When the non-Muslim world says with clear conviction that Islam propagates extremism, Muslims all around the world, even the terrorists, cry foul and declare that they are maligning Islam.

But is there a loophole some where in this faith that can make a follower an extremist? How can the so-called religion of peace be twisted in such a way that it becomes a weapon of murder? This everyday carnage in the name of Islam has not been taken seriously by the Muslims, thinking this is a kind of protest against oppression.

I went to many mosques to hear the sermons provided by the clerics but was totally disappointed to note that there is no pragmatic approach to this serious issue. They still spread fear in the name of Islam and criminally keep the worshippers in the dark.

The so-called modern educated Muslims play a more vicious role than these illiterate mullahs, because they never touch the real issue, but bring logic to such dastardly and senseless attacks on innocent human beings.

I am appalled to see that, in my opinion, the majority of Muslims are not concerned about this crisis in their faith which they follow with such strong conviction.

A faith that does not value human lives is a cult. The main problem with Islam is its reluctance to embrace reason and logic.

The entire paraphernalia of Islam is protected by the poisonous tentacles of immovable dogmas and ignorance. This dark side is supported by fear and the followers are innumerable. I don't see any escape route.

London, July 15 (ANI): British government has urged school kids to try oral sex in a bid to cut teen pregnancies.The advice is a part of Ten Commandments for young people released by chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson. 

No thanks the first set work just fine, every time it's tried.

He has suggested that teens should limit their sexual contact to touching, fondling and pleasuring each other. "Sexual behaviour is often unsafe in adolescence. Teenagers have more sexual partners and may use condoms inconsistently or unsuccessfully," the Sun quoted Donaldson, as saying. He suggests: "Think of all the lovely sexy things you can do without actually 'doing it'. "And if you do 'do it', be safe and use a condom," he added.

Does anyone believe this person did any of these things when He was young. I doubt it. Guilty conscience talking here.

His 'stop-short' guidance comes after an explosion in teen pregnancies.However, Donaldson was branded 'grossly irresponsible' by a parents' pressure group.Norman Wells of Family and Youth Concern said: "He should stress the benefits of saving sex for marriage."Over 3,000 girls under 16 gave birth in England and Wales in 2006 and 4,700 had an abortion. (ANI)

Teenage girls have fallen for the "stop-short" lie since the beginning of time. A long with "if you really love me you will do it", "I promise to pull out", and "all the other kids are doing it." Abstinence, it works ever time it's tried.

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AL-JIHAD was created out of a network of underground cells that sprang up in Egypt in the late Sixties. Its leaders, Dr Fadl and Ayman al-Zawahiri, shared the aim of overthrowing the Egyptian government and replacing it with an Islamic state, but they diff ered in their methods, with Fadl expressing doubts about the eff ectiveness of violent attacks against a far more powerful enemy. In 1981 soldiers linked to the group assassinated the president of Egypt, Anwar Sadat. In 2001, under the leadership of Zawahiri, al-Jihad merged with al-Qaeda

AL-QAEDA was formed in the summer of 1988 by Arab veterans of the war against the Russians in Afghanistan. The organisation aimed to spread jihad to other parts of the world where Muslims were suff ering. Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri and Dr Fadl were all founding members. The presence of US troops on Saudi soil in the fi rst Gulf War sowed he seeds of the virulent anti- Americanism that would explode into the world's consciousness on 11 September 2001

THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD is a Sunni political organisation that advocates a return to 'pure' Islamic values based on a literal reading of the Koran. While it claims to be a peaceful organisation, it has taken part in several political assassinations and an arson campaign in Egypt. It created Hamas in Gaza during the Eighties

THE ISLAMIC GROUP appeared in the Seventies and was dedicated to overthrowing the Egyptian government. Unlike al-Jihad, which organised into sleeper cells designed for covert terrorist attacks, the Islamic Group attempted to start an open social revolution in Egypt. By the end of the Nineties the group had thousands of followers in jail. A peace deal was brokered between the organisation and the Egyptian government, leading to a formal renunciation of violence by the group's leaders

HAMAS emerged in 1987 from the Gaza wing of the Muslim Brotherhood and became active during the fi rst intifada. It is dedicated to the destruction of the state of Israel and its replacement with an Islamic state. It claims to be politically rather than religiously motivated, although its rhetoric is often framed in religious terms and 'martyrdom' is central to its operations

THE TALIBAN is primarily made up of members of the Pashtun community from Afghanistan and Pakistan. The infl ux of foreign fi ghters and money during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan meant the Taliban's ideology was infl uenced by their powerful Wahhabi benefactors - men like Osama bin Laden. They governed Afghanistan between 1996 and 2001, implementing a rigorous Islamic code of conduct. The group is currently behind a fi erce insurgency in southern Afghanistan.