Submitted by kamekish (India), Jul 18, 2007 at 03:34
Sir, Very nice article but I want to emphasize that unless Muslim community revolutionize themselves they are the biggest threat to themselves. They are killing each other. They are armed heavily, trained extensively and groomed wisely not to do any constructive work but killing and this reflects in all of their actions. They kill each other mercilessly. That is what is happening in Iraq, Afghanistan or that is what happened in Red Mosque in Pakistan.
Pakistan is the biggest threat to the world peace till the time democracy prevails. Many Pakistanis today want democracy and development but they are unable to fight the armed battle of defense forces. West must focus on this aspect. Sometime back, Imran Khan very nicely said, ‘Pakistan want pure democracy.'
Pakistan under Musharaff is not only a threat to India but to entire world. It is well known fact that Pakistan is exporting terrorists all over the world. Pakistan is able to send trained terrorist to Indian state like Karnataka. The world intelligentsia needs to appreciate this. India may not do much because of Communist pressure to be pseudo-secular but west need to act and act fast.
Muslims need to be constructive. All Madarassas studies need to be revolutionized. By educating their children about Allah and Koran only, they are producing a failed Muslims in this throat cutting competitive world. Later when Muslims are unable to compete with their counterparts become a easy target for Muslim fundamentalists. Muslim intelligentsia need to understand this and take corrective action accordingly.
Today I doubt that Muslims children are growing with the sufficient revenge mentality. This does not allow them to be constructive. They become a source of destructions. If Muslims become a source of destruction, they can remain a threat to humanity. They will not be able to grow. Even if US give billion of dollars for reconstructions as they are doing in Iraq or Afghanistan, or even Pakistan, they will produce destructions only.
This has to be taken into account to see the impact of dollars on Muslim world. They need to modernize their conservative religious ideas and living style to harness the benefits of the growth of human civilization.
kamekish
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