Terrorism Has No Religion... (English)

Terrorism Has No Religion

Terrorism has no religion.

Terrorists are terrorists.

That’s it.

Yet after every attack, the same mistake is repeated. We search for a religion to blame, a community to point at, a belief system to question. In doing so, we shift focus away from the real problem—violence driven by hatred, power, and dehumanization.

No religion was created to justify terror. No sacred text teaches the murder of innocents. Faith, in every form, speaks of restraint, compassion, and respect for life. Terrorism stands in direct opposition to all of it.

When an attack happens, the victims are not symbols of any religion. They are people. They have names, families, futures that were never meant to end that way. Fear does not ask what you believe in before it strikes—it only asks whether you are safe.

Places like Bondi Beach represent freedom, joy, and shared humanity. Violence in such spaces is not just an attack on individuals; it is an attack on the idea that people from different backgrounds can coexist peacefully.

But the most dangerous weapon terrorism uses is not a bomb or a knife—it is fear. And fear spreads fastest when we allow stereotypes and assumptions to replace reason and empathy.

When we blame entire communities for the actions of a few, we do exactly what terrorists want. We divide. We distrust. We turn against one another. Terrorists do not represent faith, culture, or nationality. They represent only destruction.

If we truly want to stand against terrorism, we must refuse to let hatred define our response. Justice must be precise. Accountability must be individual. Humanity must remain collective.

Because in the end, religion does not kill. People do.

And terrorism belongs to no faith.

Terrorism has no religion.

Terrorists are terrorists.

That’s it.

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