It is not what the media generalize or stereotype based on the interpretation without understanding the faith. The Majority of Muslims around the world, myself included, are not followers, promoters, nor believers in a religion of violence. Those who justify the September 11 attack cite political reason for their support of violence, not religious reasons. 113th out of 114 chapter out of the Quran begins by introducing Islam as a religion of mercy and compassion, not of war. “There is little connection between suicide terrorism in Islamic fundamentalism, or any one of the world’s religion’s. What nearly all suicide terrorist attacks have in common is a specific secular and strategic goal to compel modern democracies to withdraw military forces from territory” …show more content…
They need to distinguish between those seeking for spiritual fulfillment and those who want to push the clash of civilization. Young-adults need to be part of the solution to Islamic State terrorism, and must be allowed to be part of the discussion, because they are the decision makers of tomorrow and possibly solvers of terrorism. Unity and resilience within all religion communities will completely destabilize what ISIS is trying to do.
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