Terrorists areTerrorists

Terrorism has no religion.

Yeah this issue is execrable on people. Aspect of a response to mass terrorism that I’d like to discuss in this post:
" the inclination to unfavorably treat those who share characteristics with or bear resemblance to the terrorists,following 9/11 and 7/7, Muslims and those perceived to be Muslim were subject to a pervasive and violent backlash"

With news suggesting that the Mumbai terrorists are Muslim, some are worried that Muslims in India may face a wave of public and/or private harassment and discrimination. For example, a colleague who heads a major civil rights organization in America expressed that he was “praying for victims of [the] Mumbai attack[s] and for Muslims in India.”

It should not have to be this way. A terrorist is a terrorist and has no religion or community.In order to assuage the possibility that Muslims in India will be subject to a backlash, such comments should be repeated by the Indian Politicians. These statements may not, alone, prevent a backlash, but they may help reorient the people’s emotions to more productive and constructive efforts; and they will indicate that, if the people direct their anger towards Muslims, they are doing so on their own accord, not with the government’s command or approval.

" terrorists are terrorists — they are not “Muslim extremists” or “Islamic fundamentalists.” The media, however, has consistently portrayed members of al-Qaeda and other terrorists as Muslims "

While such terminology may be useful for identification purposes, it has the very dangerous effect of conflating “Muslims” with “extremism.”The ordinary public to draw a connection between Muslims and terrorism, and thereby endanger all Muslims by making them a proper target for rage, anger, and suspicion.

A solution would be to identify terrorists as terrorists ,this would not only deny them the religious or nationalistic cover and legitimacy they believe they have, but would also shield millions of innocent members of the Muslim faith from violence, discrimination, and harassment.


My hope, we collectively recognize that terrorists are terrorists, undeserving of the very religious or national identity that under girds their conduct.