To understand the psychology of those who engage in terrorism, John Horgan draws on
interviews with terrorists and analyzes current evidence to argue that only by asking the right …

Iran's Revolutionary Guards are one of the most important forces in the Middle East today.
As the appointed defender of Iran's revolution, the Guards have evolved into a pillar of the …

Basijis a Persian word meaning “mobilization.” The complete name of the group, Sazeman-e
Basij-e Mostazafan, means “Organization for the Mobilization of the Oppressed.” Although …

This study investigates the relationships between religious fundamentalism, collective
identity, and individuality. The questions addressed in this research are: Who is joining …

This book investigates the ways in which young people engage with and contribute to civil
society, community development, and local peacebuilding in the Middle East and North …

Do governments make a strategic choice in deciding what type of security agent to use for
repression? Research acknowledges the role of auxiliary groups such as militias in …

Existing literature argues that the militants and suicide bombers of the Islamic Resistance
Movement (Hamas) and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) come from relatively advantaged …

What keeps dictators up at night? Sources of a dictator's anxiety include coups, foreign
interventions and revolutions. Dictators therefore work hard to nullify all these threats …

Based on fieldwork and long-term engaged participant-observation, this article evaluates the
lifeworld of an Iranian youth collective organization, the Student Basij. The research centers …

and sample texts related to Persian literature from the 17th century to the present day. It
includes analyses of free verse poetry, short stories, novels, prison writings, memoirs, and …