' TERRORISM ' Defined - Dr. M.K. Sherwani

" Terrorism is the desperate action of vengeance by the oppressed against the oppressor when the world has closed all the doors of justice and fairplay."
'Dr. Mustafa Kamal Sherwani,LL. D.'
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Ever since the inception, 'homicidal violence',has been an integral component of the
humanity.Whatever must have been the dimension,genesis or reason of this violence, the 'humans' invariably are the victims at the hands of the fellow humans. 'Wars', 'invasions'' murders' 'communal conflagrations' 'insurgency' 'rebellion' 'revolution' ,'religious or sectarian extremism' etc. have been some of the traditional sources of the bloodshed.
However, the preceding one or two decades have added a new word 'TERRORISM' to the list of these instruments of 'violence'.' Like 'SECULARISM' and 'FUNDAMENTALISM' , the term 'TERRORISM', too has become a catchword, with everyone using it, but none being able to give its exhaustive definition.
Now a time has come when at least the academic circle of the world must develop a consensus on what the term ' terrorism' truly signifies.In my view,it may be defined in the following words. I would like the comments of the members so that we all may be able to evolve at least its conceptual parameters, notwithstanding what the interested parties define it according to their political interests and the exigency of circumstances.

Dr. Mustafa Kamal Sherwani,LL. D.
Former President, All India Muslim Forum
3, Sherwani Nagar, Sitapur Road, Lucknow,UP.India
Presently, Dean, Faculty of Law and Shariah
Zanzibar University, Zanzibar
Tanzania