Islamic Terror: What Muslim Americans Can Do|5 Minute Video
What must the United States do to prevent more Islamist horror attacks like recent ones in Brussels, Paris, and San Bernardino? Khurram Dara, a Muslim American activist, author and lawyer, explains why it is Muslim Americans who must take the lead in identifying and combating Islamic extremists within their neighborhoods, before what’s taking place in Europe pertains to our shores.
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Script:
I am an American Muslim. And I, along with my mainstream Muslim brethren, in America and abroad, need to concern terms with an ever more apparent fact: that we are the only ones who can lead a winning battle against the radicalism crippling our faith.
If there was ever any doubt of this, just look at the nature of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California in December of 2015. What’s most unpleasant about the San Bernardino massacre is that Syed Farook, the spouse half of the terrorist couple, appears to have been, by almost all accounts, an ordinary American. His was not a criminal offense born of poverty or absence of opportunity, or a failure to incorporate into American society. Simply the opposite.
I too, like many American Muslims, come from a background that is very comparable, as the son of Pakistani immigrants, which makes the attack all the more concerning. We have actually seen it take place time and once again among younger Muslims in the Middle East, Europe and now America.
Attacks like San Bernardino highlight the significance of countering extremist propaganda. While sophisticated attacks by terrorist groups can be successfully avoided by police and national-security procedures, the fact is there isn’t much that can be done by any federal government– not even stricter gun-control laws– to remove the possibility of a radicalized only wolf creating chaos. Only beating the ideology that motivates these attacks can do that.
A propaganda war must be waged versus this radicalism and American Muslims need to be on the cutting edge for it to be trustworthy. Merely condemning Islamist fear is insufficient. We must actively participate in counter-extremism messaging.
We should build an intellectual and theological case versus extreme Islam. Our religious leaders have to educate and warn our youth about the dangers of searching for spiritual guidance on the Internet. They must make it completely clear that anybody who engages in any act of terrorism is not doing God’s work, they’re doing the work of the devil.
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What must the United States do to prevent more Islamist horror attacks like current ones in Brussels, Paris, and San Bernardino? Khurram Dara, a Muslim American activist, author and attorney, explains why it is Muslim Americans who should take the lead in determining and combating Islamic extremists within their neighborhoods, before what’s happening in Europe comes to our coasts.
If there was ever any doubt of this, simply look at the nature of the terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California in December of 2015. What’s most troubling about the San Bernardino massacre is that Syed Farook, the spouse half of the terrorist couple, seems to have been, by nearly all accounts, an ordinary American. I too, like lots of American Muslims, come from a background that is very comparable, as the kid of Pakistani immigrants, which makes the attack all the more worrying.
