I have full sympathies for this family. Any family anywhere in the world may end up in such a situation now. May be it is a case of mistaken identity. May be there is something sinister. I can only hope for the best.
But the fact remains. The damage has been done. The word Muslim has become, unfortunately, synonymous with terrrorist. Similarly the word Islam is identified with terrorism. Whom to blame for this? The Hindus? Christians? Bush? Blair?
Now a situation has arisen wherein you can safely assume in case of a Bomb attack anywhere in the world, that the perpetrators are Muslims. Its not a situation created by Media.
Identifying oneself as a Muslim has the danger of being branded as a potential terrorist. It has given rise to a new psychological situation. Till yesterday you are a pious Muslim. One fine morning you wake up as a terrorist. The Sudden Jihadi Syndrome. That%u2019s the disease. Amputation is the only remedy. Amputation of the Islamic Part of the affected person.
You need guts to do that. The the so called moderate Muslims can do that. But will they? That%u2019s the Billion dollar question.
