Islamic terrorists are more likely to be engineers than members of any other profession--and not because engineers possess superior technological skills. That's the conclusion of a controversial Oxford University study that has the engineering community buzzing.
Al Qaeda's web attracting 21st century geeks
In an Internet age, al-Qaeda prizes geek jihadis as much as would-be suicide bombers and gunmen. The terror network is recruiting computer-savvy technicians to produce sophisticated web documentaries and multimedia products aimed at Muslim audiences in the United States, Britain and other Western countries. Already, the terror group's al-Sahab production company is turning out high quality material, some of which rivals productions by Western media companies. The documentaries appear regularly on Islamist websites, which al-Qaeda uses to recruit followers and rally its supporters.
Terror recruitment chiefs jailed
The two ringleaders of a British al Qaida-style terrorist recruitment and training cell have been jailed. Mohammed Hamid and Atilla Ahmet groomed impressionable young Muslim men to fight jihad against non-believers.
“Islamic terrorists are more likely to be engineers than members of any other profession...”
OPINION:
I agreee.
Coming in a close second are Computer and Tech Sciences.