This paper investigates the ways in which terrorism is linked to education and poverty using data newly culled from Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) documentary sources. The paper presents a statistical analysis of the determinants of participation in terrorist activities by members of the Hamas and PIJ between the late 1980s and May 2002. The resulting evidence suggests that both high...

the disappearance of bipolar system following the disintegration of the soviet union, has also changed many strategic concepts. central asia, as a part of the soviet empire, has become an arena for regional and global challenges after these transformations. the region, already faced with various political, economic, social and cultural problems, soon became a location for the activities of isla...

trying to reach to is an important factor affecting peace and stability in the middle east. in 1980-1990, iraq demonstrated two times that it was a determining element in reaching hegemony. on the other hand, iran tried to prove itself as a balancing power in the middle east. even, it tried to spread islamic fundamentalism. following these goals ended in a harsh conflict between the two countri...

Do I or do not have the right to tell my story?
 This is question asked at 2020 talk on Creativity in Protesting Islamic Fundamentalism TedX Warwick’s within Crisis event. Ironically, censorship of ex-Muslims was itself censored by TedX, first its refusal publish due ‘political content’ and then publishing after public pressure but without any slides – addition a trigger warning: ‘Some vie...

the rise of political islam and islamism in muslim countries cause a pervasive & contestable controversy among western scholars. today islam has been identified with activism, radicalism, fundamentalism, and etc. yet, there are many questions being propounded; such as, what is political islam? why islamic movements acted against interest of the west? why islamism constructed against the west? t...

I will discuss three questions in my paper: 1. What are the essential elements of fundamentalism? 2. What is the role of authority as a source of fundamentalism? 3. What is the role of trust in the spreading of fundamentalism? For each question I will outline a possible answer from a special theoretical point of view. What is " fundamentalism " ? There is an ongoing discussion about this questi...

This research assessed the correlates of homophobia and transphobia in heterosexual and homosexual individuals, based on a theory of different sources of perceived symbolic threat to social status. Compared to 310 heterosexual college students, a sample of 30 gay male and 30 lesbian college students scored lower on homophobia, transphobia, and religious fundamentalism. Mean gender differences w...