The Washington Quarterly · 2006 · 59 citations · 3 references
HumanitiesMadrassa GraduatesNational Security PolicyMadrassa ScapegoatSecurity TheorySecurityCasteHomeland SecurityMiddle Eastern StudiesPrincipal SourceTerrorism FinancingIntellectual HistoryNational Security
A national security policy focused on madrassas as a principal source of terrorism is misguided. A careful examination of the 79 terrorists responsible for five of the worst anti‐Western terrorist attacks in recent memory reveals that only in rare cases were madrassa graduates involved.
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Robert S. Leiken · Foreign Affairs · 2005 · 112 citations