The phrase "a source of violence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that contributes to or causes violent behavior or incidents.
Example: "The documentary explored various factors that can be a source of violence in society, including poverty and lack of education."
Alternatives: "a catalyst for violence" or "a trigger for violence".
While that may lead to evangelizing by some, it need not be a source of violence.
The end of Saddam's regime will also remove a source of violence and instability in the Middle East.
"We do not view Iraq as a source of violence to bring in a bigger audience," he said.
The odds are overwhelming that the Wisconsin girls' preoccupation with this character was something like happenstance, but misogyny has been a source of violence against women for centuries.
In addition, during the early years of that period, there were many wars between retreating colonial powers and independence movements, a source of violence that has almost disappeared.
Iraq will either be a peaceful democratic country or it will again be a source of violence, a haven for terror and a threat to America and to the world.
Out of its vitrine, the poppy, a source of heroin, violence, and depravity, looked so floppy and sweet that you might have mistaken it for a silk flower.
For a decade, the United States has been preoccupied with the Muslim world as a source of terrorist violence — one reason both the Bush and Obama administrations had friendly relations with the authoritarian governments now under fire.
The poor governance of land allocation and transfers has been a source of structural violence in the entire country, but it is mainly in the Kivu provinces and Ituri (in eastern DRC) that this has led to massive violence".
If we see the Syrian refugee crisis as a source of ISIS violence rather than a symptom of it, we obscure the reasoning behind the attacks in Paris and concede ISIS an additional strategic advantage.
Patriarchy reflects social attitudes and norms around the role of women in relation to men as a source of partner violence [ 14].
