TERROR MUST STOP

Hassan Yousuf Yassin, antigo representante Saudita, no Financial Times, demonstra o absurdo dos ataques terroristas em Londres, num interessante mano-a-mano islamita.

"Allow me to say to the suicide bombers and to those behind them: the people you killed are those who demonstrated boundless empathy and generosity towards the victims of the Asian tsunami, most of them Muslims; they are the people whose leader was preparing to announce the most ambitious and compassionate initiative to improve the lives of millions of Africans, many of them Muslims; they are the people who walked in their millions to oppose the war in Iraq; they are Christians, Muslims, Hindus and Jews who live with respect and tolerance towards each other and who have called for the spread of these values and for a just peace in the Middle East. Tell me, what have you ever achieved by your terror? Show me one person whom you have helped, one noble cause you have furthered.

As Arabs and Muslims move towards reforming their countries and political systems, expressing their hopes in the streets and in the international court of opinion, you choose to shame their efforts and the image of Islam. They have achieved far more through their peaceful efforts than you have through your hateful attacks. Why are you intent on wiping out the support that Muslims and Arabs are finally receiving for their own betterment?

If your goal is to sow discord between Muslims and the west, you will not succeed. The world will come together to show you that the only people it rejects are the aimless purveyors of death and terror whose misinterpretation of Islam not only claims thousands of innocent lives but also offends and shames Muslims across the world."

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