Also, here in Canada, all the major Muslim leaders have spoken out again and again decrying the radicalization of Muslim youth, and the heinous terrorist acts perpetrated by a rabid few. I am certain this response is the norm in America, Great Britain, France, and many other countries as well. It is important to remember one billion persons follow the teachings of Islam, factor in the estimated number of Islamic terrorists globally, and the percentage is very small. It was the same in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, a small number of terrorists, financed primarily overseas,(including healthy contributions from sympathisers in America,) created terror for decades. Another similarity, both Muslim and Irish moderates risk/ risked torture and death of themselves and their loved ones if they speak/spoke out against the terrorists. How would I behave under Such constraints? I hope I never find out!
