martyrdom
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Martyrdom is a constant motif in the ideology of the Islamic Republic and in Shia Islam.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Guest: Mohammed Hafez, professor who studies Islamist movements, political militancy, and violent radicalization at the Naval Postgraduate School and author of Why Muslims Rebel and Suicide Bombers in Iraq: The Strategy and Ideology of Martyrdom.
From Slate • Nov. 2, 2023
Another demon story is found in the "Martyrdom of Bartholomew," which probably dates back to the sixth century.
From Salon • Aug. 1, 2020
Martyrdom as a surprising theological undercurrent is played out in a video, “Stoning the Refrigerator,” which records the making of “St. Frigo.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2017
“Will you please stop talking about imprisonment? You seem to be preoccupied with the thought. Actually, you seem to enjoy thinking about it. Martyrdom is meaningless in our age.”
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
Vocabulary lists containing martyrdom
"Musée des Beaux Arts" by W.H. Auden
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"Musee des Beaux Arts," Vocabulary from the poem
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Poems 10.4
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