Migration Jihad ?

As a result of the Taliban’s insurgence, millions of people from Afghanistan are fleeing the country to take refuge elsewhere. According to popular opinion, this is driven by memories that are still afresh – of the atrocities committed by the Taliban in line with the Sharia law a couple of decades ago. Although a majority of these refugees are Muslim, this route is vulnerable to be exploited by Talibani terrorists, too, to spread Islam in other countries. Russian President Vladimir Putin has explicitly cited this possibility. If successful, the world would be staring at the terrorists achieving two big objectives through these attempts. One, there will be an acute demographic imbalance in the countries where these petrified Afghanis take refuge. Second, the Talibani terrorists pretending to be refugees stand to trigger Jihadi terrorist attacks by teaming up with the extremist organisations, discontent radicals and sleeper cells in the countries of their refuge.

Two types of expansionism !

Muslims have a history of 1400 years of spreading their religion by taking refuge in other countries. Since the 7th century, when this religion came into existence, its spread has been carried out through violent means. However, it must be noted that the first episode of this expansion did not happen through violence, but through the means of refugees in foreign countries. In 615 BC, when Muslims faced atrocities in Mecca, they took refuge in a Christian country by the name of Abyssinia. Here, it is important to understand that ‘migration’ as an act is officially accepted by the Sharia. The Abyssinia of the past is the North Eastern country of Ethiopia of the present day. According to several local experts, in 1991, around 50% of the Ethiopian population had converted to Islam. From the 7th Century, the spread of Islam was done briskly. During the lifetime of the first prophet, most part of present-day Saudi Arabia was taken over by the radicals. The following 200 years saw the spread of Islam in Persia (Iran), Iraq, Syria, Jerusalem (Israel), Alexandria (Egypt) and Turkey. Present-day Spain and Italy, too, experienced Islam’s regime for some time. Thereafter, the fanatics used the sword to establish their religion in Eastern Europe, and South and South-East Asia. In mere 1400 years, these continued efforts saw the emergence of 56 Islamic nations on the world map in the 21st century. That some of these countries have nuclear capabilities, too, rings warning bells for the world.

Although the population of these radicals in India – a foreign country for them – is marginally over 13.4% on paper (as of 2011), they are a clear majority in crime in the country. Even in developed European countries such as France, Germany and Belgium where their population ranges between 5 to 7%, they have quickly become a pertinent problem. The radicals are flexing their power in East European countries such as Bulgaria, Montenegro and Serbia. In short, in the past, the radicals carried out the spread of religion by the sword whereas now, they are displaying dominance using their political power. This is how India was divided based on religion in 1947, and Yugoslavia in 1991 to form an Islamic nation by the name of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Democracy enjoys a firm place in the administrative models of several countries. Considering the strength of the democratic countries, it is difficult to repeat the history of expansion using violent means. Therefore, attempts are being made to achieve the same result using alternate means. In the last decade, the world has got a taste of this experience in the form of the Jihadi terrorist organisation, Islamic State. While it is being speculated that the terrorist organisation has become weak, it is safe to say that it has achieved its objective. Due to the extreme atrocities inflicted by Islamic State, over 5 million people escaped to Western Europe. As a result, concerns were raised about the local European culture being jeopardised. The local population is disturbed by the atrocities on European women by these radicals. Several countries including Germany are bearing the brunt. Looking at the sharp rise in Jihadi activities in countries such as France in the last couple of years, it is easy to foresee what the future holds for Europe.

An unending war !

In the context of India, one stark difference between the Hindus and the radicals is that the Hindus always come together for a finite war. Hindus feel satisfied helping BJP gain power in 1999, 2014 and 2019. On the contrary, for the radicals, the war is infinite. This is why a poll defeat is a small setback for them whereas it is a huge victory for Hindus. The radicals own the blueprints of centuries of war. Be it Afghanistan or Iraq-Syria, taking note of their ambitious objectives with a macro lens is crucial. The dangerous ‘Migration Jihad’, born out of the so-called humanitarian crises in Syria and Afghanistan, requires the global community and Afghanistan’s neighbour – India, to be on the alert !