Religion, radicalisation and deradicalisation

Right from the start of this new year,the world has suffered some major inhuman brutal acts in the form of terrorism. First at Pathankot, then at Bacha Khan University,Pakistan and then in Brussels again followed by Pakistan. We may calculate the no.of deaths and injuries caused due to these inhuman acts but it is factually impossible to differentiate between the intensities of these brutal acts. Every terror act that happens in any part of the world not only causes deaths and damage but also leads to a situation of vulnerability, fear and insecurity. Frankly speaking,this problem is much more dangerous than what existed in the imperialistic society or during the horrifying world wars.

The major cause of this problem has been the radicalization of Islam, no matter how much the intellects try to divorce religion from terrorism. It is not a hidden fact that ISIS is working purely on the basis of an extreme radicalized violent version of Islam and is recruiting the new young lads by perpetually trapping them in the name of religion. The only solution that lies to the problem is that the real Islam that preaches humanity and love will have to join against the distorted Islam that preaches the just opposite.Education,employment and prosperity of the new generation ought to be the central solution to fight this problem.The religious leaders should act in tandem and strictly condemn violence in any form abetted or acted in the name of religion. The world super powers i.e.P-5 will have to work in complete co-ordination to combat terrorism forgetting their geo-political differences because terrorist organisations can never be an ally of anyone in the current era of globalization an inter-connection.All the nation states providing assistance to any terror organisation in any form should be boycotted by the peace-loving nation states.In the current era of internet connectivity,the most important and indispensable tool of terrorist organisations have become the social media platforms viz. facebook, twitter, youtube where they post their radicalised ideas and recruit personnel ready to conduct violence and give up their lives in virtue of attaining heaven.

Lastly, it is not the fight between right and wrong or between peace and violence but it is just a fight of ideology which the ideologically different but better conglomeration should win and no doubt, they cannot be the terrorist organisations. We may not win by killing the terrorists but we will win if we are able to kill the ideology that abates and perpetuates such brutal and horrific acts.

Sumit Kumar: Proud Indian,Bachelor in Chemistry,right-leaning writer,interested in politics,society,cricket,international affairs,wanna-be politician and a jabra fan of Virat Kohli ! Tweet me at @SumitKu16651489
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