Latest Suicide attack Stories
A famous director’s suicide raises awareness about the dangers of suicidal thoughts for celebrities and non-celebrities alike, says faith-based website, followme.org. (PRWEB) August 20, 2012 Celebrities and non-celebrities alike are prone to suicide in a “moment of weakness.” The faith-based website, followme.org, issued that statement today in response to the news that Hollywood director, Tony Scott, apparently committed suicide yesterday. Scott, who was 68 years old, reportedly...
The Army reported more suicides within its ranks in July than in any month since 9/11; faith-based website, followme.org, says community organizations need to reach out to returning soldiers. (PRWEB) August 18, 2012 Community organizations, churches, and non-profits can make a big difference in the military’s war on suicide, says faith-based website, followme.org. That statement came today as the military last week released a startling statistic: that the number of suicides by American...
MTI terrorism expert Brian Michael Jenkins' research for MTI validates this scenario. SAN JOSE, Calif., July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Research reports published by the Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) have underscored the fact that public transportation is still a seriously vulnerable target for terrorism. This was validated by today's bombing of a Bulgarian bus filled with Israeli tourists who had just arrived at the airport. (Logo:...
Across history and cultures, religion increases trust within groups but also may increase conflict with other groups, according to an article in a special issue of Science. "Moralizing gods, emerging over the last few millennia, have enabled large-scale cooperation and sociopolitical conquest even without war," says University of Michigan anthropologist Scott Atran, lead author of the article with Jeremy Ginges of the New School for Social Research. "Sacred values sustain intractable...
Insights could help deter, prevent, mitigate attacks in other countries SAN JOSE, Calif., March 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Mineta Transportation Institute (transweb.sjsu.edu) has published a report that presents 16 case studies of attacks against Israeli bus targets between 2000 and 2005, along with detailed statistical data. Security Awareness for Public Bus Security: Case Studies of Suicide Attacks Against the Israeli Public Bus System could help increase understanding...
EASTON, Conn., Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Don Ruch, the accomplished author of three novels, puts his extensive knowledge, research and study into the ongoing acts of suicide bombings, and terrorist threats throughout the world. In Mr. Ruch's first novel, Dangerous Solution, he tracks the exploits and efforts of Al Kauffman, the father of a brave Army Captain, Jeffrey -- murdered in Iraq by a suicide bomber. Al Kauffman's idea was to put together an elite team of professionals to...
New study argues that female suicide bombing is a political and military tactic, not a religious act Terrorist groups bend the rules of 'true' Islam to justify the use of female suicide bombers, according to Margaret Gonzalez-Perez from Southeastern Louisiana University in the US. Her paper traces the development of radical Islamic doctrine over time, highlights how it deviates from mainstream Islam, and identifies the building blocks that have culminated in Jihadi female suicide bombers....
LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y., May 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A renowned Muslim scholar of the world, Shaykh-ul-Islam Dr. Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri, the founder and the patron-in-chief of Minhaj-ul-Quran International, issued a detailed and comprehensive Fatwa against terrorism and suicide bombing in March last year. A matchless scholarly work, this is the only Fatwa of its kind in terms of its intellectual value, authentic reference work and trenchant research that has brought to light the...
HAMBURG, Germany, May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Why the Day of Joy was Also a Day of Shame - By Gabor Steingart, Editor-in-Chief of the Leading German Business Daily "Handelsblatt" Should we enjoy the murder of a human being? The short answer is: No. The somewhat longer answer: In this case, yes, because the violent death of Osama Bin Laden is connected to hope. One death possibly helps prevent many other deaths. I have no idea how the good Lord would respond to that...
Groundbreaking book a 'powerful educational tool' to challenge Islamophobia WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) announced today that University of Chicago Professor Robert Pape, the author of a groundbreaking new book showing that foreign occupation -- not religion -- motivates suicide terror attacks, will speak at CAIR's 16th annual banquet on Saturday, October 9 in Arlington, Va. SEE: CAIR Oct. 9 Banquet and Leadership Skills...
