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Only Love Can Defeat Terrorism

including the state terrorism employed by Israel in the
occupied territories. So should Christians call on all other
Christians, taking as their guide the morality most pleasing to
Allah. They should also stress that "the war on terror" must

not turn into violent revenge, and a peaceful "counter-
terrorism" should be preferred, since the Christian faith
proclaims that "blessed are the peacemakers". (Matthew, 5: 9)
One should not forget that terrorism stems from wrong ideas
and that the basic struggle against terrorism should be on the
level of ideas. Believers must explain that these ideas are
wrong in terms of both theory and practice. No idea can

prevail by means of violence, oppression and cruelty, and
despotism can never triumph.
Terrorist ideology is built on rotten foundations, which
we have been concentrating on in this book, and these can
easily be eliminated through mass education. Devout
believers across the world can oppose terror and prevent
ignorance by coming up with solutions, through various
educational initiatives and through a cultural legacy. The
dominion of the compassion,

peace of mind and
security commanded
by Allah will
irrevocably consign
terror to the waste bin
of history.

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