Article reminds me of an old saying - lies, damn lies and statistics.
Lets look at the major terror events of the past 30 days:
1. Terror attack in Sydney - killed 2
2. Terror attack in Peshwar - killed 140+
3. Terror attack in Baga, Nigeria by Boko Haram - killed ~2,000
BBC News - Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria's Baga town hit by new assault
4. Suicide bombing in Nigeria market
BBC News - Nigeria violence: Female suicide bombers hit market
5. Terror attack in Nigeria - 200 kidnapped, 30 killed
BBC News - Boko Haram unrest: Nigerian militants 'kidnap 200 villagers'
6. Terror attacks (in magazine office and supermarket) in Paris - 17 killed
7. Suicide bombing at Yemen police academy - 30 killed
Suicide bomber kills over 30 at Yemen police academy | Al Jazeera America
8. Attack by Bodo militants in Assam (India) - 70 killed
Assam killings take on ethnic hue: Over 70 killed in Bodo attacks, 250 missing - Hindustan Times
9. Attack by Al Shabab in Kenya - 36 killed
allAfrica.com: Kenya: Al-Shabaab Massacres 36 At Mandera Quarry, Kenyan Security Leaders Replaced
These are the 9 big attacks of the past 30 days that I can recall and search on the news.8 of these have been carried by terrorists claiming to act in the name of Islam. The writer can make any claims, but the evidence seems to bear out the assertion that a disproportionate number of terrorists come from the Muslim community.
Also, the writer is being disingenuous by counting 'deaths caused by toddlers' - he may as well list deaths caused by heart attacks, HIV, car accidents and cancer. Death by accident is not the same as death caused by design. He already had a conclusion, and he just massaged the numbers to show that. I still think that most Muslims are people who want peace and a better life, but such articles do them no service. By trying to obfuscate the issue, they paint the community as dishonest and trying to abdicate responsibility.
PS: These are listed in no particular order. I first tried listing them chronologically, which is why Sydney and then Peshawar, but I didn't clearly recall the dates for other attacks. Please don't take this as a measure of how much importance is attached to which incident.
Lets look at the major terror events of the past 30 days:
1. Terror attack in Sydney - killed 2
2. Terror attack in Peshwar - killed 140+
3. Terror attack in Baga, Nigeria by Boko Haram - killed ~2,000
BBC News - Boko Haram crisis: Nigeria's Baga town hit by new assault
4. Suicide bombing in Nigeria market
BBC News - Nigeria violence: Female suicide bombers hit market
5. Terror attack in Nigeria - 200 kidnapped, 30 killed
BBC News - Boko Haram unrest: Nigerian militants 'kidnap 200 villagers'
6. Terror attacks (in magazine office and supermarket) in Paris - 17 killed
7. Suicide bombing at Yemen police academy - 30 killed
Suicide bomber kills over 30 at Yemen police academy | Al Jazeera America
8. Attack by Bodo militants in Assam (India) - 70 killed
Assam killings take on ethnic hue: Over 70 killed in Bodo attacks, 250 missing - Hindustan Times
9. Attack by Al Shabab in Kenya - 36 killed
allAfrica.com: Kenya: Al-Shabaab Massacres 36 At Mandera Quarry, Kenyan Security Leaders Replaced
These are the 9 big attacks of the past 30 days that I can recall and search on the news.8 of these have been carried by terrorists claiming to act in the name of Islam. The writer can make any claims, but the evidence seems to bear out the assertion that a disproportionate number of terrorists come from the Muslim community.
Also, the writer is being disingenuous by counting 'deaths caused by toddlers' - he may as well list deaths caused by heart attacks, HIV, car accidents and cancer. Death by accident is not the same as death caused by design. He already had a conclusion, and he just massaged the numbers to show that. I still think that most Muslims are people who want peace and a better life, but such articles do them no service. By trying to obfuscate the issue, they paint the community as dishonest and trying to abdicate responsibility.
PS: These are listed in no particular order. I first tried listing them chronologically, which is why Sydney and then Peshawar, but I didn't clearly recall the dates for other attacks. Please don't take this as a measure of how much importance is attached to which incident.
