Religious war brewing!!

The above picture is in Libya, and the photo inserted is the ambassador who was killed by angry protesters. His body was said to be flown in from Libya today~Peace be still.

In the name of religion and God, men are angered by a movie that has been made and is said to be insulting to the Islamic faith across the world. I haven’t seen or even read extracts about the movie but unfortunately, the problems resulting from the said movie is getting out of hand.

It was on the 11^th of September, which marked the 11^th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in New York in 2001, that the United States Embassy in Libya was stormed, four people killed including the ambassador of the US to Libya, and several others wounded. Cars burned into ashes as well as other valuable items destroyed. It was in a way something that had little attention from across the world but the following day, the same anger that ignited this violence in Libya spread its tentacles to Yemen, another Islamic nation in the middle East, they didn’t kill anybody but they did a lot of damage to properties including the SUV’s and the communication systems of the American Embassy there. While the Yemenis were routing, Egypt was also on the same note doing everything possible to break into the American Embassy in Egypt. I was shock and shortly afterward, I read a message from the Secretary of State, Ms.  Hillary Clinton, it was very brilliant and touchy one to see how she expresses sadness in how people could react to something perceived offensive in such a violent manner.

That notwithstanding, Tunisia, Sudan, and Lebanon were also out in their numbers on the streets rioting. And this could be the tip of the iceberg. And not only is this going on out there, but here in the States as well according to news pieces emerging. There could be impending attacks in the States if the security forces are not on a look out. Folks are very much alert about this. Even University of Texas and that of Dakota State University are closed because there is a bomb threat on this same note of offending the Muslims through the said movie.

My thoughts and question goes back to the root cause of this problem. What happens to diplomacy, dialogue, and international relation contracts that countries across the planet often engage themselves in? Since time immemorial, religion has always been bedrock of conflicts amongst others and it is a shame that even still in the 21^st century, we fail to incorporate dialogue in our everyday conversation about settling disputes but still resort to conflict. I think when people realized that this movie went too far or didn’t meet the taste of Muslims across the globe, why didn’t leaders with religious, political and cultural diversity come together to talk to the US and the producers of such that particular movie to banned it? I know pretty well that, the age at which we live, thus the digital age with information and messages disseminated with just the click of a mouse is hard to retract but this could still be possible without bloodshed and loss of lives leading to destabilization of world peace. Now the result of this could be bleak to all with fears and the potential for yet another war between the Muslim world and the United States. We don’t attack diplomats no matter what, the international peace agencies need to really work hard in the course of this week and beyond to ensure that, peace pipe is made available to be smoke by the US and the Islamic World. This world can’t afford wars anymore as our problems without wars are still unbearable. Look at how economies across the planet are struggled to stand still.

Please remember to pray for the world for peace every now and then.

Happy weekend!