Engineers of Jihad

**Shek** · 11-17-2007, 08:24 AM

Here's an interesting paper, http://www.nuff.ox.ac.uk/users/gambe...of%20Jihad.pdf.

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Abstract. We find that graduates from subjects such as science, engineering, and medicine are strongly overrepresented among Islamist movements in the Muslim world, though not among the extremist Islamic groups which have emerged in Western countries more recently. We also find that engineers alone are strongly over-represented among graduates in violent groups in both realms. This is all the more puzzling for engineers are virtually absent from left-wing violent extremists and only present rather than over-represented among right-wing extremists. We consider four hypotheses that could explain this pattern. Is the engineers’ prominence among violent Islamists an accident of history amplified through network links, or do their technical skills make them attractive recruits? Do engineers have a ‘mindset’ that makes them a particularly good match for Islamism, or is their vigorous radicalization explained by the social conditions they endured in Islamic countries? We argue that the interaction between the last two causes is the most plausible explanation of our findings, casting a new light on the sources of Islamic extremism and grounding macro theories of radicalization in a micro-level perspective.

Ray · 11-17-2007, 12:48 PM

The answer is simple.

Islam requires engineers to further terrorism.

Graduates in Arts can write revolutionary poetry but it is of no avail.

A building down, and an IED activated indicates the bottomline!

And Islam is an excellent religion where indoctrination is complete and dissension not permitted.

Something like the Communist of the Cold War.

Triple C · 11-17-2007, 14:44 PM

Engineers, doctors and lawyers were similarily over-represented in the Nazi movement. That makes the paper a potentially interesting and fruitful study.

Cactus · 11-18-2007, 20:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ray

Graduates in Arts can write revolutionary poetry but it is of no avail.

A building down, and an IED activated indicates the bottomline!

Actually sir, an electrician, a machinist, an ex-serviceman, or a ham-radio enthusiast would be more readily valuable than an engineer for building an IED. Even for complex systems, a senior NCO or a WO is often more knowledgeable than a junior engineer nominally in charge of it. I can design pretty much whatever control-logic you want, but I haven't touched a soldering iron in 6 years, so yeah... it is true.

11-17-2007, 12:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ray Postmaster General *Military Professional* Join Date: 08-20-03 Posts: 26,144 Country:	The answer is simple. Islam requires engineers to further terrorism. Graduates in Arts can write revolutionary poetry but it is of no avail. A building down, and an IED activated indicates the bottomline! And Islam is an excellent religion where indoctrination is complete and dissension not permitted. Something like the Communist of the Cold War. __________________ "Some have learnt many Tricks of sly Evasion, Instead of Truth they use Equivocation, And eke it out with mental Reservation, Which is to good Men an Abomination." I don't have to attend every argument I'm invited to. HAKUNA MATATA

11-17-2007, 14:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Triple C Contributor Join Date: 04-10-06 Posts: 683	Engineers, doctors and lawyers were similarily over-represented in the Nazi movement. That makes the paper a potentially interesting and fruitful study. __________________ What benefits the body is called medicine; what benefits the soul, discipline. -Augustine of Hippo

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