The reason for the disaster into which Muslim countries have fallen is not some imaginary conspiracy perpetrated by the ever-mysterious "them," but the Islamic world itself. The only reason for brother killing brother in Muslim lands, a never-ending descent into barbarism and the presence of manhunting snipers, is Muslims themselves. Yes, the West has always had designs on the Middle East. There have always been Western countries that have nourished radicals for their own interests. There have always been voices saying, "Let us create turmoil so they turn on one another and leave us alone." They did not conceal themselves; they felt no need to because a single spark in the Middle East was all it took. Yet if such a tiny spark sets the whole Middle East aflame, it is Muslims alone who are responsible. Which Muslims? Enlightened Muslims who refuse to unite, who cannot strengthen themselves in the face of radicalism and who are invariably passive. These Muslims realize that radicalism is a scourge, but spend their time merely bewailing the fact rather than uniting. If they were to combine together with all the good people in the world -- Christians, Jews, Buddhists, atheists and communists without discrimination -- and the power of love was to emerge, then neither the Islamic world nor the world as a whole would be in this state. Aylin Kocaman
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:42:30 +0000
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