Hindustan Times
I have never tried my hands at magic realism or lampooning of the kind that drips venom. But it’s worth trying. Deal with it.
General Shutman Ruddie had long abandoned his land of birth, Freeforallistan, to conquer the rest of the world. Read more
(18 votes, average: 1.89 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 6:37 pm
Filed under Uncategorized · Tagged Barkha Dutt, hindustantimes, Islam, news, Salman Rushdie, They call me Muslim, Zia Haq
To bay for Salman Rushdie’s blood is to let the “absolutism of the pure” fight a gory battle against the “hybridity” and “impurities” of cosmopolitan “mongrelization”. Not acceptable. Read more
(18 votes, average: 2.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 8:12 pm
Filed under Religion · Tagged absolutism, blasphemy, David Frost, holocaust, Islam, Jonathan Duffy, modernism, Muslims, Salman Rushdie, Satanic Verses, Tony Blair, Voltaire, western world, Zia Haq
Cultural and religious symbols can both be sacred and offensive. Sensibilities surrounding them are so manifest that, often, constitutional law has had to affirm or negate such symbols, mainly to address their attendant social tensions. Read more
(24 votes, average: 3.29 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 8:24 pm
Filed under India, Religion, World · Tagged Barak-Erez, Constitution’s Article 48, Directive Principles of State Policy, Durga Prasad, Hindu cultural symbol, Hindustan Times, Muslims, news, The Ocean of Mercy, They call me Muslim, Zia Haq
