Suicide Bomber Research Paper

 “A suicide bomber (or suicide attacker) is a person who participates in a suicide attack.”
Suicide attacks are always unexpected and extremely brutal. It could be your nextdoor neighbor or a quiet kid in your class who is searching for revenge and redemption. Young or old, man or woman, these suicide bombers are everywhere. The bomber could attack, what is considered “a soft target”, such as a concert. The target can be a bus in Israel during rush hour or a skyscraper in Manhattan. What drives these bombers and how are they influenced? Are the attacks performed out of prejudice or because the bomber has been brainwashed? Within their true religious beliefs these bombers are praised and called martyrs, as they are fighting for Allah’s cause.

The Islamic religion factor convinces its followers through the words of Muhammad that they are martyrs who will go to paradise. “Narrated By Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “The person who participates in (Holy battles) in Allah’s cause and nothing compels him to do so except belief in Allah and His Apostles, will be recompensed by Allah either with a reward, or booty (if he survives) or will be admitted to Paradise (if he is killed in the battle as a martyr). Had I not found it difficult for my followers, then I would not remain behind any army unit going for Jihad and I would have loved to be martyred in Allah’s cause and then made alive, and then martyred and then made alive, and then again martyred in His cause.” (Sahih Bukhari, Volume 1, Book 2, Number 35.) Bombers have also been instilled with pure hatred towards the Western population, perhaps even hatred concerning themselves and their own religion. Other reasons can be that one is trying to get away from bad family life or abuse. Bombers can be influenced no matter where they live through televised propaganda. They are manipulated, their emotions get used against them. Nevertheless the reasons behind a suicide attack are not always so ‘black and