Not all Muslims are terrorists, but all terrorists are Muslim: the hackneyed slogan has proven remarkably resilient, retaining its air of truthiness despite demonstrable misalignment with empirical evidence. The first half of the claim -- not all Muslims are terrorists -- is an extreme understatement. According to research conducted by American sociologist Charles Kurzman, the non-terroristic contingent comprises well over 99 per cent of the worlds Muslim population. And the second half -- but all terrorists are Muslim -- is a gross misrepresentation; the data on the incidence of non-Muslim terrorism in North America and Europe debunks the facile assertion that terrorism is predominantly a Muslim activity.
Posted on: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:03:14 +0000
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