With over 30 Islamic terrorist attacks worldwide in September alone, something must be done about radical Islam. All terrorist attacks, from car bombings to chemical attacks, have serious impacts on people in immediately surrounding communities and on the world. In the United States, we consider terrorist attacks a major but fairly rare problem. In predominantly Islamic countries like Syria or Egypt, they are simply part of life. Although there are many ways to combat radical Islam, it remains to be seen how we will achieve this. To begin, let's look at the reasons for these terrorist attacks. Some radical Islamist groups believe that terrorism is a way of showing that Western culture should be frowned upon and saying that the Muslim community should oppress it as much as possible. Others hate countries like the United States, not for what they are but for what they have done. By this they mean that through acts of oppression and territorial imposition, the United States has made an enemy. Others still commit acts of terrorism and then die as martyrs in the eyes of their brothers. I will then discuss non-radical Islamists and how they could play a vital role in bringing down the radicals. Although radicals claim otherwise, the Quran says that Muslims should only use violence to defend themselves against others and not as a means of offensive action. Most Muslims are indeed not radicals but good, kind and peaceful people. They could play an important role in ending radicalism in Islam, as they could challenge their Muslim brothers and sisters on their beliefs, not as enemies but as believers, thus making them virtually untouchable physically by their radical counterparts. They could also try... middle of paper ...... and who sees the non-violent teachings of Islam. They must also accept that there are violent parts of Islam to be open to religious reform. Those who blame the problems of Islam on the United States and other foreign policies must stop ignoring the ideology that most of these problems are within Islam itself, because they do not than add fuel to the fire by making it known that the United States is the root of the problem. Radical Islam will require us to cooperate with each other rather than fight against each other. The responsibility to solve this problem is a shared responsibility that requires the cooperation of different groups and not just the actions of a single group. This also comes into play in determining which organizations are responsible for which attacks and in severely punishing Muslim state governments if they are found to be behind any of these attacks...