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Set Work

I. Master the pronunciation of the words below. Learn and translate them.

Unfathomable, martyr, homicidal, Islamic, assassin, ubiquitous, Allah, kamikaze, schizophrenia, paradise, coerce, prophet, volunteer, indoctrination, suicide.

II. Explain the meaning of the words below. Say how they were used in the article.

To signify, checkpoint, to come from oppressed communities, sb’s cover name, to come from a poor background, to draw on sth, the foremost expert on sth, mood disorder, to compile a database, to be hostile to religion, secular organisations, to embark on sth, mindset, to further one’s cause, on sb’s behalf, to turn against sb, sb’s ultimate sacrifice, offhandedly, to back out, to reinforce an idea, the making of sb/sth.

III. Look through the article for the English equivalents of:

заставить кого-л. сделать что-л.; придти к поразительным выводам; неудачная попытка подорвать себя; одно из самых популярных предположений состоит в том, что…; почти по всем пунктам; ошибочное понимание; направить самолет на вражеский корабль; опровергнуть распространенный миф; обилие информации; ряд попыток совершить самоубийства; виновник; обеспеченный; не считая нескольких исключений; это касается кого-л.; устроить голодовку; подавляющая сила; жертвовать собой ради какой-л. цели; угнетение; прославлять; сделать что-л. в порыве; день расплаты; спасатель; заставить кого-л. пройти интенсивную психологическую подготовку.

IV. Say what you know about:

Muhammad, Gaza, Jewish Zealots, the Islamic order of Assassins, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, Hamas, Princeton University, the Tamil Tigers, the IRA, RAND, Al-Qaida, UN.

V. Write out expressions with the word “suicide” and explain what they mean.

VI. Say whether you agree or disagree with the following statements and enlarge on them.

  1. Suicide terrorists are different to the rest of us.

  2. Suicide terrorists are homicidal or suicidal maniacs.

  3. In the right circumstances anyone could be a suicide killer.

  4. Killing yourself while killing your enemy isn’t a modern idea.

  5. Terrorism is born of poverty and lack of education.

  6. There is a direct connection between suicide terrorism and religion.

  7. Every terrorist mission has been authorised and planned.

  8. The western mindset is very materialistic.

  9. If you are materialistic, you will never make a good suicide terrorist.

  10. Hunger strikes can help to achieve one’s goals.

  11. A person might volunteer in the heat of the moment and change their mind as the day of reckoning approaches.

  12. Where a community is being violently oppressed by an occupying power or suffers severe social deprivation, the message is quickly taken up.

  13. Not all resistance groups resort to terrorism.

  14. The sense of duty to the community but to a brotherhood of peers is the single most important reason why rational people are persuaded to become suicide bombers.

VII. Points for discussion.

  1. What’s the making of a suicide bomber like?

  2. What drives terrorists to kill themselves while killing others?

  3. Is suicide terrorism exclusive to religious groups?

  4. How can you prove that suicide terrorism is an organisational phenomenon?

  5. What’s the right penalty for terrorism?

  6. Will terrorism ever be irradicated? Give reasons.

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