Friday, November 25, 2011

If It's a Muslim Problem, It Needs a Muslim Solution - New York Times

Here the article that the previous blog post is a response to. Quote: "I mean that the greatest restraint on human behavior is never a policeman or a border guard. The greatest restraint on human behavior is what a culture and a religion deem shameful. It is what the village and its religious and political elders say is wrong or not allowed. Many people said Palestinian suicide bombing was the spontaneous reaction of frustrated Palestinian youth. But when Palestinians decided that it was in their interest to have a cease-fire with Israel, those bombings stopped cold. The village said enough was enough."

If It's a Muslim Problem, It Needs a Muslim Solution - New York Times