The Bombay Terror; November26-29, 2008.

The Bombay Terror (November 26-29, 2008).
By T.S. Khanna, December 14,2008.

The significance of progressively more harmful attacks is noteworthy. Attacks, similar to the one in Bombay in November 2008, have been carried out in India, Great Britain, and USA. In spite of all the speeches by public officials and measures adopted by the enforcement officials following each attack, the chances of recurrence are not minimized. It seems people have to live under a constant threat and paranoia. Contrary to what we learn the best from religions, the new environment created by some religious deviates is changing the human culture.

The Bombay attack clearly pointed out that a) the attack was army style with military training and equipment, b) was more severe as compared to previous Bombay bombs, and, c) focused on killing Hindus, Jews, and Christians from Great Britain and the USA.

These attacks are carried out with some pious justification in the name of religion. Even if vast majorities of Muslims are not supportive of such attacks, they tarnish the reputation of Islam.

Now let us look at the newly developing scenario:

It is natural that such attacks will be pushing Hindus, Jews, and Christians to develop a united front to counter such attacks. Since such attacks are not controllable through conventional methods at governments’ level, the united front of non-Islamic religions is also likely to adopt similar disastrous means, which may end up killing a much larger number of good, innocent Muslims around the world.

It is in the larger interest of Islam itself to eliminate such attacks before the new, more disastrous, force is unleashed.

By no means, it may be misconstrued as a warning. It is only an analytical projection of reactionary forces.