24 September 2013

Lessons from the Peshawar church attack: appeasing Islamism leads to more terrorism

On Sunday, two suicide bombers targeted all Saints Church in Peshawar, resulting in a death toll so far of more than 85 with at least 140 others injured.

The bombing for which the Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility potentially represents a new and more deadly stage in Islamist terrorism, and also illustrates the likely results of appeasing Islamism.

The bombing is also personal for me. I used to live in Peshawar and counted many Pakistani Christians as my friends. [ConservativeHome] Read more