It's been a few years, but shortly after we entered Afghanistan I saw a short movie strip of the Taliban schools teaching young boys (all looked like they were under 10) to remember the Qur'an. The image of these young boys pounding their own heads for hours every day has stuck with me for the years since. With this brutality used, it is no surprise to me that they have no respect for their own life, let alone the innocent people around them.
Sounds a bit like extremist forms of Christianity.
"Samson said to the servant who held his hand, "Put me where I can feel the pillars that support the temple, so that I may lean against them." Now the temple was crowded with men and women; all the rulers of the Philistines were there, and on the roof were about three thousand men and women watching Samson perform. Then Samson prayed to the LORD, "O Sovereign LORD , remember me. O God, please strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on the Philistines for my two eyes." Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other, Samson said, "Let me die with the Philistines!" Then he pushed with all his might, and down came the temple on the rulers and all the people in it.
Thus he killed many more when he died than while he lived.''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5DwQEnb9Bc ---- WARNING. EXTREMELY GRAPHIC ----
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mcb6YDFwjc ---- DISTURBING SCENES ----
Christian terrorism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdt3jRTernw ---- DISTURBING SCENES ----
The Middle East is a hotspot for Islamic violence, and lots of Africa is a hotspot for Christian motivated violence. The difference is, we automatically denounce any person who cites Christian motives, and say 'they aren't Christians'. Regardless, they believe their motives are Christian, much like the Islamic extremists believe their motives are Muslim.