In the minds of far too many people, the religion of Islam and the concept of global terrorism have become inextricably linked.

All right-thinking people, especially those who live in a multicultural society such as Bradford, know that being a Muslim and supporting terrorism do not automatically go hand in hand, in much the same way that being a Catholic does not necessarily make one a supporter of the IRA or being Protestant does not confer instant membership of a Loyalist paramilitary group.

The vast majority of Muslims - just like Christians, Hindus, Jews, atheists, agnostics and all those who do or do not follow any kind of religion at all - have no truck with terror.

Today's move by the British Council of Mosques asking community leaders to be on alert for possible terrorists in our midst can only reinforce the message that those who follow Islam - like everyone else - are appalled by the blood-letting and grief caused by the current wave of global terrorism.

Should the unthinkable happen and a major terrorist attack be carried out in Britain, every single life will be touched by it, whatever god or spiritual path they follow.

The pronouncement from the Council of Mosques that Muslims everywhere should do their utmost to prevent terror attacks, coming as it does close on the heels of the seizure of bomb-making equipment in London, should help to get the point across that terrorism is an evil that must be condemned by all, whatever their creed.