“This is a brilliant incisive tour de force that has captured the imagination of prominent psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, and counterterrorism experts in America and Israel."—New English Review
“A fine survey for any college-level psychology or social issues library.”—Midwest Book Review
“A fascinating and brilliant book that goes through the hearts and minds of the suicide bombers.”—Jean-Charles Brisard, former chief investigator, 9/11 families’ lawsuits
“Nancy Kobrin reveals the reason why so-called jihadist martyrs do what they do and act the way they act. Riveting, revelatory and right on target, this book will revolutionize the way we view and treat radical Islamic extremism and suicide terrorism. . . . A must-read for the lay person and the professional alike.”—Jeffrey Denning, author of The Work of Death: For God, Family and Country and former federal air marshal and military intelligence officer
“Nancy Kobrin’s book is a stark reminder of the ways that rigid adherence to any unexamined orthodoxy can indemnify oppression and violence.”—Abby Stein, author of Prologue to Violence: Child Abuse, Dissociation, and Crime and associate professor, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
"I deeply admire Nancy Kobrin’s ability to think outside the box in her investigation of the phenomenon of dying as a martyr among young Muslims. Whether or not one agrees with all of her theories, one cannot help but applaud Kobrin’s ability to analyze the cultural and psychological dimensions in creating terrorist minds without ignoring the theological dimension."—Tawfik Hamid, former Islamic extremist and Chair for the Study of Islamic Radicalism, Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
