It’s good to see a commentator of the quality of Ayaan Hirsi Ali speaking in Unherd magazine about the murder of Sir David Amess and asking the hard questions that too many of our politicians seem to shy away from. In a piece she’s written for Unherd she said that ‘lone wolf’ Islamic terrorists do not exist and that other claimed factors in terrorism such as online radicalisation, are less important than they are claimed to be and that there is not an equality between different types of extremism. She said that Islamic terrorists exist in a contextual environment and that we cannot truly beat Islamic extremists unless we understand their lexicon. In other words we need to be aware of what Islamic scriptural texts are likely to motivate extremists and be aware of the cultural and national background of those likely to engage in Islamic extremism. Sadly for us, Ms Ali said that all too often those who try to explore or speak about these issues are silenced with the pernicious and dangerous accusation of ‘Islamophobia’.
I found this piece well worth a read. It is certainly a piece that should bring about open discussion about the issue of Islamic radicalisation and associated matters. You can find the piece by Ms Ali via the link below.
