Food for Thought

This One Tweet Perfectly Sums Up What Everyone Is Missing About The Istanbul Terrorist Attacks

''On Tuesday, three terrorists opened fire at Istanbul's Ataturk airport and then detonated suicide vests after a shootout with police. They killed at least 41 people and injured more than 230 others.

In the aftermath of the terrorist attack, the Turkish prime minister has been hesitant to link the attack to the Islamic State, and no organization has taken responsibility for the violence. Kurdish separatists have also been responsible for recent bombings in Turkey.

But, as is typical after an attack like this, several people in the United States and abroad have been quick to point a finger at Islam. For many, a terrorist attack like this — which Islamic extremists often claim to be doing in the name of Islam — is immediately and inextricably linked a diverse and global religious community. But yesterday, author and Arab Spring activist Iyad El-Baghdadi explained just how absurd that characterization was in a series of tweets...''

by Isaac Saul