Caught Between: Insight of Muslims and others in the West about the War on Terror

Many people in the West have concluded that Islam is inherently a very violent religion, based largely on the upsurge of radical Islam and its willingness to use indiscriminate violence to drive its message. What is more worrying to most though is the seemingly "tacit" approval of most Muslims of this strategy manifested by the lack of strong condemnations from the broader Muslim community.

With its close proximity to the Middle East and North Africa and its cultural and commercial ties to...