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Peace’ to investigate why a greater “

fanatics for a distorted cause. on legislation to curb terrorism
Takfiri organisations actively recruit and deal with the threat in a more
naïve, impressionable people, serious and effective manner.
often young and living on the Salman believes that the key is
fringes of society, to serve as their to distinguish between those
terrorist pawns. They use tricks who have strong religious and
of bribery on the reluctant and political opinions and vociferously
stoke violent and irrational hatred challenge others, but do not
between groups of people.’ In condone the use of weapons to There are those who
Surah al-Munafiqun, the Qur’an enforce their opinions, and those
speaks of the hypocrites, those who do advocate the use of violent rush to the banner
who claim to belong to and tactics to achieve their goals. of Islam blindly
represent Islam, but in reality work Both groups may be defined as
from inside the religion to destroy extremists, but it is only the second without taking the
it. It is not hard to see those group who are terrorists. His
doing evil in the name of Islam as research found the psychological time to understand
hypocrites. importance of turning a culture of
Dr. Salman has been working on violent extremism and words of the nuances of the
a project entitled ‘The Impact of hatred to into words of tolerance faith.
Extremism in Threatening World and admiration.
Abeed fears that neo-
number of the younger generations colonial interests are
of Muslims are turning to extreme using their influence
and violent interpretations of their to further stoke these
religion compared to their parents’ disasters for their own
generation. ‘Five axes were tackled imperial advantages.
in this project, the first being an Thus Jarry believes
analysis of the phenomenon this to be an urgent
of global extremism, where I responsibility for
describe the real causes of its scholars, media outlets,
establishment. I found significant intellectuals, and religious
dissimilarity in peoples’ opinions.’ and non-religious
He stressed his multidisciplinary institutions, including the
approach and the importance of secular states. If we want
distinguishing between holding to get rid of extremism
uncompromising extreme values forever, we must promote
and enforcing them with extreme moderate, level-headed,
violence. and credible expert voices
The battles taking place in Iraq and on Islam who clarify
Syria are already spreading across the truth to the wider
the Middle East and threaten to population and prevent
spill over the whole world. Even killings in the name of
far-away Western countries fear Islam, and ultimately
the return of those of their citizens ensure that humanity
who have become radicalised by is not destroyed in the
ISIS, and travelled to join them, name of Islam.
eventually returning home, where
they may establish new domestic
terror cells. Thus Abeed spoke of
an increasing need for international
institutions and the community
of nations to cooperate and focus By: Faizal Ghazee

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