Claim that all terrorists are Muslims ignores history

updated 03/23/08 - and section divided - all of those specifically about Christian or Jewish extremism and terrorism are now in two separate article collections.  Christian extremism and terrorism, and Jewish extremism and terrorism

compiled by Sheila Musaji

There has been plenty of terrorism and violence committed by human beings from every religious background.  Were you aware that according to the European Police Office (Europol) in 2006 “There were 498 incidents in eleven EU countries last year labelled as “terrorist attacks.” The Basque separatist group ETA did best (136 terrorist attacks) and was responsible for the only deadly attack, killing two in Madrid. The remaining 497 fortunately cost no human lives.” Muslims only carried out one out of the 498 terrorist attacks in the European Union in 2006.  Full report Did you know that The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam a Hindu separatist group in Sri Lanka “had carried out more suicide bombings than any other organization on the face of the earth.  According to the experts at Janes securities, between 1980 to 2000, LTTE had　carried out a total of 168 suicide attacks on civilians and military targets. The number of suicide attacks easily exceeded the combined total of Hizbullah and Hamas suicide attacks carried out during the same period”

Many Americans are unaware of the fact that of all the religious groups, Muslim Americans have the lowest crime rate, and that prior to the first WTC attack, there was no violence directed against the western culture by its members. A survey of 175 recorded incidents of terrorism in the US from January 1982 to January 1996 showed that of these: 77 were committed by Christian Puerto Rican nationalists, 31 were the work of Christian animal rights and Christian environmental groups, 23 were blamed on Christian left wing organizations, 18 were committed by what the FBI called “Jewish extremists” and 12 were by Christian anti-Castro Cubans. The total number committed by Arabs or Muslims over a period of 14 years was 3 (three).[2] Muslim Americans: Patriotic or Fifth Columnist?, Habib Siddiqui

Some articles on “religious” extremism and terrorism
- A Terrorist By Any Other Name, Jane Chastain
- A long history of injustice ignored article collection
- A spiritual jihad against terrorism, Sheila Musaji
- A new face for racism and fascism
- Against the Nihilism of Terror: Jihad as Testimony to Transcendence, Dr. S. Pervez Manzoor
- American Foreign Policy on Genocide
- Anatomy of Terror, John Chuckman
- Can Only Muslims Be Terrorists, Kamran Memon
- The Changing Face of Genocide, Mark Levine
- Christian terrorism - the Islamic mirror
- Christian violence in history
- Cruelty and Violence in the Bible
- Deaths by Mass Unpleasantness: Estimated Totals for the Entire 20th Century
- DEATH TOLLS for 20th Century Wars
- Defending Christian Terrorism
- Detailed database of global terrorism incidents
- Domestic terrorism in the U.S.
- Double Standards, Dubious Morality and Duplicity of the Fight Against Terror, Robert Fisk
- Fearsome extremists massing in their pews, Jonathan liu
- Hirabah - Jihad - Terrorism - Violence - Just War - Crusades - article collection
- History of the car bomb
- Islam is not the source, but the solution to terrorism, Harun Yahya
- Judeo-Christians: Pied Pipers for Serial War, Charles E. Carlson
- List of terrorist incidents by year
- List of Zionist terror incidents and [2]
- List of non state terrorist incidents http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_non-state_terrorist_incidents
- Looking Away, Stephen Holmes
- Mass Crimes Against Humanity in the Last 50 Years
- Media Asked Not to Call Miami Terror Suspects Muslims
- Muslim Holocausts and Genocide Remembrance Day, M.A.T.
- Myth of Muslim Support for Terror, Kenneth Ballen
- Not All Muslims Are Terrorists, But..., Hesham A. Hassaballa
- Not all terrorists are Muslim, Iftekhar Hai
- Not All Terrorists Are Muslims, the latest falsehood from the advocates of civilizational war, Shahid Alam
- 9 “The other kind of terror”, David Neiwert
- Realpolitic and terrorism - article collection
- Religious Extremism, Religious Right - article collection
- Religious terrorism is an oxymoron, Sheila Musaji
- Soldiers of Christ, Sit Down Kevin Beck
- Terrorist attacks within the U.S. or on Americans abroad
- Through the Looking Glass: Muslim Timeline for World Rule, Sheila Musaji
- U.S. State Dept. list of significant terrorist incidents 1961-2003
- Violence in the name of God
- Violence in Christian Theology, J. Denny Weaver
- The War on Terrorism: Muslims Look for Responsible Journalism Mahboob Khawaja
- When terrorism is not news largest bombmaking hoard discovered in Britain
- Whose taking the blame for Christian violence?, Calvin White

Afghanistan: Afghan Massacre: Convoy of Death
- Kunduz: America’s Srbenica?

