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20 The Milli Gazette, 16-31 July 2013 ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVES www.milligazette.com
A. G. KHAN
There has been a spurt in suicide cases in the state of Madhya
Pradesh. What is surprising is that Muslim girls lead in this mad
race. Till now because of their strong faith in Allah, Muslims used
to desist from this extreme step. However, within two months,
more than six cases have been reported in which Muslim girls
either hanged themselves or opted for poison. A backward state
like M.P. is leading in this craze and this should be a matter of
grave concern.
In the past, suicides were reported from Kashmir where
young girls resorted to suicide following atrocities at the hands of
armed forces or loss of family members in fake encounters or
through forced disappearances of male members of the family.
Driven by anxiety, poverty and unemployment, they took such an
extreme step.
It may be recalled that women in Gujarat demonstrated exem-
plary courage and will-power by refusing to be daunted by the
tragedies of the pogrom in which they had to undergo a lot of trau-
ma following arson, murder and rapes.
However, the incidents in M P are not because of any tragedy
of such kind. In most cases it was a failed love affair which drove
them to desperation. In one case, the girl wanted to marry a boy
of a different faith which the family did not approve of. Both of
them jumped in front of a running train and ended their lives. In
another case, refusal of the boys family prompted the girl to hang
herself with the hope that they would ultimately be united at Allahs
Abode in the Hereafter.
Thanks to hundreds of entertainment channels, girls are glued
to the idiot box, living in a dream world of their own where they
hope to meet their prince charming. Boys as well as girls live in a
fantasy world unaware of the harsh realities the community is
engulfed in. They do not take cognisance of what happened to
Ishrat or to hundreds of young men undergoing torture in various
prisons all over the country. They live in an absolutely cocooned
world where man of the match or winner of the reality show /
idol is their only concern. A girl fasted and pledged niyaz (offering)
to a peer should a competitor in a reality show get chosen as the
Indian Idol.
Teenagers look at the success stories of people of their com-
munity. The present day scenario of three Khans dominating tinsel
town; the love affairs of the Nawabs family; the acceptance
accorded to inter-religious marriages of a ruling family convinces
them that this is the right course to follow - the life style adopted
by so many elites. Add to this, the adventures of Pakistani girls
who demean themselves and their faith for a moment of fame at
Bollywooed also prompt the teen-agers to emulate them and live
in eternal bliss.
With the government going soft on homo-sexual and live-in
relationships, Muslim girls have started showing lesbian tenden-
cies. A few months ago, a married Muslim girl eloped with her
girl friend causing not only a lot of humiliation to both families but
also a law and order problem as the lesbian friends belonged to
two different faiths. Recently, a small town in M.P. witnessed a lot
of communal tension when two girls eloped and later on surfaced
as married husband and wife Despite the tragedies that swal-
lowed Parveen Babi, a glamorous star of yesteryears, girls refuse
to learn lessons. Jiah Khans suicide is an example of the west-
ernized life style in which not only live-in relationships but also
rapes and abortions are acceptable norms.
What does this trend reflect? Obviously it shows that people
are blissfully ignorant about Islamic values - the prohibitions and
restraints that their faith imposes on both the sexes - maharam
and ghair maharam. The Shehla Masood murder exposes the utter
neglect of Islamic values which an unmarried (and also married)
woman has to abide by. In our mad race to appear liberal, modern
and enlightend, we have begun pursuing goals that are not only
detrimental to our personal happiness but also harmful to family
and community life.
When people were enlightened by the commandments that
faith enjoined on them, nobody ever solved ones problems by
resorting to suicides.
Suicide is rebelling against Allah and the very intention drives
one away from Allahs mercy. It is a kind of surrender to Satan,
implying that Allah is neither Compassionate nor Merciful. Burial
and Namaz-e-Janaza of such persons is not allowed by orthodox
people. Allah, with His immense mercy, may forgive any sinner
whatever be the magnitude of his/her sin if one has faith in Him.
But, Allah shall not forgive one who refuses to believe in Him and
His divine Attributes. Let us not get entangled in the religious
nuances of the debate leaving the final decision to Him.
What we have to drive home to our young men and women
the fact that one should never be so pessimistic as to expect no
sign/prospect of any kind of help, relief or guidance. Firm faith in
Allah guides one through all kinds of crises. People have survived
the onslaughts of atrocious rulers, pangs of hunger, and deaths of
dear ones by the strength of their faith. Ditched by a lover should
not make one feel that the world is without a person of nobler kind.
Why should one be so myopic as to believe that none else
deserves any kind of consideration?
There has been a lot of hue and cry when khap panchayats or
a politician recommended ban on use of mobiles. This gadget has
contributed immensely to the menace of elopement, chatting and
finally succumbing to designs of a vile stranger. Jiah Khan had a
29 minute conversation on the mobile before taking the extreme
step. Add to this the social interaction on Internet with unknown
people and thus prospects of seduction and succumbing are
imminent and immense.
