#IandT
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Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad~ big
names in the high profile and the city which never sleeps
list. However these are also the recipients of some of the most
deadly bombing our nation has ever witnessed. The illusionary
possibility of a Moriarty like mastermind as depicted in the
Benedict Cumberbatch’s TV series, Sherlock fades in real
life, where mostly the post blast claims are proudly accepted by
radical groups specially Terror Outfits…more specifically Islamic
Terror Outfits.
The
Dilsukhnagar shopping area in the city of Hyderabad witnessed serial
bomb blasts on February 21st 2013. The first bomb exploded
outside the ‘Konark Movie’ hall on a roadside eatery called ‘A1
Mirchi’. The second serial blast took place two minutes later near
the bus stand for ‘Route 107’. Moreover a third unexploded bomb
was also recovered and defused from a vegetable market in
Vanasthalipuram area (8kms from Dilsukhnagar). Sources say that the
original target for the bombs was the Sai Baba temple (which had
already witnessed bomb attacks in Nov. 2002). However due to the
unexpected visit of the Hyderabad Police Commissioner, IPS Anurag
Sharma, the temple was swarmed by police officers which induced the
bombers to displace the cycle bombs. According to latest updates
(25th February) 16 people lost their lives and 119
injured.
Moving
ahead with the reporting job, let’s now contemplate on the graver
matter about the responsibility claims of the bombs. The initial
suspect was the IM (Indian Mujahedeen), based on the interrogations
done on IM operatives (caught in 2012 Pune blast
investigations) picked by the Delhi police. However a recent letter
to G Kishan Reddy, the unit president of BJP, AP draftet by
Lashkar-e-Taiba (Let) proudly claims the blast responsibility.
Besides the claim, police is interrogating Tahsin Akhtar alias Monu,
alias Hasan, and his associates Asadullah Akhtar alias Tabrez and
Wakas alias Ahmed, who, according to the NIA, are key to unraveling
the Hyderabad terror attack and are related to IM not LeT.
Lashkar,
Mujahedeen, Tabrez, Akhtar, Hasan no matter how many suspects and key
subjects we may focus on, the vision always displays the image of a
subject associated with ISLAM. I am an educated, informed and a
conscious citizen however this contemporary relationship of ISLAM and
TERRORISM disturbs me because of an unrequired state of inability
which is the conclusion of an all-inclusive world scenario.
By “state of inability” I mean to critic the prejudices
build for an Islamic, which are constructed by the dynamics of
radical terror organizations, mostly Islamic in religion; And by
“world scenario” I refer to the all-inclusive socio-economic and
cultural mechanics followed by different Governments, Groups,
Organizations, Associations and Individuals.
I
wish to explain this relationship between Islam and terrorism with 3
bifurcations:
- Misinterpretations
- Political mechanics
- Social dynamics
Let’s
put some light on Misinterpretations.
Disturbed
people (viz. survived victims to terror attacks) often claim that
ISLAM propagates TERROR; “Muhammad
was a terrorist. Based upon Muhammad's actions and
teachings, Islam justifies terrorism. Today, Muslims use
that justification to attack and murder those who differ from
them. Muslim terrorists follow in Muhammad's
footsteps.”(Article- “MUHHAMAD
ISLAM and TERRORISM” by Silas).
Removing
the fear factor to loose someone dear, in a possible terror attack,
such derogatory remarks are a shame to the entire human culture for
two reasons. First, MUHAMMAD, CHRIST, NANAK or RAMA for that matter
are Holy figures propagated in human cultures and societies for
centuries to act as a dais for common public to connect themselves
with their inner selves and proceed on the path of mental
enlightenment and since it depends on how we perceive their teaching,
considering any of them as a propagator of TERROR simply reflects our
cowardliness to use them as a refugee to our own castle of firm
misinterpretations.
