Our very own Manas, writes in response to an article published in the Indian newspaper, The Hindu, which suggests that Muslims are in denial about the true cause of terrorist acts committed by fellow Muslims :

Claiming that violence is inherent in Islam is the best possible deal for the governments that claim to be ‘victims of terrorism’. If the acts of terror can be made into action itself, and not reaction to their government policy, or other socio-economic-political reasons, then they can not be held responsible for their indirect hand in the terrorist acts. We don’t, then, need to explain the reasons behind violence in Kashmir or Manipur- because the people living there are `inherently violent’. (Three cheers for Arundhati Roy).