A Muslim Lady Shows Mirror to All Intolerance Rants in This Brilliant Article.

[anant_s]

Amidst a fake atmosphere of Intolerance being created in India, in the last 1 month, I owe my version of what I, a Muslim lady, living and working in India feel like. This has been due from me since sometime. Now, I feel the water has gone above the head and I too need to share my views. So, here it is.

I am a Muslim lady, a practicing dermatologist by profession and I run my own high- end laser skin clinic, in Bangalore. I was brought up in Kuwait and at the age of 18, came to India to pursue medical education. I decided to stay back in India while almost all my friends left India for greener pastures. Not even once did I consider that being a Muslim could create a problem for me, as my sense of nationalism held me back to my roots and so here I am, serving my country since the last 20 years.

I studied in Manipal, Karnataka. I lived alone like all students do. While I was in college, all my professors were Hindus and almost all the people who I would interact with were Hindus as well. There is not a single incident when anyone showed partiality towards me based on my gender or religion. Every single one of them was kind and in fact sometimes, I felt as though they made an extra effort to make feel like I was one of them. I am ever so grateful to all of them for making my life in Manipal as comfortable as it could get.

After leaving Manipal, I relocated to Bangalore with my husband. By then I had been married and so we decided to make our life in Bangalore. There is a reason, why we chose Bangalore and here is where I will talk about my husband. He is a Muslim too, with a very typical first name, Iqbal. He is an aerospace engineer with MTech from IIT-Chennai and PhD from Germany. His profession takes him to the most highly secured organizations of India, like DRDO, NAL, HAL, GTRE, ISRO, IISc, BHEL; you name it and be assured that he has visited all of them without any hassles. Not even once he has been stripped off or asked for special security clearance or any such bias has been shown towards him. And NO, things have not changed even after Modi gov came into power. Things are in fact more disciplined and streamlined even at government organizations, from what I hear from my husband. As a matter of fact, Iqbal has been completely stripped each time he traveled to US and was under secret surveillance while he was doing his PhD in Germany, after the 9/11 attacks on US. We literally received a letter from the German government that he has been cleared and is not anymore under suspicion. Talk about Muslim paranoia! Its very understandable too due to the current situations in the world. My husband is highly respected and loved by the people he works with, and all of them happen to be Hindus. None of this has changed even in recent times, so Intolerance is just a word for us on a practical basis.

I opened my clinic last year, just before Modi gov came into power. I am a law-abiding citizen and I file my taxes like service tax on a monthly basis. I have never indulged in any activities, which could put me into any kind of trouble. I am comfortably running my clinic, which is doing very well, thanks to all my patients and clients, who all happen to be Hindus. A handful of my patients are from other communities. My entire staff is Hindu, and believe me when I say that they take better care of my clinic than I could any day! I interact with bankers, government officers and with so many people on a daily basis. Not even once in the last 20 years, did I have the need to even think of leaving India! My entire family lives abroad and all that I need to do is just decide that I don’t want to stay here. I have open offers of opening clinic in Kuwait, which would fetch me huge amount of revenue and yet why should I stay in India, if I am not happy and if I am facing any kind of bias?

In Kuwait, we are considered as NOBODY. Yes, despite being in Kuwait for the last 40 years or so, my family is still considered as expatriates, with no rights. We need to renew our resident permit periodically and the laws there constantly keep changing, making the life of expatriates only harder. We have to strictly comply with their rules and laws, which is fine but we are openly discriminated. They consider Asians as third grade people, while giving preference to their citizens, Arabs and Whites. We are not unhappy there but we have no sense of belonging either. At least, I never had and never have even when I visit Kuwait now. We are Muslims in a Muslim country, and yet we are considered as Indians with no special regards. I figured long back ago, that India is the only country, where I will have a sense of belonging. You are an Indian-American in US, Indian-Canadian in Canada, Indian-British in UK and so on but only in India you are an Indian. Period. Rest can say whatever they want and defend their choices but this is a fact. You can only feel at home, in your own home. I have lived in different places and everywhere I stand out but in India. No body in India asks me, ‘Are you an Indian?’, and this is what makes all the difference.

So, what are these celebrities ranting about? An ordinary citizen like my husband and I are not facing any such issues, then what have they faced? Why is Amir Khan’s wife, Kiran Rao feeling so afraid? They are prominent people, living in posh localities, their children study in the best of schools and they have personal security escorting them at all times. I travel alone everyday and yet don’t feel afraid. I want to know as a responsible citizen, from Amir Khan and Shahrukh Khan as well, why did they make such irresponsible statements and spoil the image of the 13 crores of Muslims in India? Who the hell are they to make public statements based on their personal perception? Who gave them the liberty to tarnish the image of my country on an International level, that Muslims are not safe in India? How dare Pakistan invites them to stay in Pakistan? I feel hurt when I read the statements of my Hindu friends on Muslims. I feel afraid that they are being pushed to the limit and the tolerance and acceptance that I have enjoyed all these years, might just vanish! I feel afraid that my own people might shun me and I may get alienated in my own country, because of a handful of ungrateful bunch of fools! How long can I expect majority of Hindus to tolerate this nuisance? It’s high time that Muslims understand the value of the freedom and acceptance that we enjoy in India and if not, I pray that my Hindu fellow citizens continue to keep their patience.

