Martyrdom & Muslims

It seems that martyrdom is somewhat out of fashion - amongst Christians, if not amongst Muslims.

When was the last time anyone had to hide someone else's clothing (as Origen's mother did) to prevent his martyrdom?

Augustine's enthusiasm for martyrdom as a golden pathway to salvation seems like salvation by works to most Protestants, but then again perhaps giving up one's life to save it, in the hope of the unseen world, is a supreme act of faith.

This is all the more interesting when many Muslim's seem eager to die and earn entry into the paradise they have imagined.

It seems amazing too that we don't see more murders of Christians my Muslims in the UK since "Jesus Christ is Lord" and "I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me" would seem in pretty stark contrast to "There is no God but Allah and Mohamed is his prophet".