................................P. 281
8. The western war against Islamikaze ......................................................P. 345
9. Conclusions and prospects....................................................................P. 415