JI and terrorism<\/p>\n
From Forum<\/p>\n
The controversy over Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) has arisen since JI
\nwas linked with the Aug. Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta, which
\nclaimed dozens of victims. The Aug. 17, 2003 edition of Forum
\nKeadilan contains two important points, namely the meaning of JI
\nand the view of the Indonesian Ulemas Council (MUI) that JI has
\nnever existed as an organization.<\/p>\n
According to the magazine, jamaah literally means a group of
\nbelievers performing religious duties together, so it does not
\nmean a group of terrorists. Jamaah Islamiyah, therefore,
\nliterally means a group of Muslims, just like the Muslim
\ncommunity in Indonesia.<\/p>\n
If the U.S. and some of the Indonesian police give JI the
\nimage of a terrorist organization image, they certainly have a
\ndifferent reason and purpose for this.<\/p>\n
Now, the important thing is to demonstrate that Islam is a
\nreligion of peace and to popularize the true meaning of JI among
\nMuslims through MUI, religious leaders and various other
\nreligious gatherings. This is because the continuous propaganda
\nagainst Muslims as terrorists will some day be considered the
\ntruth.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, suicide bombings against American interests in
\nIndonesia are not appropriate, because America is not directly
\ninvolved in any war in this country. The same goes for the
\nPalestinian bombings for liberation, which can be justified for
\ntheir lack of weapons and their war on Israel's occupation.<\/p>\n
WELANG BOHARI, Pangkep, South Sulawesi<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ji-and-terrorism-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }