Hindustan Times
If I were a faqih, or a certified graduate in Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh), I would have issued this fatwa (edict): When it is not necessary to oppose, it is necessary not to oppose.
By opposing efforts to refurbish what they teach, madrassas or Muslim religious schools are bleeding us with a self-inflicted wound. Read more
(8 votes, average: 3.13 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 7:26 pm
Filed under India, Religion · Tagged alim, Arabic literature, clerics, fatwa, government jobs, grammar, Hindustan Times, Indian Muslims, kapil sibal, madrassas, news, philosophy, Quomi madrassas, right to education Act, Salman Khurshid, St. Stephen’s College
A brand of terror is rapidly unfolding, giving rise to a highly dangerous label: “Hindu terrorism”. It is being attributed to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, a powerful right-wing organization that espouses fierce cultural nationalism built around Hindu values. Read more
(42 votes, average: 3.17 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, July 18, 2010 at 5:19 pm
Filed under Religion · Tagged anti-Christian violence, Benito Mussolini, cultural nationalism, fanaticism, foreign tourist, Frankenstein, ghats, Hindu terrorism, Hindustan Times, Hindutva, Hitler, holocaust, intolerance, Islamic, news, right-wing, RSS, terrorists
Muslims face an urgent choice they must not sit over. They must decide between remaining cynical or overcoming cynicism. It is a critical choice and will determine how we see the world and would be seen by the rest of it. Read more
(6 votes, average: 3.67 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, July 4, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Filed under India, Religion · Tagged All India Muslim Personal Law Board, Bihar, cynicism, education, employment, history, Islam, madrassas, Maulana Wali Rahmani, Muslims, Right to Education, Sachar Committee, skepticism
