This book identifies the economic, social, and political factors that are the true driving forces behind terrorism and offers innovative strategies to address them that have proven far more effective than military interventions alone. From purchasing pay-per-view pornography to smoking pot, many so-called Muslim terrorists prove by their actions that they aren't motivated by devotion to religion, the author argues. So why do they really turn to violence, and what does that tell us about the most effective way to combat terrorism? She sets the stage by providing a discussion of the birth of Islam in a barbaric seventh-century Arabia, the evolution of fundamentalist thought, and the political failures of the postcolonial period. She shows that terrorists are motivated by economic exclusion, lack of opportunity, social marginalization, and political discrimination, and that using force to counter terrorism is ineffective-it exacerbates the symptoms without treating the cause.<\\P>