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urope is still in shock and mourning after the recent tragedy in Norway.

The events prove that terrorism has no religion and how difficult to stop terrorist incidents like this.

After arrest of right wing extremist Anders Behring who killed scores of people in less than two hours, the Muslim community in Norway and other European countries made a sigh of relief.

Soon after the first blast at the Prime Minister’s office western media had linked all the events to Norway’s presence in Afghanistan and the cartoon controversy in Denmark and Norway.

After the arrest of right wing extremist and the revelation of his extremist views on the Internet, the whole world knows the real cause of tragic incident in Oslo and Utoya Island.

World leaders have condemned the attack. The killing of any innocent person, no matter what their color, religion or culture is not permitted by any religion.

Unfortunately the reality is that the killing of innocent people has become a daily routine in several other countries. Despite the murder of a large number of innocent people, most of Europe, the world community and human rights organizations are sitting silent and doing nothing.

Thousands of innocent people have also lost their lives in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Congo and the Sudan.

Their blood is no different from the blood of those who lost their lives in Norway.

Khawaja Umer Farooq
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia