The first time most of us heard of Mushirul Hasan was in 1992. Asked whether he supported the ban on The Satanic Verses, Hasan said that while he found the book deeply offensive, he did not believe in banning books. Read more

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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 9:52 pm
Filed under counterpoint · Tagged Gandhi, Hasan, hindustan times, Hindutva, islam, Islamic fundamentalists, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Mushirul Hasan, Muslim community, Nehru, The Satanic Verses
There’s been a lot about Pakistan in the Indian media over the last 10 days: obituaries of Benazir Bhutto; predictions about the forthcoming election; attacks on General Musharraf; and conspiracy theories about the assassination.
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Posted by Vir Sanghvi on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Filed under counterpoint · Tagged Benazir Bhutto, Foreign Policy, General Musharraf, Hindi Film, Indian Media, Indian Republic, Jan Sangh, Karachi, Lahore, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Nehru, Pakistan, Religious