Prayers Don’t Solve Terrorism
I’m writing this in anger. I am supposed to be enjoying my holiday today, instead I am enraged. I am angry to read about another terrorist attack on Saudi soil, not long after Baghdad, and not long after Istanbul. Even in countries where Holy Month is happening, innocent blood is spoiled. And as usual, flood of #PrayFor[insert afflicted city here] is showing up on social media timeline. It is said that one should never say anything in anger, and better to just bite your tongue. But today I just have to let this one out. Can’t take it anymore. Prayers do NOT solve terrorism. There, I said it. If you were the sensitive, Jell-O type of the faint hearted, stop reading this and go back to making beautiful meme with touching quotes. But if you are sick of all this shit as I am, you are welcome to read on. Ever heard of asymmetrical warfare? Well, I call this civilian version as asymmetrical struggle. And praying for cities bloodied by terrorism is a form of tragically hilarious yet asymmetrical struggle. Because terrorists don’t just ‘pray’. They build suicide bomb vest, car bombs, they plan, they coordinate, they manipulate, they teach, they preach, they corrupt gullible minds, they post and share online, they fire guns. They END people’s lives with many more means than just “praying”. Prayers don’t solve terrorism. Actions do. I know that all of us will wonder, “But […]