To a great extent all these events indicate poor parenting. With
religious education thrown out of the window and parental atten-
tion reduced to the zero level, such tragedies are bound to occur.
The young generation does not want to be dictated by parents
who have neither the time nor energy to attend to their children.
Grandparents prefer to remain aloof. For them after their Haj and
devotional prayers, they have nothing to do with family concerns.
It is, at this juncture, that they can lend a helping hand to
teenagers who refuse to listen to parents.
Solutions could be many. What is necessary is the urgency to
take cognisance of events happening around us. If Muslim girls
are turning to non-Muslim boys, the fault, to some extent, rests
with Muslim boys who waste their time and energy in pursuits
which are neither noble nor worthwhile. There is a dearth of eligi-
ble boys. Where have they gone? Chasing non-Muslim girls?
Participating in reality shows? Indulging in intoxications?
It is time that religious scholars, instead of taking Jamaats to
distant destinations, pay attention to their own mohallas. This too
would be a service to Islam. Bringing persons gone astray back to
the faith is also a religious obligation which our chilla-driven elites
refuse to undertake.
Suicides by Muslim girls
We have to drive home to our young men and women the fact that one should never be
so pessimistic as to expect no sign/prospect of any kind of help, relief or guidance. Firm
faith in Allah guides one through all kinds of crises. People have survived the onslaughts
of atrocious rulers, pangs of hunger, and deaths of dear ones by the strength of their
faith. Ditched by a lover should not make one feel that the world is without a person of
nobler kind. Why should one be so myopic as to believe that none else deserves any
kind of consideration?
Muslim Agenda
for Unity
Ramadan, the blessed month, has begun. By all indications,
it is going to be an extremely eventful month, perhaps more
eventful than any in the recent past. Not only the forces of
New World Order are busy planning their role in the turn of
events, the Muslim world suddenly seems to be more divid-
ed than any time in the near past. Though previously too,
there have been continuing political divisions within the
Islamic world, and a few wars between Muslim countries too
have occurred, the danger now is of these divisions breaking
into wars involving several countries. Even if the armies do
not clash face to face, people in several countries are on the
verge of fighting among themselves.
Americas disengagement from Afghanistan and Iraq now
means that they would be running the wars from behind, till
they find it feasible to openly intervene. Syria, Turkey, Egypt,
Lebanon and by implication Iran - all are involved. Saudi
Arabia, Qatar and their Western friends are busy supplying
arms to the rebels in Syria.
This is high time every possible effort was made to stall
what seems to be looming over our heads. The Islamic World
can surely do it if they recognize their real enemies, bury their
differences, and unite for the sake of the Ummah as well as
mankind. This may look an onerous task, but if the will is
there, it can be achieved swiftly. The immediate need is a
summit of at least five countries - Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Iran
and Saudi Arabia. They are the key players in the region and
hold influence on other players. They must set up an agenda
without delay. They have to agree on a few basic premises:
First, no outside intervention or mediation will be entertained;
Second, no sectarian differences will be allowed to affect the
talks;
Third, no arms to any country will be allowed to fall into the
hands of rebels;
Fourth, they will cooperate with one another to bring an end
to strife within different countries: Morsi should be restored in
Egypt (followed if need be by a referendum) and a referendum
should be conducted in Syria in order to diffuse the crisis.
Fifth, Iran and Saudi Arabia must vow to the Ummah to pro-
vide a strong united leadership.
Sixth, a new union of Islamic countries must be announced,
which will make sure that disputes within the Islamic world
are solved without any outside intervention.
JAVED JAMIL
BOOKS The Milli Gazette, 16-31 July 2013 21 www.milligazette.com
Book: Issues of Communal Violence:
Causes and Responses
Author: Irfan Engineer
Publishers: Institute for Peace Studies
and Conflict Resolution, Mumbai
PB, Pages: 52
ARIA THAKER
In his Issues of Communal Violence:
Causes and Responses, Irfan
Engineer discusses the societal con-
ditions that bring about and perpetu-
ate communal riots in modern India. Most of the time, Engineers
analysis strikes an effective balance between theoretical and
empirical explanations. He discusses the nature of communalism,
but also provides ample proof of his reasoning by citing both
scholarly studies as well as documented incidents from the 2002
Godhra riots, 1992 Mumbai riots, and many other instances of
communal violence. In a few parts, however, Engineers explica-
tion of particulars regarding the formation of riots seems to be a
bit simplistic or difficult to apply. Overall, however, Issues of
Communal Violence is a persuasive text, one that disentangles
many issues that are often confused in media and popular dis-
course surrounding riots today.
Engineer begins the book with a broad, theoretical exploration
of the nature of communalism. The first chapter quotes liberally
from different scholarly texts, so much so that it is a challenge to
discern which beliefs Engineer agrees with and which he is sim-
ply offering as counterpoint. His heavy engagement with other
works, however, ends up providing a thoughtful portrayal of the
complexity-and controversy-surrounding the idea of what com-
munalism is and how it happens. He describes scholars varied
explanations for the causes of communal violence; some describe
it as resultant of mounting religious tensions, some state that it is
caused by political and economic factors instead, and some
describe it as being caused by a confluence of factors, both ide-
ological, religious, political and material.
