Investing in moderate and secular forces to defeat Islamic terrorism

The evolution of the strategy of terrorism, combined with the war in the Middle East should ask questions about how to counter Islamic extremism more actively. We are faced with the most combined actions that aim to bring destabilization even into the west; at this stage the goal of an Islamic state is to consolidate its sovereignty in the occupied areas and bringing fear to the borders of Europe. The Tunisian case is eloquent: you want to hit the economy and political stability of a country in which you are trying to promote democracy through a union of political forces able to involve even moderate Islamic parties across the block of tourism, which It represents eight percent of the gross domestic product, but that is also the symbol of all that fundamentalists do not tolerate. At the same time the great proximity with the European banks of the Mediterranean constitutes a clear threat to the countries allied with the United States. The speech, however, must be extended far beyond Tunisia, where so many difficulties, the efforts for the affirmation of the democratic process are obvious, and embrace the whole Arab world and much of the Muslim world. If it is true that not all Muslims are terrorists, it is also true that all terrorists belonging to religious fundamentalism are mostly Muslims and their majority is of Arab origin. This assumption must lead to consider alternative strategies to those exclusively military, which have nature of urgency but in the long run diminish see its effects and promote the resurgence of extremism. Certainly at this stage the military and diplomatic instruments must be given priority, but at the same time it is necessary to establish a more political able to invest all sectors of Arab society; certainly this is more complex in a time of serious instability, however, begin to exploit adequately even the few resources that are present can be an excellent starting point. We must be urged more action in the political life of the Arab countries of those religious orientation moderate and citizens who do not recognize themselves in religion and feel unbelievers. The phenomenon of atheism is growing in Muslim societies, where state power is mixed with that of religion, it is an aspect that could will allow a more clear vision of the conditioning extremists, because it seems really difficult to predict the involvement of an unbeliever within the Islamic terrorist phenomenon. Of course this is not an easy way, atheists in Arab countries, are often hit hard also by repressive laws, but at this time appear an indispensable source on which to invest for groped a peaceful breakthrough in Arab society. Must be encouraged a dialogue between these sectors, which often do not have, however, their organizations of reference, precisely because political ostracism, and the band, certainly broader than religious moderates who reject the distorted interpretation of the fundamentalists and that, after a period of silence, are ever more determined to declare their adversity to violence. This make public hostility to fundamentalists certainly expose Islamic clerics to possible retaliation, which will have to be carefully avoided. Helping the countries through which terrorism must therefore have a wider view, that goes beyond the military involvement, but cooperate as able to penetrate the non-contaminated by fundamentalism of Arab societies, through work and the capacity of organizations NGOs, able to develop projects to help the people, who too often tolerate fear or lack of alternatives the presence fundamentalist. It will definitely be an effort in the long run that will be supported by military and diplomatic actions, able to convince many governments of the need for protection of ideas does not always like it, but that is an investment in the stability of the Arab countries themselves or handled by sectarian political forces .