The sudden surge of female suicide bombers raises a question of whether women are forced to become human bombs or are staunchly faithful to an Islamic group that made them detonate themselves.

Amid the intricacies of terrorist-related activities such as recruitment and the long-term process of preparing for the bombing itself, psychologists and military experts attempt at unlocking the psyche of a terrorist. Are they into it or are they willing to die for a cause after having been promised what most jihadists call paradise? An interesting number of cases, from the war fought in Sri Lanka and Chechnya to the… Continue reading