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numberwang said:

Islamic terror in 2017 so far...

 

You're stretching the definition of Terrorism quite a bit in the inclusion of all of those attacks. Most of it would be closer to guerilla warfare, mob frenzy, family feuds, revenge, etc... ("A girl is stabbed to death by her conservative father for sneaking out to a party.") the most evident example I could find - clearly, the selection process of the source is more than doubtful. I'll also lay some doubt on the credibility on the titling, in general, as it has been editorialized at several instances ("ex:  Religion of Peace car bombers murder three people at a market") 

 

There's 1.8 billion muslims worldwide, some of which are in extreme poverty, or state of war. You will see your normal share of atrocities and mentally ill in those contexts. I suspect that a fair share of madmen would eventually also use religion as an excuse, more than a cause, for their work.

Looking at more general homicide statistics (which also includes these attacks), a relationship between Islam and Vioence is difficult to make.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_intentional_homicide_rate#/media/File:Map_of_world_by_intentional_homicide_rate-fixplcz.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_by_country#/media/File:World_Muslim_Population_Map.png