Fighting Terrorism

This is a long but indispensable article from MEMRI that summarizes some arab reformists' recommendations to fight terrorism.

… in February 2005, a group of reformists submitted to the U.N. a request that it establish an international court to judge Muslim clerics who incite to violence and bloodshed. The request was examined by the U.N. legal counsel and distributed to the U.N. Security Council.

• Europe Must Change its Lenient Treatment of Muslim Extremists
• Incitement on the Internet Must Be Stopped
• Arab Intellectuals Must Stop Speaking in Two Voices
• The Terrorists Must Be Separated from Their Sympathizers
• Muslims Must Denounce the Terrorists; The West Must Stop Being Naïve
• Muslims Must Ban Suicide Bombings for Moral Reasons
• The Religious Institutions Must Take Practical Measures Against the Terrorists
• The Muslims Must Form a New Religious Culture
• The Silent Majority Must Speak Out Against the Terrorists
• The War on Terrorism Requires Extensive Intellectual, Political and Educational Activity

Read it all.

Terrorism