Very Interesting article by one of the few anthropologists researching on the ground


Looking for the roots of terrorism : Nature News & Comment

"If you want to find out who's going to fight and die, if you want to break up a particular terrorist cell, find out what they’re eating and how they dress. Plots never occur in mosques: you have to be quiet in a mosque. They occur in fast food places, soccer fields, picnics and barbeques."