Hindustan Times
Five decades or so after it saw the light of day, the Indian Constitution towers like a monolith over our vast, undulated political landscape, holding us together and reining us in as we tend to stray.
Just a few months ago, we were puzzling over where we were headed. Our shared destinies increasingly looked irreconcilable. Our common goalposts appeared to be shifting apart by miles before the light suddenly dawned in the form the Election 2009 results. Read more
(9 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, May 24, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Filed under India · Tagged Christian, European Muslims, Hindus, Indian Constitution, Indian Muslims, Jewish, Muslims
We as Indian Muslims are struggling to remain who we are — Indian Muslims. I am sorry to see so many people treat the term “Indian-Muslim” as the greatest oxymoron of our time. Don’t tell me that I am ‘only Muslim’. I am ‘also a Muslim’. I am also sorry to hear that we only wear our religion on our sleeves; that we fail to integrate and mainstream ourselves; and that we are not loyal enough. That’s done and over. We only have to look at our society with blinkers off. Mainstreaming is done. Assimilation is over. Loyalty is established. Read more
(16 votes, average: 3.81 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Zia Haq on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Filed under Religion · Tagged europe, Indian Muslims, loyalty, Muslims, society