Above
mentioned misinterpretations of ISLAM is just one contributor to the
faulty world scenario. Another is political, which I wish to explain
using the 9/11 incident. I am not a supporter of al-Qaeda and going
by humanitarian grounds, equally opposed to their very existence.
However that does not hides the mystery and controversy behind the
9/11 attacks. A report was released by the American Media which
claimed some ‘75’ high profile professors and scientists believed
and kept the potential to prove that 9/11 was an inside
job. By ‘Inside Job’ I mean
planned and executed by the U.S. Govt. for the motive of blaming the
OSAMA
run al-Qaeda
and declaring an official war against them. Why would George Bush Jr.
wish that ~ to attack Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran and the Palestine
region, limitlessly rich in ‘oil’.
The documentary series, “LOOSE
CHANGE” (A mind blowing research
work) produced by Dylan
Avery gives enough proofs to
convince any individual under the sun, that 9/11 was an insider job
(It is freely available on YouTube). In the above scenario a
political hunt for resources leads a world power to play a terror
theatre on a global dais. Sacrificing a mere portion of their massive
public assets and a few thousand lives would just open the doors for
immense future possibilities (in form of oil) and settle some over
population issues for the top shots in Bureaucracy, Politics and
Military.
However
the incident puts the distorted image of Muslims in billions of
minds, besides the mystery behind whether OSAMA ever claimed the
responsibility of attacks. Moreover the US Government exploited the
very situation to harass the vulnerable Muslims in USA for
“intentional charges of probable terrorism”. May it be on
airports or common public area, the US security forces played to
their full and enjoyed every vulnerable Muslim as their bait. Such
incident have been clearly expressed in movies like “New York”
and “My Name is Khan” and watching them one might wonder who
propagates real terror.
After
Misinterpretation and Political the third bifurcation under a faulty
world scenario is the social context; which drives me towards the
less developed nations where politicians feasts on the common mass
under the pretext of democracy. The most vulnerable audience to
politicians is the minority. While in an atmosphere where even the
common man is fed up of ill governmental tactics such as inflation,
taxes, ineffective governance and security issues the minorities find
themselves easily cheated and exploited. Especially if I talk about
Muslims in a nation like India then despite our holistic ideas of
religious indifference accompanied with an educated youth, we realize
the fact that the financially backward Muslims still find themselves
difficult to adjust with the rest of the society. Reason is the
“unstable state of that depressed mind which is already under the
pressure of being a member of an alienated clan in a religion
sensitive society”. Call it the difference in culture but the fact
is that such demotivated people become easy baits for any religious
ventures aimed at justice. And most of the time, such ventures arrive
in the form of recruitment in a special army, to become a Mujahedeen,
a struggling Muslim, a JIHAADI, on the path of Allah. Sad is
the fact that social pressure steams the mind in such manner that a
fine Muslim ~ Tabrez or Akhtar gets brain washed and join the force
to become a Muslim Mujahedeen a.k.a. a deemed MUSLIM TERRORIST.
Do
the above mentioned paragraphs untangle the controversial
relationship of ISLAM and TERRORISM?
Yes
it does up to some limit. To summarize the relationship of ISLAM AND
TERRORISM has one corner stone called as “The Faulty World
Scenario”, clearly explained above, in form of three bifurcations:
- Misinterpretations
- Political issues
- Social issues
I preserve my own views as a conscious citizen
and could contemplate the above mentioned points to untangle the
complex relationship of ISLAM and TERRORISM. However I believe one
can pounder into history and bring out several points to explain this
controversial label of “IaT”. One can justify this on the basis
of the entire establishing concept of Taliban (the Afghan war and
Russia). One might even go back in history to mark the dominance of
Islam in India and its further filtering to current form. There are
innumerable explanations to the issue, out of which I chose the above
explained to be those who fit best in the current world scenario.
The
following link may come useful:
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This
is a sincere effort by the author to write on a very sensitive issue.
All the views are individual. The author request apologies for any
unintentional hurting remark.
Yognik
Baghel
