Why There Are So Few Muslim Terrorists
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On a warm winter day in early 2006, a young man drove through a plaza at the University of North Carolina, trying to kill as many people as possible in the name of Islamic revolution. Terrorism is as simple as driving onto the sidewalk. So why are terrorist attacks so rare in the United States and much of the world? Islamist revolutionaries complain about frequently about Muslims’ unwillingness to engage in militancy, going so far as to call the bulk of the world’s Muslim population “scum.” This chapter introduces data on the prevalence of Islamic terrorism and the risks of overreaction.
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