Attack on Sri Lanka: Terrorists were well - educated

Financially very independent, and their families are very economically stable “.

Two of the suicide bombers were the sons of a wealthy businessman, Mohammed Ibrahim, according to CNN.

This likely conflicts with what many people may believe about suicide. After all, why would well - educated people who were well - off live to kill themselves and thus kill so many innocent people?

Of course, there is no simple answer to that, nor is there an explanation of how people radicalize to the point that they are willing to die during the murder.

In the case of Sunni militants, this decision will likely be enabled by embracing them to the violent jihadist ideology, which is often sectarian in nature and encourages the killing of “unbelievers”. This is often combined with the belief that Sunni Muslims are under attack and revenge must be taken.

In fact, terrorism experts know terrorism is often a bourgent effort.

For example, let us identify large groups of rebels who practice terrorism, such as Taliban, they recruit tens of thousands of soldiers mainly from the ranks of the poor and pay a monthly salary.

That's why Taliban are one of the biggest drug cartels in the world.

In contrast, however, real terrorist groups have members, volunteers who believe ideology and who do not get wages.

Some of the most famous terrorists in modern times are also some of the most privileged people on the planet.

Osama bin Laden, for example, was the son of a construction tycoon.

His successor, as leader of al Qaeda, Ayman al Zawahiri, was a surgeon of an important Egyptian family.

Ummar Farouk Abdulmutalab, who attempted to detonate an American plane in Christmas 2009, is the son of a Nigerian banker and attended London University, one of the best in the world when he tried to detonate the bomb that was in his underwear at the time.

He received orders for the mission from Anwar al-Awlaki, son of a Yemeni government minister who was born under America, who was doing his Ph.D. at George Washington University before joining the al- Qaedas organization.

The famous terrorist “Jihad John” or Mohammed Emwazi, who was responsible for cutting off the head of American journalist James Foley in 2004, came from a good family. He grew up in western London and even graduated from computer science.

There are many other examples, but the idea was understood.

The fact that rebel groups are often recruited by the ranks of unemployed people suggests an effective policy response, such as ensuring jobs for unemployed youth in countries such as Afghanistan.

But this practice doesn't work for middle-class, which is motivated by ideology.

For those terrorists, the best response could probably be given by Islamic clergymen, removing them from jihadist groups, explaining that killing the innocent will not create the Islamic utopia they desire.