Is the Muslim Community in Denial Over Suicide Bombings?

Pickled Politics is fast becoming one of my all-time favorite blogs. It’s a group blog for young, progressive British Asians. Here is Fereeha talking about Muslim denial of responsibility for suicide bombings:

I still remember the post 7/7 days, when Pakistani circles would not waste ten seconds in pointing out the one bomber who was of Somalian origin just to prove the point that not “all four” bombers were from Pakistan. Pakistanis were upset so became defensive, and then became upset for being made to feel defensive.

All of the Muslim community was hell bent on proving, “these people are not one of us, they are not true representatives of who we are.”

What exactly will it take to make the Muslim community need to understand the implications of the problem this constant denial has caused? I say if a bunch of misguided Muslims have created terror on the streets of London, proclaiming it in the name of my religion, it is indeed my problem as well.

Who has given these people the right to flaunt their absolutely ignorant and blood-ridden views on mainstream media in the name of “my” religion? And more importantly, where can I find someone to stop them?

While Muslim scholars do not waste much time in labelling different sects (Shia, Sunni) as non-Muslims, and declaring every other secular person as an infidel, how long will it take for our preachers to come out and shake our nation and tell them how wrong the notions of “jihad” have been represented by these young, angry and completely brainwashed Muslims?
Link here.

It takes guts, integrity and intelligence to write like that.

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I have a story about British blogging at Online Journalism Review today. Thanks to everyone who responded to my requests for an interview. Feel free to dip into the piece and leave your comments. It’s a subject for which there’s no right or wrong answer but it’s an interesting discussion.