Since the end of World War II the UK has given for various reasons help, shelter and succour to millions of people of different ethnic origin, religion and nationality coming from almost all over the world. But Muslims are the only people engaged in anti-British activities. This situation is virtually the same for almost all West European countries.
To address this issue Prime Minister David Cameron has announced his five year plan (AV July 25) in Birmingham Ninestiles School. Unfortunately there has been a mixed reaction to his speech from the Muslim community. The causes of anti-British actions (described in AV on July 25) advanced by Muslims are extrovert and mostly their own imagination, for there is not an iota of truth in them. Besides how can one use these spurious reasons as justification for killing completely innocent people on bus and train? And why not use means of dialogue rather than radicalising and terrorism to iron out difference?
Since the tragedy of 9/11 successive British and European governments have tried many different ways to eliminate radicalising and consequent terrorism. If anything, the problem is getting worse than before. The Muslim reaction to Cameron’s strategy represents general Muslim unwillingness to address the issue of terrorism let alone resolve it.
To eliminate this problem the most important thing to ascertain is where such a psychology of terrorism naturally comes from, for a disease can be cured only by treating its cause.
Jatindra Saha
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