Religious participation, not belief, drives support for martyrdom

Evidence

On one end of the spectrum, there are the Muslims who assimilate and downplay their religious identity, the “good” ones (Mamdani 2004; Shryock 2010). These Muslims do not transgress what are perceived to be American cultural norms, by doing things such as wearing the hijab. They do not display their religiosity in public. On the other end of the spectrum, there are the “bad” Muslims. These Muslims display their religious identity through behavior and dress. These Muslims are viewed as having the potential to be radicalized because their adherence to religious codes is seen as a rejection of American values (Mamdani 2004; Shryock 2010; Kundnani 2012; Kundnani 2014). — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 401 (#expands, via linked claim)

Mogahed wants more Westerners to know that Islam does not motivate extremist or violent behavior any more than other religions do. Her work at Gallup gave her the opportunity to oversee numerous public opinion polls among Muslims. The findings confirmed that Muslim religiosity did not correlate with the tendency to sympathize with terrorism. If anything, higher levels of religiosity were linked to a propensity among Muslims to reject terrorism. “Islam as a net influence is the reason there is so little terrorism,” Mogahed argues. “Islam as a net influence is the reason we don’t have more hate and animosity between Muslims and the West.” — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 674 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Religious participation, not belief, drives support for intergroup conflict; Revolt timing exploited Catholic festival low vigilance and martyrdom symbolism — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 253; Crisis-time scapegoating of religious out-groups masks political and economic causes (+3 more)

Related

• Visible religious practice gets read as potential for radicalization (similarity 0.84)
• Gallup polling shows Muslim religiosity correlates with rejecting rather than supporting terrorism (similarity 0.83)
• Islamic religious piety inversely correlates with attraction to violent extremist groups. (similarity 0.79)
• Only Muslim violence is read as caused by the perpetrators’ religion (similarity 0.79)
• Popular blame of religious belief for violence remains scientifically untested (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Religious participation, not belief, drives support for intergroup conflict #corroborates (0.95)
• Gallup polling shows Muslim religiosity correlates with rejecting rather than supporting terrorism #corroborates (0.80) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 674
• Visible religious practice gets read as potential for radicalization #expands (0.80) — , Selod, Saher - Forever Suspect_…, 401
• Revolt timing exploited Catholic festival low vigilance and martyrdom symbolism #exemplifies (0.75) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 253
• Popular blame of religious belief for violence remains scientifically untested #expands (0.75)
• Crisis-time scapegoating of religious out-groups masks political and economic causes #exemplifies (0.70)