"While the recent attacks are not connected by common networks, they are connected in one important sense. They are bound together by the single evil ideology of Islamist extremism that preaches hatred, sows division and promotes sectarianism. It is an ideology that claims our Western values of freedom, democracy and human rights are incompatible with the religion of Islam. It is an ideology that is a perversion of Islam and a perversion of the truth. Defeating this ideology is one of the great challenges of our time, but it cannot be defeated by military intervention alone. It will not be defeated by the maintenance of a permanent defensive counter-terrorism operation, however skillful its leaders and practitioners. It will only be defeated when we turn people’s minds away from this violence and make them understand that our values – pluralistic British values – are superior to anything offered by the preachers and supporters of hate."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Theresa May, in a speech made on after the (June 4, 2017).
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Islamic_extremism
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Islamic extremism
36 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Islamic extremism →
Related Quotes
"Do not think the war that we are waging is the Islamic State’s war alone. Rather, it is the Muslims’ war altogether. …"
"Domestic Islamist extremists were responsible for only one of the 50 killings documented in 2018, a sharp drop from r…"
"At a time when Muslim communities are being exhorted to do more to tackle violence by a handful of extremists who pur…"
"Jihad should be waged in places where there is war. Bombings in places where there is no war is not a good thing."
"[J]ihadist ideology does suggest that even though they despise all U.S. leaders, they know which leader would be bett…"
"There is not a problem with Islam. For those of us who have studied it, there is no doubt about its true and peaceful…"
"Of course, this extremist ideology is not true Islam. That cannot be said clearly enough. But it is not good enough t…"
"I know what a profound contribution Muslims from all backgrounds and denominations are making in every sphere of our …"
"What we are fighting, in Islamist extremism, is an ideology. It is an extreme doctrine. And like any extreme doctrine…"
"Every Moslem on earth should unsheathe his sword and fight to liberate Palestine. The Jihad is not limited to Afghani…"