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September 8, 2004School Siege in Russia Sparks Self-Criticism in Arab WorldBy JOHN KIFNER BEIRUT, Sept 8 — The brutal school siege in Russia, with hundreds of children dead and wounded, has sparked an unusual round of self-criticism and introspection in the Muslim and Arab world. "It is a certain fact that not all Muslims are terrorists, but it is equally certain, and exceptionally painful, that almost all terrorists are Muslims," Abdel Rahman al-Rashed, the general manager of the widelywatched Al-Arabiya satellite television station wrote in one of the most striking of these commentaries. Writing in the pan-Arab newspaper Al-Sharq al-Awsat, Mr. Rashed said it was "shameful and degrading" that not only were the Beslan hijackers Muslims, but also the murderers of Nepalese workers in Iraq, the attackers of residential towers in Riyadh and Khobar, Saudi Arabia, the women believed to have blown up two Russian airplanes last week and Osama bin Laden himself. For full entry, please click through on the URL: http://nytimes.com/2004/09/08/international/middleeast/08CND-ARAB.html?hp Posted by Jock Gill at September 8, 2004 6:34 PM | TrackBackComments
As I read this article, it made me think of a few of the discussions we've been having here at Greater Democracy. We've talked a lot about McNamara’s speech on Security in the Contemporary World. Where is the Muslim McNamara calling for the Muslims to think of the problems of our world in ways other than militarily. Where is the Muslim Joseph Welch challenging the those who encourage terrorism, "Have you no sense of decency?" These are topics that need to be addressed by everyone dealing with terrorism. Posted by: Aldon Hynes at September 9, 2004 10:20 AMPost a comment
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