Why does it seem that the majority of terrorists are Muslim?

Question

Is hatred the only thing they know/ Hezbollah,Hamas, Al Qaida why do these people hate so many other people?Is this a genetic thing? A religious thing?

This is quite interesting! This question was asked to see how much was understood about them. Not too many really good answers but a few of you do actually think - good for you!!!

Answer 1

It is a lack of education. A lot of people will tell you that "all terrorists are Muslim", but it isn't statistically true. Two of the most violent organizations over the last 20 years - the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka and the Lord's Army in Uganada - are predominantly Hindu and Christian respectively.

The other predominant misconception is based on saying "Muslim" when what people believe is that all Muslim Arabs are terrorists. Nearly 25% of former PLO members were Christian. Also, Arabs are not the majority of Muslims. South Asians and Persians are the largest, with Southeast Asians, Africans, and Europeans making up decent percentages as well.

So - the majority of terror attacks are not committed by Muslims, and the majority of Muslims are not Arabs - the ones who have been committing the acts again Western interests and therefore have been on Western news.

Finally, the lack of education also refers to the lack of secular education in many Arab Islamic societies. Nearly all education is done by Muslim clerics, many of whom are teaching a hatred of all things Western as being immoral and corrupt and therefore an enemy of Islam.

Answer 2

Because these days, the majority of terrorists are indeed Muslims.

You don't see any other group of people who kidnap innocent people and behead them for no other reason than hatred. That is what a terrorist is. And you don't see any other media outlet giving any airtime to these people, other than those run by Muslim countries.

There is nothing that the US, Israel or any other civilized country in the world has done that even compares to the brutality exhibited by the members of Al-Qaida and their sympathizers.

Answer 3

Well first....we have to define what a terrorist is. Someone who uses force or violence against people or property with the intention of intimidating or coercing societies or governments, often for ideological or political reasons.

Next look at people who have been called terrorist over the years.....The Boston Tea Party could be considered a terrorist uprising, People who were fighting to stop slavery were considered terrorists, Martin Luther King Jr. was labeled as a terrorist by many....and the list could go on.

Terrorism are usually committed by a group of people who feel they have been wrong. Hatred is breed over years of oppression usually. People who are terrorists don't usually have a lot of money nor do they usually have strong forces backing them. For those reasons they have to rely on guerrilla style tactics to make any impact on opposition.

In today's age...the people who are terrorist are mostly Muslim. I do not in any way shape or form feel that killing innocent people is okay. However remember......One persons terrorist is another person freedom fighter.

Answer 4

Maybe its because the term "terrorists" is openly harsh and shall we say "hits the spot." We associate this term with people running around with guns and such as portrayed to us through the media. Savages if you will.

Where as the people and powers that have the same or worse effect on the world are hidden behind closed doors and are wearing suits whilst pushing buttons and working in a cloak of secrecy.

While I certainly don't support any types of acts of the above mentioned, I believe there is more going on than meets the eye.

And yes I do agree the people we classify as terrorists do have some sort of predisposition (DNA, religion or what have you) to violence, unfortunately....

Answer 5

Not true, you haven't looked at the State Dept.'s terrorist list. Instead, you buy into the anti-muslim propaganda put outby the press to drum up ethnic tensions and support for our aggressions against muslims domestic and abroad. Divide and conquer its really basic, and you bought it.

A serious inquiry would show you the following.

Many serious threats stem from the Irish Republican movement, the Basque liberation movement in Spain, domestic insurgents in Japan, the Philippines, Greece, Africa and in Latin America.

Of the 18 officially-designated "terrorist" groups from the Middle East and Persian Gulf regions, a half-dozen are Palestinian liberation organizations that are not Islamic, but, rather, made up of members who are Christian and Druze.

Answer 6

extra Muslims than Christians are interior the information. no be counted if it is terrorism or retaliation for being attacked with the aid of western forces is subjective. If there are extra Muslims who're below siege and being killed, extra could desire to take care of themselves and combat back. The worldwide places that are being attacked and occupied ensue to be majority Muslim. There are Catholic and Christian terrorist businesses yet people who get all the exposure are Muslim.

Answer 7

No their are two different types of people in this world. The good and the bad. Some christians are good wheras some are bad. The same with all other religions some muslims are good muslims and some are bad muslims. You cant just judge a religion thru one or two people. And if you think about it the people above are not the only people who drop bombs on other countries. I mean what about George Bush?

Answer 8

Neither. It can't be much of a genetic thing, none of them seem to be related, and definatley not a religious thing, because islam is definatley not about killing people. Terrorists can be from any religion. Like Hitler, One of our prseidents back in day, from the views of a certain race, And some current people who I'm not going to mention. It's not the religion, it's the terrorists ego.
Cough***George Bush*** Cough

Answer 9

It's a socialization answer. What is moral in one society depends on how you are brought up. The middle-eastern culture teaches from an early age that fighting against Israel and they're biggest supporter (U.S.) for what they did to the Palestinians in 1949 (removed them from the Holy Land) is a worthy cause.

Islamic law teaches that you can not separate religion from any other part of your life and that Allah and the teachings of the Koran must come first in every aspect of your life. The muslim holy regions in Israel according to the teachings in many mosques must be controlled by muslims. Non-believers must not tread upon these grounds, which is in complete contradiction to Jewish beliefs and customs.

Muslims throughout the middle-east and world are constantly reminded of the Palestinian hardships in the Golan Heights, West bank and Gaza strip regions within Israel. Islamic fundamentalists believe that Israel must not exist and that Palestine must regain control of the entire region "Holy Land".


The fundamentalists (thousands and thousands of them) teach their children that Israel and America are the true enemy of Islam and that fighting against them and if necessary dying for this cause is a shortcut path to paradise in an afterlife. The socialization that occurs teaches them that there are no innocent victims when fighting for this cause. Strapping a bomb and blowing up women and children in a shopping area or bus is considered a necessary act to gain their desired goal.

Our "western" socialization can not recognize this as a sane act. We see it as brainwashing and a serious violation of social norms.

Basically that's a big part of it. Sucks royally doesn't it.

Answer 10

You may be olderandwiser, but you haven't figured it out yet, have you?

These people wouldn't give a damn about the United States if it didn't interfere with their day-to-day affairs.

Remember that.

It's always a two-way street. You can't solve terrorism until you acknowledge that America is responsible for the problem too.