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December 21, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/12/20/the_spirit_of_eid_al_adha/

The Spirit of Eid Al-Adha

[Boston Globe] Nasser Weddady - On the eve of the Muslim high holiday of Eid Al-Adha, explosions abound in Lebanon, Pakistan, Iraq, and Algeria. The victims were nearly all Muslim. We have failed to offer a robust response to the brutal wave of human sacrifice. It is long past time to mount a vigorous campaign against the cult of death and reaffirm a culture of life. We must avoid the temptation to rationalize murder. "The attack is wrong," goes a common refrain, "but we must understand the root causes." There can be no "buts" - no qualifications or justifications that indulge the political grievances and religious sanction claimed by extremists. Taking an unequivocal stand against human sacrifice does not require radical reinterpretation of Muslim tradition.

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