The second chapter takes a distinct departure from the con-
tinually referential style of the first. In the chapter introduction,
Engineer makes powerful, assertive statements that dispel much
of the propaganda surrounding riots, such as the idea that com-
munal organizations exist to protect people of their faith against
violence from other communities. There is not a single instance,
Engineer writes, where Shiv Sainiks marched to the largest
Muslim ghetto in Mumbai--Bhindi Bazaar--to secure Hindu minori-
ties in the area when some of them were attacked as a revenge to
Muslim casualties in other areas, nor did Muslim armed groups
that were attacking Hindus in the Bhindi Bazaar area ever try to
protect Muslims in the areas where they were vulnerable and in
the minority (p. 11).
Engineer makes a persuasive argument to explain the flawed
logic behind communal violence; aggressors think that in attack-
ing members of another religion, they are imputing guilt to mem-
bers of faith in a primitive and barbarous way to avenge previ-
ous wrongs done by members of that same, targeted faith. A col-
lective punishment, Engineer states, is handed down in order to
deepen and polarize communal identities within members of both
communities (p. 12). This explanation of communal reasoning
powerfully illustrates the vicious cycle of bloodshed that is perpet-
uated when violence is attempted to avenge previous acts of vio-
lence.
In his discussion of the constituents of communal riots,
Engineer delineates four categories of people who participate in
communal violence. These categories, in order, are the organizers,
the trained fighters, the people who spread rumours to inflame
communal sentiment, and the people who have motivations other
than communal hatred. Engineers categorization does effectively
convey the diversity of efforts that go into the planning and exe-
cution of what is often incorrectly perceived as spontaneous vio-
lence. It may be true that the four listed roles form the backbone
of most communal riots and wanton violence. However, it is sim-
plistic to conclude that therefore there must be only four distinct
categories of people who contribute to the violence. The distilla-
tion of communal elements into four distinct categories discounts
the possibility that some people occupy two, or multiple of the
niches Engineer presents. The first and fourth categories, in par-
ticular, seem to have a great deal of overlap, as do the first and
third.
Not only do the four main categories of participants fail to
include lax (and therefore complicit) law enforcement and political
officials, they consciously omit the inclusion of people who are
swept up in mobs and become participants of communal rioting.
Their involvement, Engineer asserts, was not on large scale
(p. 13). It is unclear what Engineers source is for this fact. He
cites two examples of interviewed Hindus who have, out of con-
fusion and curiosity, engaged in throwing bombs and rocks at
Muslim buildings, but he dismisses such involvement, saying that
the same people later helped shelter and aid Muslims. What were
the circumstances that allowed the interviewed people to be
receptive to the ideas of throwing petrol bombs and rocks? While
moral culpability might be a tricky issue when it comes to mob
mentality, and no one will dispute that a riot planner is much more
at fault than someone caught up in the moment, participation in
communal violence at all levels must be acknowledged and exam-
ined if we are to fully investigate the manner in which communal-
ism and religious bigotry become entrenched in society. After all,
many of the same social forces that caused the two interviewed
subjects to throw weapons at mosques may have caused riot
planners to become as prejudiced and vengeful as they are now.
The third chapter--the strongest one in the book--addresses
police complicity in communal riots and makes a nearly indis-
putable case for the need for more impartiality in the world of law
enforcement. In Role of Police in Communal Violence, Engineer
strikes the ideal balance between referring to other scholarly data
as well as making original, compelling arguments of his own. He
liberally cites a paper written by IPS officer Rai, who argues that
because Indian society is not torn apart with civil war and exis-
tence of armed militias as other nations are, if the police and
administration is unable to control a riot within 24 hours, it only
means that their actions, conduct and behaviour need proper
examination (p. 19). Rais research concludes that the Indian
police operate under dangerously extreme communal biases,
which results in communal bloodshed continuing and escalating
for far longer than it should. Engineer states chilling statistics; for
example, during the first phase of the communal rioting in 1992
Bombay, 192 of the 250 Muslims killed were shot by police. Out
of those killed, over 90% died of injuries above the abdomen,
proving that police had fired to kill and not to disperse a rioting
mob. (p. 23) After the 1992 riots, 97% of riot victims from the
Muslim community saw the police as their enemies. Meanwhile,
93% of Hindu victims stated they would approach the police for
help during riots. These are only a small fraction of the frightening
statistics, not to mention the numerous, appalling anecdotes,
which Engineer provides to support his case.
Engineers barrage of evidence conveys the dire need for bet-
ter, more responsible law enforcement and administration. The
various solutions he proposes the police should attempt-to main-
tain greater vigilance in the formative stages of riots, provide more
impartial and immediate assistance to all victims of violence,
facilitate dialogue and reconciliation between community leaders,
and counter rumours through the dissemination of truth--are
almost all excellent. However, he comes close to suggesting a
measure that would only result in further abuse of power: the cur-
tailment of freedom of speech. In addition to the above activities,
Engineer suggests that pro-active police intervention should con-
sist of police arresting those making provocative speeches (p.
20). Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of democracy, and
whenever possible, it should be upheld regardless of how abhor-
rent a speechs content may be. Having communal leaders pun-
ished for merely making speeches would likely make martyrs of
them among their respective communities, further inflaming com-
munal sentiment. In addition to that, encouraging an already-
biased law enforcement system to arrest people based on inflam-
matory speech would result in leaders of marginalized communi-
ties being arrested at a far more frequent rate than leaders of the
majority community. Detaining people for acts of speech, of
course, requires that police pass subjective judgment in order to
deem certain speech inflammatory or not. And as Engineer very
correctly states, police believe that to be communal is only pre-
rogative of Muslims; therefore, encouraging police to arrest more
people based on violence-inciting speeches would simply result in
the disproportionate and unjust arrest of Muslims and the turning
of many a blind eye to any inflammatory speech made by Hindus.
Law enforcement in India should instead concentrate on consis-
tently halting instances of violence, because no police force alone
is capable of changing ideological currents that shape the motiva-
tions for such violence. It is possible for police to vigilantly
respond to hatred-fueled speech acts-with increased security,
countering of false rumours, surveillance of the speakers other
activities, crowd control, etc.-without arresting people for simply
making speeches. Encouraging the arrests of people based on
their speech acts only further justifies and allows for acts like the
Gujarat Congress Partys shutdown of an entire television channel
during the 2002 Godhra carnage, or the Mumbai polices arrest of
a young woman who posted a facebook status that was perceived
to be anti-Shiv Sena.
In another extremely rhetorically powerful chapter, Engineer
discusses the impact of a communal social climate on minority
communities themselves, describing how groups respond to vio-
lence by isolating themselves from diversity, thus leading to more
strife and distance between communities and thereby causing
more violence and tension. This chapter should be required read-
ing for anyone who makes the extremely common, victim-blam-
ing argument that people, particularly minorities, who suffer com-
munal violence should have known better than to openly flaunt
their religion through their clothing and other orthodox practices.
According to Engineer, it is the fear of violence that causes reli-
gious identity to suddenly become the most important aspect of
[peoples] existence--that can save or endanger [peoples lives.]
(p. 33). A communitys turning inward is caused by develop-
ment of perception of self and other binary in ethno-religious
or religious-nationalist terms (p. 33). Engineer shows how this
polarization is manifested outwardly in many practices-more
men start wearing skull caps or growing beards increases after
riots, men pray in mosques more often as identity markers.
Muslim women start wearing burqa and conform to the expected
norms of behaviour to identify with the community or as a meas-
ure for security. (p. 33) In an extremely disturbing footnote,
Engineer cites Sophia Khan, director of SAFAR, Ahmedabad, who
reported a significant decrease in the amount of Muslim women
filing domestic violence cases, despite the fact that domestic vio-
lence was on the rise.
In the fifth chapter, Engineer explores the impacts of commu-
nal profiling, especially when it comes to accusations of terrorism.
He alludes to a global, not just an Indian, issue when describing
how Muslims are often subjected to stricter security checks at
airport and other check points, more likely to be suspected for
offences, including those linked with the underworld, organized
crime and terrorism, subjected to more severe tortures, and more
likely to be subjected to third degree methods... (p. 42) The
humiliation and ostracism that come along with these accusations
result in the communitys further social marginalization and
impoverishment, only sharpening communal tensions.
In the final chapter of Issues of Communal Violence, Engineer
briefly explores possible avenues for ameliorating communal vio-
lence in todays society. He correctly asserts that building peace
has to exist both at the State level as well as within society. The
State, he argues, will have to perceive the threat posed by com-
munal violence and terrorism as a threat to democracy. One can-
not be fought in isolation from the other (p. 45). He is correct; in
order for a democracy to function, all constituents must be able to
participate in a society without fear for their lives and livelihoods.
At only two pages, Engineer does not leave much room in this
chapter for the elaboration of actual schemes that might start
solving endemic problems of communalism, but that, of course,
can be a topic for another book.
As it currently reads, Issues of Communal Violence is an
extremely well-crafted primer on the basic issues and causes
behind communalism and its violent iterations.
The Origins of Communalism
IPS officer Rai argues that because Indian
society is not torn apart with civil war and
existence of armed militias as other nations
are, if the police and administration is unable
to control a riot within 24 hours, it only means
that their actions, conduct and behaviour need
proper examination (p. 19). Rais research
concludes that the Indian police operate under
dangerously extreme communal biases, which
results in communal bloodshed continuing and
escalating for far longer than it should.
MY REFLECTIONS
RIZWAN ULLAH
A huge amount of literature in various lan-
guages, European, Asian and Indian, has
been translated into Urdu during the course of
the past decades and centuries, but the mas-
terpieces of Urdu have not been translated
into other languages to that extent, nowhere
in comparison to that. This realization was
pricking my mind for some time. Individual
efforts have been made by scholars here and there to translate
Urdu works into other languages, but to my knowledge no con-
certed or institutionalized and organized effort has been made so
far in that direction.
