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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Homicide bombers: Life as a weapon |
Author: | Khan, M. Goldney, R. Hassan, R. |
Citation: | Asian Journal of Social Science, 2010; 38(3):481-484 |
Publisher: | National University of Singapore, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology |
Issue Date: | 2010 |
ISSN: | 1568-4849 1568-5314 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Khan Murad M., Goldney Robert and Hassan Riaz |
Abstract: | In the last three decades, the media, the general public and the scientific community have used the words 'suicide bomber' to describe the deaths of those who kill others while at the same time dying themselves. This is, in fact, not suicide, but the deliberate death of others, the death of the perpetrator being incidental to the act, rather than suicidal. We believe that better words to describe such acts are 'homicide bombing/bombers.' By the use of 'homicide bomber,' a gradual change in the worldwide interpretation and acceptability of these acts may occur. We offer this conceptualisation for further discussion and debate. |
Keywords: | suicide suicide bombers homicide terrorism altruistic martyrdom |
Rights: | © 2010 Publishing Technology. Article copyright remains with the publisher, society or author(s) as specified within the article. |
DOI: | 10.1163/156853110X499981 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853110x499981 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Psychiatry publications |
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