– Sofiya Rangwala

A Muslim Lady Shows Mirror to All Intolerance Rants in This Brilliant Article. Do Read It Full !! - Satyameva Jayate

 

[anant_s]

@Aminroop @AUSTERLITZ @nair @scorpionx @Guynextdoor2

 

[Echo_419]

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Amidst a fake atmosphere of Intolerance being created in India, in the last 1 month, I owe my version of what I, a Muslim lady, living and working in India feel like. This has been due from me since sometime. Now, I feel the water has gone above the head and I too need to share my views. So, here it is.

I am a Muslim lady, a practicing dermatologist by profession and I run my own high- end laser skin clinic, in Bangalore. I was brought up in Kuwait and at the age of 18, came to India to pursue medical education. I decided to stay back in India while almost all my friends left India for greener pastures. Not even once did I consider that being a Muslim could create a problem for me, as my sense of nationalism held me back to my roots and so here I am, serving my country since the last 20 years.

I studied in Manipal, Karnataka. I lived alone like all students do. While I was in college, all my professors were Hindus and almost all the people who I would interact with were Hindus as well. There is not a single incident when anyone showed partiality towards me based on my gender or religion. Every single one of them was kind and in fact sometimes, I felt as though they made an extra effort to make feel like I was one of them. I am ever so grateful to all of them for making my life in Manipal as comfortable as it could get.

After leaving Manipal, I relocated to Bangalore with my husband. By then I had been married and so we decided to make our life in Bangalore. There is a reason, why we chose Bangalore and here is where I will talk about my husband. He is a Muslim too, with a very typical first name, Iqbal. He is an aerospace engineer with MTech from IIT-Chennai and PhD from Germany. His profession takes him to the most highly secured organizations of India, like DRDO, NAL, HAL, GTRE, ISRO, IISc, BHEL; you name it and be assured that he has visited all of them without any hassles. Not even once he has been stripped off or asked for special security clearance or any such bias has been shown towards him. And NO, things have not changed even after Modi gov came into power. Things are in fact more disciplined and streamlined even at government organizations, from what I hear from my husband. As a matter of fact, Iqbal has been completely stripped each time he traveled to US and was under secret surveillance while he was doing his PhD in Germany, after the 9/11 attacks on US. We literally received a letter from the German government that he has been cleared and is not anymore under suspicion. Talk about Muslim paranoia! Its very understandable too due to the current situations in the world. My husband is highly respected and loved by the people he works with, and all of them happen to be Hindus. None of this has changed even in recent times, so Intolerance is just a word for us on a practical basis.

I opened my clinic last year, just before Modi gov came into power. I am a law-abiding citizen and I file my taxes like service tax on a monthly basis. I have never indulged in any activities, which could put me into any kind of trouble. I am comfortably running my clinic, which is doing very well, thanks to all my patients and clients, who all happen to be Hindus. A handful of my patients are from other communities. My entire staff is Hindu, and believe me when I say that they take better care of my clinic than I could any day! I interact with bankers, government officers and with so many people on a daily basis. Not even once in the last 20 years, did I have the need to even think of leaving India! My entire family lives abroad and all that I need to do is just decide that I don’t want to stay here. I have open offers of opening clinic in Kuwait, which would fetch me huge amount of revenue and yet why should I stay in India, if I am not happy and if I am facing any kind of bias?

In Kuwait, we are considered as NOBODY. Yes, despite being in Kuwait for the last 40 years or so, my family is still considered as expatriates, with no rights. We need to renew our resident permit periodically and the laws there constantly keep changing, making the life of expatriates only harder. We have to strictly comply with their rules and laws, which is fine but we are openly discriminated. They consider Asians as third grade people, while giving preference to their citizens, Arabs and Whites. We are not unhappy there but we have no sense of belonging either. At least, I never had and never have even when I visit Kuwait now. We are Muslims in a Muslim country, and yet we are considered as Indians with no special regards. I figured long back ago, that India is the only country, where I will have a sense of belonging. You are an Indian-American in US, Indian-Canadian in Canada, Indian-British in UK and so on but only in India you are an Indian. Period. Rest can say whatever they want and defend their choices but this is a fact. You can only feel at home, in your own home. I have lived in different places and everywhere I stand out but in India. No body in India asks me, ‘Are you an Indian?’, and this is what makes all the difference.

