the other hand in the case of Mohammed Bouyeri religion can also fuel hatred and become a source of political violence (Buruma 2007 p260).
“Amsterdam or any other major city in Europe is now linked through a network of instant communication to a global revolutionary movement based on an extremist, and largely modern, interpretation of Islam. To join this movement was the choice of Mohammed Bouyeri. Like all forms of political violence, this is indefensible, not only from the perspective of secular law abiding citizens, but from the perspective of most Muslim believers as well. There may be many more who wish to join in on his murderous cause, but such a choice depends partly on the way they are treated by the country in which they are born, and this depends of another choice: whether to accept an orthodox Muslim as fellow free citizen of a European country” (Buruma