Algeria: Injustice Ignored: Muslims of Algeria

Azerbaijan: Genocide Debate Complicates Effort for Peace
- Russian crackdown on Azerbaijan

Bosnia: A Genocide of Muslims
- Four Serbs sentenced for videotaped Muslim killings 4/07
- Genocide of Bosnian Muslims by Christian Serbs
- Serb sentenced to 15 years for rape & torture of Muslims 4/07
- U.S. Arms Embargo

Brazil: Criminal terrorist gangs organized gang attacks in Brazil, left 18 people dead, the attacks in Rio followed similar attacks in Sao Paulo in May and August last year, which left more than 200 people dead.

Britain: Combat 18
- White extremists use terror videos to threaten British Muslims - Christian
- National Socialist Movement
- Bishop receives death threats from Christians for backing request to allow call to prayer from Mosque 3/08

Burma: Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA)
- God’s Army - Christian
- Injustice Ignored: Rohingya Muslims: the Forgotten People of Our Time
- Massacre of 100,000 Muslims 1942
- Muslim Minorities Attacked in Myanmar
- Rangoon bombing by North Koreans
- 60 years of genocide against Burma’s Muslims
- Massacre of monks in Burma 10/07

Cambodia: Cambodian genocide

Canada: FLQ Quebec Liberation Front - Christian
- Freedomites - Christian
- October Crisis 1970 kidnapping, murder - Christian

Chechnya: Chechnya’s secret slaughter
- Injustice Ignored: Muslims of Chechnya
- Injustice Ignored: the Smashing of Chechnya
- Russian war crimes in Chechnya and more

China:
- China cracks down on Muslims
- Injustice Ignored: the Muslims of China
- Massacre of Muslims in China
- U.N. says abuses against Muslims increasing

Columbia: 
- National Liberation Army, ELN
- 19th of April movement - guerillas set off car bomb 2/2007
- Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia FARC
- United Self Defence Forces of Columbia

Congo: Genocide by Belgium - Christian

Cyprus: Kach attacks ferry - Jewish

El Salvador: Death Squads

Germany:
- Gypsies in the Holocaust
- The Jewish holocaust
- Non-Jewish Victims of the Holocaust

East Timor: Genocide

France & Corsica: National Front for the Liberation of Corsica (FLNC)

Greece:
- Revolutionary Nuclei
- Revolutionary Organization 17th of November

Haiti: Tonton Macoute - Christian

India:
- Ananda Marga Hindu
- anti-Christian violence by Hindus in India
- anti-Sikh massacres 1984 - Hindu
- Extremists attack jailed Christian - Hindu
- Indira Gandhi assassinated - Hindu
- Golden Temple massacre of Sikhs by Hindus
- Khalistan Zindabad Force - Sikh
- Babar Khalsa - Sikh
- Dal Khalsa - Sikh
- Massacre of Muslims in Gujarat
- Nagaland rebels
- National Liberation Front of Tripura - Christian.
- Peoples War Group
- Terrorists Kill 44, Wound 118 in Attacks - Christian
- Terrorists bring down Air India flight 182 - Sikh
- State Participation and Complicity in Communal Violence in Gujarat
- Attackers Cut Off Noses & Ears of Muslims in Kashmir http://www.irna.ir/en/news/view/menu-239/0606175651144746.htm
- Gujarat, Unbearable Burden of Belief, Zahir Janmohammed http://www.altmuslim.com/opinion_comments.php?id=993_0_25_0_C
- Hindu Persecution of Gujarat’s Christians and Muslims http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=5755
- Indian Catholics Demanding Protection From Hindu Extremists http://www.theindiancatholic.com/newsread.asp?nid=5141
- Indian Hindu Religious Sect, Swadhyaya Parivar, Blamed in Murder Case http://www.indiaenews.com/religion/20060629/13118.htm
- Indian court convicts Hindu extremists for massacre of 116 Muslims in Bihar http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6764957.stm
- Rajneeshee Salmonella murder plot in Oregon 2001 http://www.cultsoncampus.com/shree.html
- Rise of the Hindu Taliban? http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=42563
- Threats From Hindus Force Closure of Art Exhibit http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1784662,00.html

Indonesia: Injustice Ignored: the Muslims of Indonesia

International:
- Christian Zionism: Terror in Jesus’ Name (Yoginder Sikand)
- Crimes against humanity since WWII
Kach and Kahane Chai - Jewish
- Muslim holocaust and remembrance day
- The other kind of terror (David Neiwert)

Iraq:
- Has the U.S. Committed War Crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, Robert Higgs
- Remember Faluja
- Rumsfeld backed Saddam Hussein even after chemical attacks
- 24,000 civilian Iraqi deaths in 2007
- What Happened In Najaf: A Battle or a Massacre? 2/07

Ireland:
- IRA Explosives Expert Arrested in Columbia
- Irish America and the Ulster Conflict
- IRAIrish Americans Provide Money to the IRA
- Irish National Liberation Army - Christian
- Irish Republican Army - Christian
- OrangeVolunteers - Christian
- Red Hand Commandos
- Sein Fein Leader Visits Connecticut
- A Timeline for the events in Northern Ireland including terrorist acts
- The Troubles - Christian
- Ulster Freedom Fighters
- Ulster Volunteer Force - Christian
- U.S. Jails IRA Gun Runners in Florida

