In the 1970s, the Palestine Liberation Organization encouraged its members to marry, trying to tone down the more extreme Black September organization.
"When the men married, and especially when they had sons, their militancy waned dramatically," the article explains.
"We see this (research) really as only one arrow in a quiver, really, of ways to combat the problem of terrorism," Thayer said.
Recommendations from the article include promoting women's rights in Muslim countries, which lessens the divide between men and women and reduces emotions like dishonor and emasculation, which can lead men to become suicide terrorists.
Just something to consider.
Over at the feminine-genius, Genevieve has covered over the past few years the abuse of marriage within the world ranging from child-marriages and wives as property. As we seen most recently over in Afghanistan, where young school girls are targeted by the Taliban.
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