Abstract
This paper investigates reprts, writings, diaries and interviews with childrn form 4 separate areas of conflict to question the assumption that religion plays little part in the recruiting of suicide bombers. It examines the influence of Hinduism of Tamil Tigers, Shinto / Buddhist ideas of kamikaze pilots, the Islamic undertsanding of Ayatollah Khomeini on Iran's sucide battalions and religious influences on tSunni Palestianians in Israel.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1-14 |
| Number of pages | 14 |
| Journal | Forum on Public Policy: a journal of the Oxford Round Table |
| Issue number | Summer 2008 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
