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I make a correlation between an unidoctrine, introvert education and general ignorance. Ignorance breeds fear, and it is human nature to fear something he does not understand. Fear leads to hate, loathing something we are unable to fully comprehend. It is true that Islam has an image problem in the west, no thanks to the radicals. However, looking at today's UK media, anyone would believe that the radicals represent the mainstream of Islam, and not the insignificant fringe group that they truly are. It is thus the fault of the public to fall prey of such generalisations. And they fall prey due to their ignorance. This is evident in the increase of racially-motivated attacks here in the UK.

Fazit, the problem of terrorism is caused by radical (un)Islamic teachings. However, the problem of bigotry and ignorance is linked to a society in itself. Discrimination is nothing new in the UK. Before the Muslims it was the Irish, before them the Blacks, and even further back the Jews. It seems that such social patterns are endemic to this society, which is why it is an encouraging sign that Her Majesty's Government has recognised the root of the problem and have at least taken some measure. How effective this measure is remains debatable.