This prompted me to think about doing something whatever
was possible within my limited capacity and capability. The obvi-
ous next step was to pick my own small and simple poems and
translate them into English. In due course it became what the
Persian poet has said:
Dameed dana-o-baleed-o- ashian gah gasht..
(The grain grew and continued to grow and became a nesting
place.)
Thus the accumulated trans-
lations took a book form. But there
lies much beyond this book which
must be done. Our Urdu acade-
mies, Urdu departments in univer-
sities and other organizations
have been doing good work in
teaching and propagating Urdu but
not much has been done in the
area I have visualised. We, all con-
cerned should start some organ-
ized and institutionalized efforts in
the required direction without los-
ing any more time. I hope and
wish that The Milli Gazette would prove and provide a forum for
such efforts and ideas would get wings at this nesting place.
As for the book My Reflections, it is a collection of a little
over 50 selected poems and ghazals reflecting personal ethos of
the poet and his views on various manifestations in personal and
social life. The translation in English makes it possible to share all
that with a cross section of people speaking languages other than
Urdu and at the same time to encourage all to dig into the treas-
ures Urdu language has been hoarding and hiding for ages. This
book is a sort of exhortation to others to break the inertia and
come out with whatever presentable they possess. This will be a
service to the language and the colourful culture it represents.
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Bodh Gaya blast
The purpose of the blast is to create hatred among Muslims and
Buddhists. It is the the contribution of divisive forces working since
number of years. There is a powerful lobby in congress and BJP who
hate Muslims specially practicing Muslims. These Muslims spread the
belief of Monotheism and equality which is counterproductive and
antagonize their belief of Varna and Polytheism, These persons want
that Jains and Buddhist should oppose the Muslims and remain hos-
tile to Muslims. There were anti-Muslim riots occurred in Myanmar. All
the security agencies have declared collectively that it was the per-
formance of Indian Mujahedeen. The message spread throughout the
world the purpose was served. Now there is no importance of further
enquiry. The masterminds did not make any bloodshed it is the safe
method technique. they wanted that the object received in very less
expenditure. they have spare the Buddhists and got good result. Our
politicians must have learn lesson from the catastrophe of Utterakand.
they may want probably such more lessons to come to right path
Maqdoomi, Hyderabad
II
The leaders of the Congress and BJP are leaving no stone unturned to
speculate over the terrorists of Bodh Gaya blasts. That they are doing
so, keeping an eye over the upcoming elections is understandable.
Some TV news channels too were seen back in the business to
spread conjectures of the possible backlash to Myanmar incidents.
We have seen how dozens of innocent Muslims were arrested in con-
nection with Malegoan and Mecca Masjid blasts and they were
released after a prime period of their lives was lost in jails. Isnt this
the time, we reposed faith in our investigation agencies and give them
sufficient time to probe the terror strikes to wipe out the terror mod-
ules operating in the country?
Syed Sultan Mohiddin, Kadapa (Andhra Pradesh)
sultan_awaz@yahoo.co.in
The problem in Bodh Gaya
Majority of non-Buddhist are in the Bodh Gaya Temple management
committee while there is no Buddhist in the staff of the Mahabodhi
Vihara, Buddha Gaya. Bodh Gaya Temple Act 1949 is anti-Indian
Constitution and it is the root cause of all problems. Muslims are not
responsibles for the bomb blasts in Mahabodhi Vihara. Corruption of
millions of rupees in the management during the last many years and
politics are responsible for the attack. Bodh Gaya Temple
Management Act 1949 of Bihar Govt. is anti-Indian Constitution. This
old act creates many problems in between Hindus and Buddhists.
There is no Buddhist staff in Mahabodhi Vihara and there is small and
weak representation of Buddhists in the temple committee. Maha
Bodhi Vihar Bodh Gaya management must be in Buddhist hands. The
present Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee must be immedi-
atly desolved. Hindu members of the committe are involved with mafia
in this attack. The total management must be handed over to the
Buddhist community of India. Ninety nine percent staff in Maha Bodhi
Bodh Gaya are anti-Buddhist; they have no faith in Buddhism. Bodh
Gaya Mahant of Hindu Monstery is a life-member while the District
Magistrate of Gaya District is always a Hindu according to Bodh Gaya
Temple Act 17 of 1949 of Bihar Government. This old act is against
Indian Constitution. Bhadant Prajnasheel
bprajnasheel@gmail.com
Terror tactics of media
A Hindi daily published: Capital at the terrorist target on page 1 (23
June 2013) with information of high alert and IB tips etc. But another
newspaper publishes the same news of police drill, dog squad move-
ments etc at Patna railway station on page 7 as: cops conduct mock
drill to tackle terror. Both newspapers are published from Patna but
totally 360 angle news perspective means some media houses play
mischief with news. PCI/Government and media organisations must
take cognizance that media aired the name and motive of terrorist
even recce information for few days. Sudently media on the basis IB
information published that terrorist Rahman Brothers left capital
(Hindi daily on 26 June 13). How media gets secret IB information?
