Russia's Black Widows: The smarter bomb comes to Sochi

by Qanta Ahmed
Jerusalem Post
February 11, 2014

http://www.childrensrightsinstitute.org/322/russia-black-widows-the-smarter-bomb-comes-to

On the eve of the Sochi Winter Olympics, Russian authorities are on high alert for female suicide bombers who may already be in Sochi. These "Black Widows" represent business as usual for the violent Islamists.

Islamic constructs of martyrdom are distinct from those of other faiths because of the success of Islam's rapid spread from its very beginning. Historically, Islam was rarely divorced from power. While Islam's genesis does record violence against early Muslim believers, those who were "martyred" were slain on battlefields, engaged in warfare. Precisely because of their success, Muslims sought alternate models for martyrdom, because few Muslims suffered for their beliefs in the way Christians and Jews had historically experienced.