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History is replete with alienated minorities that successfully assimilated and did not bomb innocent people. The angry Muslims in Europe seem to have forgotten the West's benevolence during humanitarian missions to the Muslim populations in Somalia, Bosnia and Indonesia. The West can no longer pursue appeasement. It must challenge the jihadist philosophy by using its own enduring and sacred values socially, politically and, if threatened, militarily...
...Instead of arbitrarily drawing a “too dangerous” line, the school should leave this sort of determination up to each student provided that they have a suitable reason on their application. For a concrete example of the importance of such an exemption system, look at Indonesia. To be sure, parts of the country are unquestionably dangerous—students shouldn’t be encouraged to travel to Aceh—but much of the country is less dangerous. Regions determine danger, not entire countries. Smart student travelers can navigate nearly any situation as long...
...ultimately hinges on the same legal calculations that Harvard’s General Counsel made in loosening the College’s restrictions in the first place. While some students may be frustrated that there are still countries where travel will not be supported by the Univeristy—Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, for instance—they need to understand the responsibility the College has to protect its students. Waivers may not be able to absolve Harvard completely in the event of a tragedy in a country to which the State Department recommends Americans to defer travel...
...Indonesia is J.I.'s undisputed heartland. The vast majority of Indonesians do not support terrorism, but given the size of the population, even a tiny minority of violent believers can translate into thousands of potential terrorists. In Indonesia, it is not illegal to be a member or a supporter of J.I., which portrays itself as a religious organization. As long as J.I. propaganda, recruitment and fund-raising are tolerated, the group will be able to recruit and form fresh operational cells...
...Asian governments need to fight terror on multiple fronts. Both Indonesia and the Philippines should enact stern counterterrorism laws. Indonesia should ban J.I., enabling the country's security agencies to move decisively against it. And it should clean up the radical madrasahs that breed extremists, subjecting them to tougher law enforcement and pressuring Muslim religious and educational organizations to police them. In the Philippines, the authorities should shut down training camps through intelligence-led military action and through talks with the main Muslim militant group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front...