In December 2014, Talban terrorists murdered over
100 school children in Pakistan. It is an act that is inconceivable by
almost every person in the world. Here is a quote from NBC News given by a
'spokesman' for the Taliban:
"Taliban
spokesman Muhammad Umar Khorasani told Reuters his group was responsible for the
attack. 'Our suicide bombers have entered the school, they have instructions not
to harm the children, but to target the army personnel,' he said".
So they go
into a school, not to harm children, but to target army personnel.
What can be said about this ridiculous statement?
Ahmed Rashid, an expert on the
Islamic militants, told the BBC the
insurgents had various reasons to attack the
school, one of which was to send a message to
the supporters of Malala Yousafzi, awarded the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, who
advocates education for women
and children.
Apparently, the Taliban consider murdering children a
rational response to a woman who wants education for women and children in
Muslim countries.
This is just one attack out of hundreds that have
resulted in the murder of thousands upon thousands of innocent people, mostly
Muslims, by those who think they are doing God's will. We've heard about so many
of these that they have become commonplace.
Clearly, this is a relatively new development. Beirut,
Lebanon used to be the most common vacation destination in the Middle East. Who
would vacation there now? My grandparents were born in Syria and Lebanon, so my
parents went to Syria in 1971 and had a wonderful time. Times have certainly
changed.
Obviously, most Muslims are peaceful. But far too many
are not. And the peaceful Muslims have allowed terrorism to occur in their
countries. In the United States, if there is a terrorist attack, we immediately
go after the perpetrators, and we don't allow terrorist cells to form.
What is there to say about those who murder in the name
of Islam? And why have so many terrorist attacks been done in the name of
Islam?
My belief is that due to the lack of a good education,
and to the many corrupt and harsh governments, many Muslims are angry and
frustrated. And many of those are weak-minded in the sense that they blindingly
believe those who think that murdering innocents will award them an esteemed
place in Heaven. Why else would a suicide bomber kill himself in a school?
The only reason I can think of to explain this, is that
the forces of Evil have taken advantage of the hate, fear and anger of many
Muslims. This is main way that the forces of Evil influence any of us. And this
is one reason that Christ taught us to love others, even our enemies.
The way out of this is for the peaceful Muslims to decide
that they will no longer put up with terrorism. Governments would have to be
fairly non-corrupt, so that people could report terrorist cells, and report
about individuals who advocate terrorism.
This will be a long and difficult task, but I see no
other way out of these impossible-to-conceive-of inhuman acts.
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Tim Farage is a Senior Lecturer and Graduate Advisor in the Computer Science Department at The University of Texas at Dallas. The views expressed herein are those of the author. You are welcome to comment upon this blog entry and/or to contact him at tfarage@hotmail.com.
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Tim Farage is a Senior Lecturer and Graduate Advisor in the Computer Science Department at The University of Texas at Dallas. The views expressed herein are those of the author. You are welcome to comment upon this blog entry and/or to contact him at tfarage@hotmail.com.
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1 comment:
Good blog post.
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