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August 09, 2005
Unite Against Terror
We are frequently urged to understand the terrorists, but too often the call to understand is code for justification and apology. There are always other, better, more effective, and more human ways of opposing injustice than by killing yourself and others in a symbolic act of hatred. Muslims who have pursued modern democratic politics have often been the first in the firing line of the terrorists. The road to a just solution in Israel-Palestine is signposted by 'mutual recognition' and 'political dialogue' not the blind alley of terrorism.We stand firmly against the racists who seek to exploit the current tensions for their own agenda.
We stand firmly against those who apologize for the terrorists and who misrepresent terrorist atrocities as 'resistance'.
We offer our support and solidarity to all those within the Muslim faith who work in opposition to the terrorists and who seek to win young people away from extremism and nihilism, towards an engagement with democratic politics.We believe that democracy and human rights are worth defending with all our strength. The human values of respect and tolerance and dignity are not 'western' but universal.
Posted at August 9, 2005 01:22 PM | Categories: Terrorism
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