12/30/10, Letter to Editor, The Providence Journal

By: Sohail Husain

There has been a recent deluge of debate about “homegrown terror.” The term refers mostly to young Muslims growing up in America who succumb to extremist ideology, thereby becoming domestic enemies of the state.

I am a member of the U.S. Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Community. In contrast to the extremists, we train our Muslim-American youth to love their fellow man, to be loyal citizens and to serve as Muslims for peace. We even placed a pricey ad on the New York Times Square billboard this holiday season with a similar message to all youth.

Our mission is not merely to prevent our Muslims kids from becoming a liability to society. It is to make them true servants of God by serving humanity and their nation. I believe that all Muslim youth organizations today can wage the same jihad against terror by shaping our next generation into ambassadors for peace.