We should deal with devious ideologies intellectually before launching security operations, Cleric Dr Mohammed Al-Awadi told Al-Watan. Describing terrorism as a crime, which is present in all religions, Dr Awadi said "such criminal actions have resulted in devious ideologies, which have been accumulating for a long time." This is a complicated problem, which involves social and ideological issues, he added. He also said "causes of such problems can change quickly. Sometimes they are intangible and hard to identify."
"We must locate the intellectual roots of this problem, their internal and external causes, psychological and security behaviours, international policies and religious beliefs, if we want to identify such misguided ideologies and their sources," Dr Awadi continued. Stressing all these factors must be identified and studied before security confrontations are launched, he said "according to Islam any person has the right to adopt any of such thoughts. However he doesn't have the right to impose his belief on others, especially if his beliefs are wrong." If any misguided person attempts to spread his ideology we have the right to discuss his thoughts and correct him if necessary, Dr Awadi added. "Citizens should not misuse the current exceptional security circumstances to settle personal disputes as this is not the right time for miscalculated heroic acts," Dr Awadi said. "All of us are in the same boat and we must cooperate to seal all holes to ensure the boat can sail safely." |