Islam Article Review

In the article “Don’t Blame ‘Wahhabism’ for Terrorism,” Mohammed Alyahya’s major aim of the writing is to emphasize the idea of radicalism and extremism. He claims the two ideas are not necessarily connected to any association or theological background. In its writing, Alyahya primarily focuses on the word ‘Wahhabism,’ which has become a boogeyman in the West, where it is deemed responsible for the radicalization of Muslims globally (Alyahya 2016). He says the ‘Wahhabism’ association with the country is depicted as the capital for terrorists because Wahhabism is prominent in the area. He thus says it is a dangerous red herring to blame
Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism for Islamist radicalism. Throughout the article, what Alyahya explains is that this falsely promoted concept is
crippling society from actually pursuing to end Terrorism. On top of debunking this concept, Alyahya proceeds to provide a list of proactive steps Saudi Arabia has taken to deter and prevent Terrorism operationally. He says most Islamic militants such as the Taliban have nothing to do with Saudi Wahhabism. He makes it known that Tunisians make up most of the population within the Islamic State, which originally emerged from Iraq, who “viewed Saudi Arabia as an
adversary.” It goes ahead to him, saying that Terrorism is not tied to a particular theology or country.

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I agree with the claims put forth in this article mostly because some of the claims are valid. For example, he expressed how small-minded thinking like that of Terrorism being tied to a country or community may be a roadblock from actually combating Terrorism. It makes people forget that most terrorist attacks in Europe are from petty criminals frequently known to abuse drugs.