Hindustan Times
As the backlash against Innocence of Muslims, a film on Islam, gains political momentum across geographies, I wonder whether the key driver of this violence, this intolerance is really a fragility, and not the protection, of the world’s second-largest faith. Read more
(19 votes, average: 4.32 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged Ayatollah Khomeini, blasphemy, communal politics, fatwas, fragility, Gautam Chikermane, Hassan Nasrallah, hindustan times, Hizbollah, Innocence of Muslims, intolerance, Islam, media, Muslim leaders, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, news, Prophet, Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses, violence
In a perverted sort of way, I often feel that all the ills that are being done in the name of Islam — terror strikes, inane fatwas, public suppression of women and so on — are hurting Muslims the most. Read more
(2 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Gautam Chikermane on Friday, March 4, 2011 at 8:22 pm
Filed under religion · Tagged child molester, disaster relief, fatwas, hindustan times, ICNA Relief, Islamic Circle of North America, Islamophobia, Muslim families, news, Republican Councilwoman, Richard Adams, Southern California, terrorist, US Marine
