Our top political figures can make powerful, courageous and politically unpopular statements that all Muslims are not to blame for this attack, and that we should not radicalize the rest through unthoughtful policies. We can reach out to Muslim leaders who condemned the Brussels attacks and work together against the radicals.
Of course, this is what western leaders have been doing for the past 15 years, and it doesn’t seem to be working. Turns out Muslims are more inclined to get their theology from their own imams then from western politicians, and reaching out to “moderate” Muslim leaders results in Muslim leaders that are moderate in English but radical in Arabic.
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Of course, this is what western leaders have been doing for the past 15 years, and it doesn’t seem to be working. Turns out Muslims are more inclined to get their theology from their own imams then from western politicians, and reaching out to “moderate” Muslim leaders results in Muslim leaders that are moderate in English but radical in Arabic.
Original thread here.