S. Haque, Patna
Overthrow of President Mursi
The chaos in Egypt is nothing but foreign intervention of American and
European agents. Democratically elected president Dr. Morsi should
not have been dismissed. India being the largest democracy in the
world must have condemned the military intervention. The United
states which poses as lover of democracy must not had played a
double game in the world affairs ,The super powers are playing a role
hypocrites. The policy of India and America is going hand in hand .It
was the proper time that both the countries should have supported
Morsi and laid a good example to give morality a boost in the interna-
tional political arena..In Egypt two types of forces are at loggerheads
one Anti Islamic or anti religious forces backed by Modern Muslims
and Americans and Europeans. The true Muslims which are in major-
ity are prevailing the Egyptian society They have voted Brotherhood
party and elected Dr Morsi as the president of Egypt. The opposers
are anti Islamic elements who are backing the Ex dictator Hosni
Mubarak, United States was in full support. These people do not want
any restrictions in the life. They want freedom of all types. Like in
Europe and America. They dont want to abide by the religious rules
and practices These people think that this worldly life is given for
enjoyment, Man is not accountable before God. As a result we see
homosexuality, lesbianism,insest eating each others feces, permis-
sive social mode. Debauchery ,extramarital and premarital sexual rela-
tions are common ,All kinds of hot drinks can be freely used.
Intermixing of sexes naked dances strip teasing is allowed. In a
Islamic state which Dr Morsi wanted to establish in Egypt a true
Islamic state. Where in no free sex can be imagined. One can marry
up to 4 wives but cannot indulge in rape or sodomy. Alcohol drinks are
banned. The defaulter would be whipped 80 lashes. Collection of sim-
ple and compound interest is curbed. Ladies can come out of their
houses with veil. No acting and dancing is permitted. Rapist are
stoned to death after the proof of guilt. The hands of thieves are
amputated. This system of government was liked by Mahatma
Gandhi. The Hindu culture is more close to Islamic culture. No Hindu
wants debauchery. They do not like rape of their women.
Dr AH Maqdoomi, Hyderabad.
II
America is yet again on its mission of destroying another Muslim
country, which is not subservient to it. Clearly it is financing and back-
ing the military and opposition to overthrow a revolutionary govern-
ment based on Islam Mr. Morsi was elected in a democratic and
peaceful elections. But the liberal and westernised Opposition who
have lost the elections could not digest the peaceful Islamic revolution
and are up to overthrow the government to assume power to enforce
a govt. which will be a puppet in the hands of America, as in the case
of Iraq, Afghanistan etc. The State Department has said that the
democracy is not just getting elected but responding to the needs of
the people. But in case of Morsy, just one year is not sufficient to ver-
ify the credentials of any govt. particularly when the country had been
under corrupt governments for more than thirty years. Secondly, how
many countries under Americas clout are functioning with respond-
ing to the needs of their subjects. K. Malikul Azeez, Chennai-12
kmalikulazeez@yahoo.com
Israeli interference in Indian affairs
I advise the readers to send written letters to the secretary general of
UNO complaining about the Israeli president and his illegitimate inter-
ference in the affairs of Indian Muslims.
Arshad Mohsin (Comment on MG website)
These are Americans
I was in America for one month. I found that Americans are quite
friendly people. Let us do not talk about the politicians. I asked a
learned American, what is Islamophobia ? Does it really exist ? He
said, yes, it is there. Some people come from very small area and
they do not understand American culture. Muslims think that we are
Homosexuals. Yes, we are. So what ? We absorb all the cultures. We
welcome every one here. I was surprised by this answer. One thing
is clear, Americans do have system and rules. We must learn from
them even if we think that they are our enemies. There are good peo-
ple and bad people everywhere. Our Muslims are also not good
enough. We fight among ourselves and make our own graveyards. In
my opinion, love and compassion are the only answers to our prob-
lems. Let us spread the message of Islam in the most humble man-
ner. We too have many faults. Let us be educated in the first place to
become successful. Nazneen O. Saherwala, Surat, Gujarat
nazsita@yahoo.co.in
No safe exit to Modi
In recent weeks some activists have made statements requesting
Narendra Modi to consider the plight and backwardness of Indian
Muslims and do something about it. That is very insulting to the 150
million Indian Muslims who have faced continual brutalities for 30 +
years at the hands of BJP. It is insulting for the entire Muslim commu-
nity of Gujarat that has faced brutal deaths of 2000 Muslims, police
and govt brutalities for 11 years in various aspects of life. Some other
activists are saying that if Modi apologizes to Muslims and retires
from public life Muslims will pardon him and let him rehabilitate him-
self in society. Why are these Muslim activists making such state-
ments and on whose behalf are they speaking? Modi has committed
horrible crimes against humanity; he must be brought to trial before a
court in India and given appropriate punishment according to the laws
of India. Why should Modi not be tried and punished like his hench-
men Maya Kodani and Babu Bajrangi? His crimes are more severe
than those of these two criminals. All over the world many oppressor
rulers when they fell out of power have been tried and punished. Hitler,
Mussolini, top Nazi generals and leaders were tried in Nurenberg at the
end of WW II and punished. Saddam Hussain was tried and punished.
