29. Muslim youngsters from the world over are being recruited by ISIS. How should it be tackled?

The problem is not of ISIS, but of our literature and media. A negative mindset was fostered among the youth by the ulema and by the literature on the political interpretation of Islam. ISIS simply availed of the opportunity to recruit these negative Muslim youth.

Some problems do not have a short-term solution as people so desire. The real solutions to such problems can be had through long-term effort—by discussions, intellectual development and spreading of the right literature. We should work on a long-term peaceful solution as short-term planning or violence cannot work, because every act of violence perpetrates revenge.