The ways the foreign media and law enforcement agencies have been trying to tackle terrorism has further made it into a breeding ground for terrorists. Instead of trying to tackle down the issue and grasping it by its roots , they have further aggravated it.  Well no surprises there ofcourse, more terrorism gives them more reasons to point fingers and attack innocent people for ‘economical benefits’.  The unfortunate part of the scenario lies with Muslims obviously . Since the ’so called war on terror’ , Muslims have not been able to successfully cater the masses and bring about a solid initiative.  Many preferred pointing a finger than lending a helping hand, because well that’s easier isn’t it ?. There can be innumerable angles to the story and its possible consequences . However in all sanity we all know there needs to be a lot more done to pave our way out of this mess.

Saudi Arabia has not been able to come up to the expectations Muslims globally associated with . I mean come on I wasn’t exactly ‘ amused’ that the shaikh gave  bush-the-butcher a farewell gift on his visit to Saudi.  Not all that ‘helping’ Muslims now is it ? , perhaps not allowing him to visit the kingdom was the least bit they could do . O well ! us and our long lists of hopes , coming back to the point , here it is :

This is not what you would imagine when you think of a typical Saudi jail.
Inside, prisoners enjoy access to wide-ranging recreational facilities including their own swimming pools, video games and table tennis.
In return for the more relaxed environment, prisoners have to attend religious education classes where Islamic scholars challenge their views.
The thinking behind the new initiative is to fight al-Qaeda’s ideology by convincing militant Islamists they have a distorted view of Islam.

“You cannot defeat an ideology by force. You have to fight ideas with ideas,” says Abdul-Rahman Hadlaq, ISU director.”( ideology security unit)

Not only this but the authorities are keen to offer any convicted islamists, a chance of rehabilitation regardless of past crimes. Not all is this an ideology or an experiment there have been actual constructive results.

Ahmed Shayea drove a massive truck bomb into the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad in August 2003, killing nine people and injuring more than 60.
It was the first major bombing carried out by the insurgency and was designed to announce al-Qaeda’s arrival in Iraq.

Shayea survived the bombing and was held at the care centre after being repatriated from Iraq by US forces.

“I am now an enemy of al-Qaeda. I believe God saved me to deliver this message,” says the former militant

I am not someone who supports violence and neither do I believe that anyone who has lost his/her loved one should be deprived of the right to get justice by punishing the criminal . The only reason I see this as a ray of hope is because the ‘violence and torture’ regime only seems to worsen conditions. Matters of religion are sensitive to all , and thereby religious ideologies need to be revived in the light of true teachings of Islam .

I just prefer this way to be a lot more better than the inhuman conditions in guantanmo bay .  *standing ovation* For the saudi authorities to bring about a revolutionary thought in trying to win back the true essence of islam.

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