President Gen Pinochet of Chile was tried and punished. Why should
Modi be given a safe exit and pardon, why not tried and punished like
other murderers like him. The people of India did not give safe exit to
Afzal Guru or Dawood Ibrahim or Tiger Memon. Sikhs did not give
safe exit to those who masterminded the murderers of the 1984 geno-
cide of Sikhs. Why should we give safe exit to Modi? The answer is
that Indian Muslims and the large number of secular Hindus and
Indians will not give safe exit to Modi. We will wait and keep on bang-
ing on the doors of Indias justice system until Modi is tried in an
Indian court and punished appropriately.
Kaleem Kawaja, Washington, USA
Decayed image of the Indian judiciary
Gujarat HC justice S.R. Brahm Bhutt withdrew himself from the IPS P.
P. Pandey petition who is the main culprit in Ishrat Jahan fake
encounter. Lalu Yadav seeks transfer of fodder scam case from Spl
CBI judge P. K. Singh court to another court as the judge was alleged-
ly a relative of a JD (U) minister. A bench of Bombay HC had refused
to hear the case against BJP former president Nitin Gadkari and the
case shifted to another bench. Patna HC Justice A.K. Trivedi refused
to hear Laxampur Bathe dalits killing case. But the court executed
Afzal Guru to satisfy collective conscience while the challengers of
judiciary, demolishers of the historical Babri Masjid and planners and
rioteers are roaming free. An Italian court has awarded seven year
imprisonment to its former prime minister who is accused of paying
for sex with under-age sex worker and in Pakistan, former Pak ruler
Parvez Musharaf is facing trial under tough charges.
S. Haque, Patna
Who forbids Nitish Kumar to open his mouth?
The only reason for the looming ghost of communalism in India is the
ruling class which never agrees to fight directly. The leaders just issue
veiled threats as Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said If I open my mouth BJP
will be in trouble(24 June). S. Haque, Patna
Muslim Educational Inst. at target
Bihar has only one Muslim minority medical college situated in
Katihar. Police raided KMCH chairman-cum MD house at Patna creat-
ing a seene as if a den was pounced with 12 thana police gheroed and
jumped into premises and news of two crorem some arms, bank
passbooks, account in Gulf countries and other incriminating docu-
ments were recovered as if two crore, arms, passbooks etc are very
big issues. These things can be recovered from big school owners.
So what is special there? They cannt digest 65% seats reserved for
Muslims in this institution. National dalies printed the news about
KMCH. Who supplied the news in advance to media that DSP would
raid KMCH. Media trial began to tarnish the image of the Muslim insti-
tution as saffron brigade drums that madrasas and AMU cente are
Atankwadion ki path-shala (school of terrorists). KMCH was estab-
lished by the SC order but the saffron brigade could not digest KMCH.
S. Haque, Patna
Modi, the Nero of Gujarat
We are proud of our supreme court. The order of the apex court on
the Best Bakery case was commendable. The court had remarked
Justice for the victims in the case can not be assured in Gujarat - a
state where the modern day Neros were looking elsewhere when inno-
cent children and helpless woman were burning and were probably
deliberating how the perpetrators of the crimes could be protected.
This very harsh indictment is a slap on the face of Modi regime and
his protectors and supporters. The supreme court had also said that
the justice delivery system was abused, misused and mutilated by
subterfuge. It means that Gujarats entire administration and judiciary
had been saffronised and communalized. The Modi Govt and the saf-
fronites had committed heinous crimes against humanity. Veteran
journalist Kuldip Nayar had written Modi converted Gujarat into killing
fields and blackened the face of every hindu. Shri A. B. Vajpayee,
prime minister wanted to dismiss Modi Govt but Moids Guru L. K.
Advani opposed Vajpayee tooth and mail.
G. Hasnain Kaif, Bhandara (Maharashtra) - 441904
BJP overtures to Muslims
BJP big joke: Delhi BJP under the leadership of Vijay Goel organised
MUSLIMS FOR DEVELOPEMENT CONVENTION. While addressing
the gathering Vijay Goel gave an assurance that BJP shall bring down
the Power Tariff by 30% if voted to power as if it will benefit the
Muslims only. Some of BJP Leaders are appealing to Muslims to for-
get happenings of 2002 Gujrat Genocide and support BJP which
would provide secular governance.. Certainly Muslims can forget it if
BJP agrees and promise to put Modi and all his associate and con-
cerned Officers responsible for 2002 Gujrat Genocide on Trial and give
them exemplary punishment and justice to Muslim victims. On one
side BJP is projecting Modi as future PM , the killer of Humanity and
responsible for butchering thousands of innocent Muslims while on
other side they want Muslims support to capture Delhi to fulfill their
ambition of Bharat as Hindu State and eliminate Muslims from the
scene. India could survive as a Nation only if it continues to follow
Secular Democracy , not the Fascist Democracy.
