What we call Islam is a mirror in which we see ourselves
Six views of the west’s problems with the Muslim world reveal as much about those who hold them as the conflict itself
A Muslim Journey
British Islam is dominated by culturally and theologically conservative south Asians. But the London bombs may help to make it more open to those who want to engage with the modern world
The contract with Muslims must not be torn up
Britain’s culture of tolerating radicalism is in the national interest and should not be swept away by the urge to get tough
Throwing mud at Muslims
Branding moderates as extremists will have disastrous consequences
Unholy Strictures
It is wrong – and dangerous – to believe literal truth can be found in religious texts.
The label of Catholic terror was never used about the IRA
Fundamentalism is often a form of nationalism in religious disguise.
Blair’s Blowback
Of course those who backed the Iraq war refute any link with the London bombs – they are in the deepest denial
The struggle against terrorism cannot be won by military means
The G8 must seize the opportunity to address the wider issues at the root of such atrocities.