Jihadist militants,
linked to Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), have destroyed a holy tomb (UNESCO World Heritage Site) in the holy city of Timbuktu in northern Mali. This
sacrilege has led to unprecedented terror within the local
population.
We must strive to
understand how, despite such acts, Al Qaeda continues to impress
Muslims and to pursue its strategic objectives.
Al Qaeda's diatribe
against "infidels"
is in fact violent intolerance of all the forms of Islam which are
not to their liking, such as that practiced in Mali and elsewhere.
Jihadists seek to sweep away a glorious past to impose a totalitarian
creed.
Also, nothing would make
the Jihadist more pleased than to provoke foreign intervention; this
would worsen the chaos in Mali and allow AQIM and its allies to
portray themselves as defenders of Islamic lands...
I find it very
unfortunate that such important monuments become stakes in this religious and
political conflict.
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