Muslims must help in war on terror

Muslim leaders are now praising their brave faithful who refused to be separated from Christian passengers in a bus near Mandera after Al Shabaab terrorist intercepted them.

The same Muslim leaders have always been equivocal during past terror attacks, at most paying lip service and then sending condolences to the bereaved families.

They have strongly been in defence of those arrested of terror-related charges, claiming that the Government is persecuting them. Yet, it is these leaders who should be at the forefront of educating their followers in mosques on how to discourage terrorists.

The example shown by the Muslim heroes in the Mandela bus attack has made Christians start believing that indeed Islam is not a religion of violence.