Prof. Shamim Ahmad, AMU
profshamim@gmail.com
II
Newspapers have reported BJPs plan to woo Muslims by bringing a
Vision document for socioeconomic and political empowerment of
Muslims, which go much beyond the stereotyped demands. I found
the statement intriguing as it almost recaptures the title on my vision
document, Muslim Vision of Secular India: Destination and
Roadmap aimed at socioeconomic and political empowerment of
Muslims. I had sent copies of the document to many Muslim MPs
including those of BJP. While if BJP shows any desire to help the
Muslim community coming out of its backwardness will be welcome,
BJP should know that Muslims are not ready to condone its role in the
demolition of Babri Masjid and Gujarat Riots. BJP will first have to tell
the community what it proposes to undo the damage caused by those
two tragedies, which were largely BJP-made. Any attempt to woo
them on the eve of elections will only be taken as gimmick.
Dr Javed Jamil
doctorforu123@yahoo.com
Late-night mayhem by bikers on Delhi roads
It refers to late-night mayhem on night of 24-25 June 2013 by thou-
sands of bikers on roads of Delhi out of which Delhi Police could
detain just 11 bikers. Celebrating and enjoying festive-night by dis-
rupting road-traffic, damaging cars and creating panic amongst road-
users is an annual feature now, and Delhi Police must have taken suf-
ficient preventive steps to stop such nuisance which even proved fatal
for one of the stunt-bikers. It is definitely a complete failure of Delhi
police who could not prevent such annual feature of stunt bikers on a
festive-night. Delhi Police should thoroughly interrogate the detained
eleven bikers and owners of ninety seized motor-bikes to reach to
other miscreants causing large-scale traffic-violation, stunt on roads
and causing panic and disturbance to road-users that night. Short and
long term measures may be designed to prevent such nuisance in
years to come. Madhu Agrawal Dariba Delhi 110006
subhashmadhu@sify.com
ASI to restore Kedarnath mandir
Kedarnath temple is one of the main temples in Char Dham yatra cir-
cuit situated in Uttrakhand where heavy floods, mountain and land
slides cause the death of thousands of tirth yatris and many villages
were completely destroyed in the beginning of monsoon. Union cul-
ture minister Chandresh Kumari Kotach said, the ASI has the expert-
ise and experience not only in India but in Cambodia to restore and
maintain archaeological and monumental structures. The ASI will
restore the Kedarnath temple. This very ASI, in the name to maintain-
ing the architectural and monumental glory of historical mosques,
prohibits namaz. After independence, the so-called secular govern-
ment of Congress party played Brahaminical trick to lure Hindu votes.
India has to pay for injustice. S. Haque, Patna
Ishrat encounter: political goals via murders
A magisterial enquiry ordered by the upper judiciary has found prima
facie that Ishrat and her companions were killed while in police cus-
tody. This fact came out in spite of all the obstacles from Gujarat govt
and without the benevolence of Central govt, Congress and CBI. The
credit must really go to the rights activists, media and the judiciary.
There is no act which indemnifies the police, politicians or Central
intelligence officials from killing alleged terrorists who were in their
custody without due judicial process. Whether or not Ishrat and her
group were terrorists is not the issue. What the Gujarat police & IB
officials are being charged with is extra-judicial killing. There are no
exemptions in the law for carrying out fake encounters even if the tar-
gets are terrorists. The IB is not exempt from the operation of the law
of the land either. The accusation that Gujarat govt alone is targeted
for human rights abuse and fake encounter killing carries little mean-
ing. A Supreme Court mandated STF headed by a retired Justice H.S.
Bedi is investigating 16 encounters that took place between 2003-
2006 in Gujarat. Will the reader accuse SC of targeting Modi alone?
The ugly truth is that the Gujarat govt cynically used the instrument of
extra-judicial executions to burnish their own anti-Muslim credentials.
In the process, their police officials and ministers have broken the law.
The behaviour of a few Gujarat police officers was perhaps most
brazen because of the protection they had from Amit Shah and Modi.
Murder is a very grave charge and it is far more serious when those
accused of it are officials or ministers of the government sworn to
uphold the law of the land.
Sankara Narayanan, Bhubaneswar
psn.1946@gmail.com
Babri Issue
The Indian government should take positive steps without hurting the
sentiments of Muslims and Hindu brothers. They must resolve and
start the construction of both the Babri masjid and Ram mandir at
some distance. Our government shall maintain communal harmony
and peace. Government shall strictly prohibit communal fighting
between two groups. The leaders of communal organisation like BJP,
RSS and Bajrang Dal should be taken into custody to stop communal
riots.
Abdul Khadeer (Comment on MG website)
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