Another day, another terror attack. This time at a Radisson Blu Hotel popular with Westerners in the Malian capital Bamako where a security conference was apparently taking place at the time. This follows a series of deadly attacks by the militant group 'Boko Haram' in northern Nigeria just a couple of days ago. And of course not forgetting the deadly attacks in Paris a week ago, and the downing of the Russian Airliner in Egypt last month.
All these attacks are claimed to be perpetrated by so-called Islamic militants who are nothing but a bunch of barbaric lunatics who have nothing, what so ever! to do with such a peaceful and noble religion. The name 'Islam' according to scholars is derived from the Arabic word 'Salam' which literally means peace. Therefore a devout and true Muslim is expected to be peaceful and shall hold no hatred or grudges against anyone. As a born Muslim, one of the first things I was taught as a child is killing of a fellow human being is forbidden in Islam and so is committing suicide. So if this people are blowing themselves up and killing innocent people in the name of Islam, certainly NOT IN MY NAME and not in the name of the Islam I practice.
A lot of sentimental expressions has been voiced in the wake of the of Paris attacks. There is increasing resentment towards Muslim communities in most Western countries which is very unfortunate indeed. Good Muslims are God-fearing and peace-loving people who have nothing to do with such madness. Of course, people have the right to voice their opinions and concerns if their ways of life are threaten but trying to categorise all 1.6 billion people - over 23% of the world population as terrorists is a grave misconception, and will only create an environment where hostility will continue to thrive.
Thankfully, there is a high number of like-minded people out there who understand the true nature of Islam and will never associate it with terrorism. TERRORISM has no religion! How can anyone justify randomly spraying bullets on innocent people for simply relaxing on a beach, dining in a restaurant or watching a music concert? And how can anyone justify blowing up an aeroplane in the skies, or killing innocent people in a hotel or shopping mall? People going on about their daily activities only to have their lives senselessly ended. This is BARBARIC as much as it is COWARDLY! And this perpetrators hiding in the name of Islam (not my Islam) committing such atrocities must be STOPPED in any means necessary.
It's no hidden fact that some Western countries are part and parcel of all this problem. America and her Western allies invaded Iraq in 2003 for apparently having a nuclear missile which was later found to be untrue, and which resulted in the subsequent execution of Saddam Hussein in 2006. Through NATO, they again invaded Libya which resulted in the killing of Muammar Ghaddaffi in 2011 for no apparent reason. If this two men were still alive, am not sure we will see such a mess in the Middle East today.
The said period coincided with the so-called Arab spring which marks the beginning of the Syrian conflict. And ever since, the so-called Western powers have been watching Bashar Al-Assad butcher and maim his people while doing nothing rather than issuing mere political rhetoric. Or did they finally realised that ousting Saddam and Ghaddafi are the two fundamental reasons why we are all in this mess today? Or is it because Russia and Iran backs the Assad's regime? We shall see how their new G20 agreement to end the conflict pans out.
That being said, the problem today is not only a Western one, rather a problem for the whole world. To say that the situation is complex is an understatement, and world leaders are certainly overwhelmed. They are wary that air strikes alone won't achieve much desired results and there is no way they can enter into dialogue with such perpetrators. Therefore the fight should involve everyone - Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhist, Atheist or whatever your believe is. We should all stand and denounce terrorism in the strongest of terms and of course completely dissociate it from Islam.
All these attacks are claimed to be perpetrated by so-called Islamic militants who are nothing but a bunch of barbaric lunatics who have nothing, what so ever! to do with such a peaceful and noble religion. The name 'Islam' according to scholars is derived from the Arabic word 'Salam' which literally means peace. Therefore a devout and true Muslim is expected to be peaceful and shall hold no hatred or grudges against anyone. As a born Muslim, one of the first things I was taught as a child is killing of a fellow human being is forbidden in Islam and so is committing suicide. So if this people are blowing themselves up and killing innocent people in the name of Islam, certainly NOT IN MY NAME and not in the name of the Islam I practice.
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| Gunmen attacked a Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali. Source: dailymail |
Thankfully, there is a high number of like-minded people out there who understand the true nature of Islam and will never associate it with terrorism. TERRORISM has no religion! How can anyone justify randomly spraying bullets on innocent people for simply relaxing on a beach, dining in a restaurant or watching a music concert? And how can anyone justify blowing up an aeroplane in the skies, or killing innocent people in a hotel or shopping mall? People going on about their daily activities only to have their lives senselessly ended. This is BARBARIC as much as it is COWARDLY! And this perpetrators hiding in the name of Islam (not my Islam) committing such atrocities must be STOPPED in any means necessary.
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| Suicide bomb attack at a Mosque in Yola city, Nigeria. Source: channelstv |
The said period coincided with the so-called Arab spring which marks the beginning of the Syrian conflict. And ever since, the so-called Western powers have been watching Bashar Al-Assad butcher and maim his people while doing nothing rather than issuing mere political rhetoric. Or did they finally realised that ousting Saddam and Ghaddafi are the two fundamental reasons why we are all in this mess today? Or is it because Russia and Iran backs the Assad's regime? We shall see how their new G20 agreement to end the conflict pans out.
That being said, the problem today is not only a Western one, rather a problem for the whole world. To say that the situation is complex is an understatement, and world leaders are certainly overwhelmed. They are wary that air strikes alone won't achieve much desired results and there is no way they can enter into dialogue with such perpetrators. Therefore the fight should involve everyone - Muslims, Christians, Jews, Buddhist, Atheist or whatever your believe is. We should all stand and denounce terrorism in the strongest of terms and of course completely dissociate it from Islam.
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