SPIRIT OF ISLAM MAY 2O18

32 Spirit of Islam Issue 65 May 2018 may analyze information on websites on their own and develop the ability to differentiate between truth and falsehood. Muslim reformers should focus on Muslim youth. In the early, formative years, a person is relatively free from conditioning and is thus in a position to view things objectively and examine events in an unbiased manner. Our efforts should begin by trying to inculcate positive thinking in Muslims while they are still very young. The new generation of Muslims is our hope, especially those who are availing of modern education. Modern education helps in their de- conditioning. They are able to see the world in a more objective way and are developing the ability to understand things in a more realistic manner. It is these Muslim youths who are our hope for the future. It is important to have greater recourse to education than to guns if present-day terrorism is to be countered. It is a fact that peace in terms of its result is more effective than violence. ‘Peace through education’ is a solution to this problem. The most effective way of bringing about peace is only one—and that is, to educate people’s minds along peaceful lines. Education refers to both formal and informal and is the need of the hour on a mass scale. Another solution is to establish a large institution with the name Universal Peace Centre on a global level. All the Muslim countries, organizations and Muslim individuals with resources should become members of this centre. The Universal Peace Centre should be set up with the common support of all Muslims. It should be structured in accordance with international standards and should be completely non-political, non-communal and non- commercial. The sole purpose of this centre should be to promote peace and replace the culture of violence with the culture of peace all over the world. At present, Muslims number more than one billion and are spread out all over the world. All kinds of rich natural resources are available in Muslim countries. The best use of these resources would be to utilize them for the cause of peace. o Muslim militancy is entirely the upshot of the Muslim community's anger, disillusionment and negative thinking as portrayed and promoted by Muslim media.