Israel-Palestine:  these have been moved to the new sections on Christian extremism and terrorism, and Jewish extremism and terrorism

Italy:
- Bologna massacre by Ordine Nuovo group
- Red Brigades

Japan:
- Chukaka ha
- Haruo Wako
- Japanese Red Army
- Religious group, Aum Shinrikyo, members carried out Sarin gas attack on Tokyo subways - Buddhist
- Yu Kikumura

Kenya:
- Mau Mau uprising
- Mungiki
- 80 children massacred in Kenyan church 12/07
- Violence grows in Kenya 1/08

Kosovo: Genocide in Kosovo

Latin America: The growing terrorism challenge in Latin America 2/2007

Lebanon: Tel al Zaatar massacre - Christian

Namibia: Namibia genocide by Germans - Christian

Nigeria:
- 300 Muslims killed
- Yelwa massacre of 630 Muslim Nomads by Christians
- At least 12 dead in Nigerian violence 1/08

Peru: Shining Path

Phillipines:
- Corregidor massacre of Muslims
- Ethnic cleansing of Muslims in Mindanao
- Injustice Ignored: the Moros
- New People’s Army - Christian

Portugal: Zionist Action Group attacked airlines and airports - Jewish

Puerto Rico:
- Boricua Popular Movement - Christian
- FALN

Russia: Stalin’s deportation of 1.5 million Muslims

Rwanda:
- Army for the Liberation of Rwanda - Christian
- Interahamne - Christian
- Rwandan genocide - Christian
- Surviving genocide, Rwandans turn to Islam
- 2 nuns convicted of genocide
- U.S. and the Genocide in Rwanda

Serbia: First nation charged with genocide in massacres of Muslims - Christian

Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone genocide
- Revolutionary United Front

South Africa:
- Boeremag - Christian
- Role of Dutch Reformed Church in Apartheid

Spain:
- Anti Fascist Resistance Group
- ETA Basque group - Christian
- ETA bombing at Madrid airport
- Explosives haul found in Basque region 4/2/07
- ETA claims responsibility for two bombings in Spain 12/07

Sri Lanka:
- Buddhist Nationalism and Religious violence in Sri Lanka http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/slrv.htm
- Chronology of Tamil Tigers Suicide Attacks http://www.spur.asn.au/chronology_of_suicide_bomb_attacks_by_Tamil_Tigers_in_sri_Lanka.htm
- Buddhist extremists attack Christian childrens home
- 103 Muslims killed by Tamil Tigers - hindu
- Scores killed in Sri Lanka suicide blast - Hindu
- Tamil Tigers fire on U.S. and Italian envoys helicopters 2/2007
- Thousands flee Tamil clashes 4/1/07
- Roadside bomb kills five, wounds 28 in Sri Lanka capital 1/08
- Sri Lankan Tamil MP assassinated in temple 1/08
- Eleven Muslims Butchered in Sri Lanka http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/2024
- Tamil Tiger Hindu Terrorists Strike Again in Sri Lanka http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200610/s1766197.htm

Thailand:
- Injustice Ignored: Muslims of Southern Thailand
- Terrorist bombs blamed on ex Prime Minister
- Bangkok Terrorist Bombings Blamed on ex-Prime Minister http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/02/wthai02.xml
- Thai Buddhist Vigilante Squads Suspected in terrorism 8/7/07 http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/08/07/ap3995766.html

Turkey: Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia - Christian

Uganda: Lord’s Resistance Army - Lords Resistance Army has left Uganda and moved into Sudan

USA:  these have been moved to the new sections on Christian extremism and terrorism, and Jewish extremism and terrorism

Uzbekistan: Genocide in Uzbekistan

Vietnam: Tiger Force: Buried Secrets, Brutal Truths

Yugoslavia: Croat extremists blow up JAT flight 364 - Christians

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RESOURCES

Muslim Voices Against Extremism and Terrorism - Resources (collections of articles and references)
- Part I Fatwas
- Part II Statements by Organizations
- Part III Statements and Articles by Individuals
- Part IV A Few Quotes
- Part V The Muslim Majority Who Don’t Get Publicity
- Selective Hearing of Muslim Voices Against Extremism
- Sunni Shia Resource - collection of articles

- Polls, statistics, and surveys relating to Islam and Muslims
- Resources for Responses to Islamophobia and Allegations Against Islam and Muslims
- Claim That All Terrorists are Muslims Ignores History collection of incidents and responses
- Islamophobia - Alarming Statements 1 - 2000 and before
- Islamophobia - Alarming Statements 2 - 2001-2005
- Islamophobia - Alarming Statements 3 - 2006-2007
- Mosques that have experienced vandalism or violent incidents
- Islamophobia - Incidents