Todays tragedy in Nigeria where Shia mourners were attacked - yet again - by Salafist terrorist groups - most probably Boko Haram is an apt reminder of the failure in specifically identifying terrorist groups. As long as we are using generic, sweeping and vague terms like Sunni Islamist instead of Wahhabi Salafi and Deobandi identity of terrorists, this is bound to happen and will keep on increasing. Unfortunately, those muslims who pose as liberal champions in the West - like Tarek Fatah are the ones who abet such acts by consistently obscuring the specific ideology of extremist terrorists. It is propagandists like him who lump Shia, Sunni Barelvi/Sufi victims of Salafi-Deobandi terrorism in the same category as the Deobandi and Salafi perpetrators. These are the intellectually dishonest mouthpieces who issue the odd token article on the attacks facing Shias but spend more time creating further hatred against Shias by actively promoting media materials that places Shias under greater threat.
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 01:04:10 +0000
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