Terror in the Name of God

<p>For four years Jessica Stern interviewed extremist members of three religions around the world: Christians Jews and Muslims. Traveling extensively--to refugee camps in Lebanon to religious schools in Pakistan to prisons in Amman Asqelon and Pensacola--she discovered that the Islamic jihadi in the mountains of Pakistan and the Christian fundamentalist bomber in Oklahoma have much in common.</p><p>Based on her vast research Stern lucidly explains how terrorist organizations are formed by opportunistic leaders who--using religion as both motivation and justification--recruit the disenfranchised. She depicts how moral fervor is transformed into sophisticated organizations that strive for money power and attention.</p><p>Jessica Stern's extensive interaction with the faces behind the terror provide unprecedented insight into acts of inexplicable horror and enable her to suggest how terrorism can most effectively be countered.</p><p>A crucial book on terrorism <em>Terror in the Name of God</em> is a brilliant and thought-provoking work.</p>