It is time for moderate, forward looking Muslims to regain control of their religion. They need to take historic steps to bring Islam into the Twenty-First Century, returning it to an honored place among the world’s great religions
Slaughter in an Orlando Nightclub, slaughter on the streets of Nice, slaughter in Paris and in a Normandy church, slaughter at airports in Brussels and Istanbul, slaughter at a San Bernardino picnic, slaughter at Fort Hood, slaughter at the Boston Marathon, attacks on trains in France and Germany, the list is endless. The weapons used were diverse – guns, trucks, pressure cookers, axes, knives and bombs. Only the motivation remained constant: jihad for Allah.