Husam Dughman
Over a long period of time, and particularly since the events of 9/11, debate has raged about the causes of terrorism, especially in regard to religious extremism. A myriad of proposals has been put forward, including lack of education, poverty, naivety, desperation, and so forth. In the wake of the suicide bombings in the United Kingdom in 2005, some commentators, mostly Americans, suggested that, unlike their counterparts in the United States, members of the Muslim minority in the UK were not well integrated into British society, were not particularly wealthy or well-educated, nor were many of them homeowners. Those reasons, the American commentators proposed, accounted for the relative “peacefulness” of Muslims in the United States.
- HUSAM DUGHMAN, AUTHOR AND POLITICAL SCIENTIST
- Terrorism Watch
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