Questions still remain from the aftermath of 9/11
Twenty years after 9/11, we are still struggling to comprehend the enormity of such a heartless and malicious attack (Big story, 10 September). That was a ruthless onslaught on everything our human family stands for: peace, openness, tolerance, equality, social justice and cohesion.
Sadly, since then, our world has been marred by inter-ethnic conflicts, unbounded deprivation, irrational hatred, unspeakable suffering, unabated exploitation of natural and cultural resources, climate change, transboundary pandemics, human rights transgressions and the endless “war on terror”.
My questions are: 1) how many lives should be lost in order to impel us to end wars, the arms trade and suffering?
2) when will we act holistically to tackle the underlying roots of terror?
Dr Munjed Farid Al Qutob London,…
