Muslim Response To Terrorism

Terrorist attacks forefront American media and grab the World’s attention because they amount to a large number of casualties. A vast sum of the attacks are committed by groups that attribute their actions to a fight in the name of Allah, god. Because the terror attacks are carried out by Islamic terror groups, the Muslim population developed a negative reputation as they commonly are associated with the violence. The entirety of Islam followers is lambasted by others for the actions of a few sects of radical, extremists even though most of them are unsupportive of their actions. The cause for Muslim’s opposition to the terrorism developed from the Quran. While the Islamic terrorist groups vow their jihad is for their god, their mission conflicts …show more content…
The radical-Islamic terrorist groups are primarily located in the Middle East with the Taliban in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has one of the lowest literacy rates in the world at 38.2% which one of the reasons terrorism thrives there (“Literacy”). The Taliban teaches the children at young ages what the Quran means and how the stories contained inside of it reflect their values.The teachers who are supposed to help them understand the meaning are illiterate themselves, know only what the Quran says by what the Taliban tells them (Soherwordi et al 348). By teaching the lesson of the Pharaohs, changing the meaning of the jihad, and ignoring the Caliphate, they instill while the children are still young what their god instructing them to do. The youth do not know the true stories the Quran uses to guide because they are unable to read and understand it for themselves. They may be acting in accord with how they were taught Islamic values, but that does not mean Islam was the cause for their …show more content…
Islam is a peaceful religion that has been manipulated by extremist groups. The terrorist cells have thrived in the Middle East because the people in those areas are highly uneducated and the wars have given way to violence. This is important to understand in today’s society because many Muslims are taking blame for actions the terrorist commit. There are news stories on television of terrorist attacks by groups that claim to be fighting for Allah which has turned many against the followers of the religion. Because every religion is vital to people's culture, it is important to not disrespect the people who choose to partake in it. People all have their own beliefs and should not be judged in accord with the actions a few