Baba Ramdev goes politically correct…
Just came across this news headline quoting Baba Ramdev: ‘Yoga has nothing to do with religion. It is not Hinduism‘ In the rediff.com interview, Baba Ramdev is quoted as saying, “Yoga has nothing to...
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Bangladesh and the criminal-“jihadi” nexus
I came across this rather worrying bit of news a few weeks ago but missed posting it until today: “CBI gets Dhaka’s most wanted list” “…KOLKATA: Interpol has intimated the CBI about a list...
When is it OK to storm a place of worship?
Several of you must have read the news about storming of the Red Mosque already. See e.g. “Pakistani rebel cleric ‘killed’” and “Beyond the Lal Masjid operation“. My question is: “When is it OK for...
Join the discussion on Islam, Hindutva, Dr Zakir Naik, Godhra
Dear All, I am “creating” this post to collate several comments that were exchanged between readers in response to the post referring to Dr Zakir Naik’s video. (Pl. also see: Excerpts from “Can Islam...
Islam’s “uncomfortable truths”
From last week’s The Australian, a great commentary on some of the issues that Islam needs to face up to, by Tanveer Ahmed in Sydney: Islam must face its uncomfortable truths Excerpts (emphasis mine):...
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