Afghan Commentary Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wahab-raofi/bombs-and-bandaids-wont-c_b_9550822.html   Summary: Fighting Islamic terrorism with guns and bombs is like taking aspirin for a fever when you are dying of pneumonia. We need to cure the disease, and social change is the answer. Europe should learn from the U.S. experience by integrating Muslim minorities instead of isolating them. By Wahab Raofi   As the blood of innocents – spilled by terrorist bombers – is wiped from Brussels Metro and airport walls, politicians amp up their dithering about how to deal with Islamic extremism. The world has seen 20 such attacks in the first 11 weeks of 2016. Governments debate over what to do: More bombs dropped on ISIS? Stronger border security? More help for the Iraqi military and the Kurdish militants? The problem with all their suggestions is that they only treat symptoms. It’s like taking aspirin for a fever when you’re dying of pneumonia. We will never recover unless we cure t...

  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wahab-raofi/a-solution-to-the-worldwi_b_9488566.html Summary: The so-called “Muslim Problem” could be resolved by three significant changes – (1) the U.S. and other governments cease interference in the Middle East, (2) Muslims openly condemn violent extremism, and (3) democracy takes root in the Middle East.   By Wahab Raofi   As an American Muslim, I believe we have to confront the so-called “Muslim Problem” head-on and start a civilized discussion on this world-shaking controversy, with an eye toward what I see as a concrete, three-pronged solution. I wish it truly were as simple as 1-2-3, but if the following three steps actually could be achieved, I think it would tilt us toward widespread peace and perhaps even save us from World War III. Those steps are (1) the U.S. and other governments stop interfering in the Middle East, (2) Muslims openly condemn violent extremism, and (3) democracy takes root in the Middle ...