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Article: Saving Islam from itself; Muslims in the West must do more.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- August 2, 2005
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Byline: Akbar Ahmed and Susan Bradford, SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Muslim groups on both sides of the Atlantic have categorically condemned suicide attacks made in the name of Islam, leading us to ask why have they taken so long to address the issue and what needs to be done henceforth to build on this new momentum and craft a peaceful conclusion to the war on terrorism.
Following the London attacks, Britain's largest Muslim groups issued a fatwa condemning suicide missions. Muslim groups in the United States and around the world have followed suit. As noted by Nihad Awad, the executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, ...