So, what are these celebrities ranting about? An ordinary citizen like my husband and I are not facing any such issues, then what have they faced? Why is Amir Khan’s wife, Kiran Rao feeling so afraid? They are prominent people, living in posh localities, their children study in the best of schools and they have personal security escorting them at all times. I travel alone everyday and yet don’t feel afraid. I want to know as a responsible citizen, from Amir Khan and Shahrukh Khan as well, why did they make such irresponsible statements and spoil the image of the 13 crores of Muslims in India? Who the hell are they to make public statements based on their personal perception? Who gave them the liberty to tarnish the image of my country on an International level, that Muslims are not safe in India? How dare Pakistan invites them to stay in Pakistan? I feel hurt when I read the statements of my Hindu friends on Muslims. I feel afraid that they are being pushed to the limit and the tolerance and acceptance that I have enjoyed all these years, might just vanish! I feel afraid that my own people might shun me and I may get alienated in my own country, because of a handful of ungrateful bunch of fools! How long can I expect majority of Hindus to tolerate this nuisance? It’s high time that Muslims understand the value of the freedom and acceptance that we enjoy in India and if not, I pray that my Hindu fellow citizens continue to keep their patience.

– Sofiya Rangwala

A Muslim Lady Shows Mirror to All Intolerance Rants in This Brilliant Article. Do Read It Full !! - Satyameva Jayate

She is not a true Muslim.Probably her real name is Rashmi Shanti Sharma

 

[Guynextdoor2]

This is a fundamental flaw in reasoning. 'I have/ Amir khan has not faced discrimination, so how can they talk about it'? Issue is not that India is not tolerant, but that a certain set of low IQ Bhakt are trying to make it intolerant. 'I have not been burgled so I cannot talk about rising crime rates' is a stupid logic to take. As she said, average muslims did not face discrimination, idea is to keep it that way. As for 'intolerance', the following news says it all

Sena leader offers Rs 1 lakh to slap Aamir, party says not official view | india | Hindustan Times

 

[anant_s]

Sena leader offers Rs 1 lakh to slap Aamir, party says not official view | india | Hindustan Times

Well you know their brand of politics.

On question of intolerance, i was actually looking for one such view. How does a common muslim feel in India?
In my locality, we have several muslims, christians and few Parsis too, many of them friends. I haven't seen anything change really in last two years (Since NDA came to power). We still gather for social functions, i'm always welcome at everybody's home and my doors have been open as always.
By extension, its a bit difficult to fathom how come our society has become intolerant in a timescale that can be said to be Overnight.
I don't deny the fact that some insane voice find media airtime and print space but has the true charcter of our society really changed. My answer would be NO.

She is not a true Muslim.Probably her real name is Rashmi Shanti Sharma

Naughty you!

 

[Guynextdoor2]

Well you know their brand of politics.

On question of intolerance, i was actually looking for one such view. How does a common muslim feel in India?
In my locality, we have several muslims, christians and few Parsis too, many of them friends. I haven't seen anything change really in last two years (Since NDA came to power). We still gather for social functions, i'm always welcome at everybody's home and my doors have been open as always.
By extension, its a bit difficult to fathom how come our society has become intolerant in a timescale that can be said to be Overnight.
I don't deny the fact that some insane voice find media airtime and print space but has the true charcter of our society really changed. My answer would be NO.


Naughty you!

I'm quite confident that there is a plan to try to take the narrative towards religion. And the reason is quite simple. IF you keep it to roti, kapda, makaan and development, there is a risk that you will lose. The moment you start rallying people around ram temple, beef ban etc. you can remain in power even if screw up on administration. This is not hypothetical- this is a fact that the BJP is attempting it. BJP attempted it with Babri Masjid/ ram Janma Bhumi issue. They are reviving it with Beef Ban. Today you vote modi- what if gets liver failure? There is no other leader in the BJP for sure. And what if he screws up on development (which he has) ? Better to move away from these things to issues like hindutva and so on.

 

[anant_s]

I'm quite confident that there is a plan to try to take the narrative towards religion. And the reason is quite simple. IF you keep it to roti, kapda, makaan and development, there is a risk that you will lose. The moment you start rallying people around ram temple, beef ban etc. you can remain in power even if screw up on administration. This is not hypothetical- this is a fact that the BJP is attempting it. BJP attempted it with Babri Masjid/ ram Janma Bhumi issue. They are reviving it with Beef Ban. Today you vote modi- what if gets liver failure? There is no other leader in the BJP for sure. And what if he screws up on development (which he has) ? Better to move away from these things to issues like hindutva and so on.

Well i'm no expert on these matters but i suppose playing religious politics card in India is always a double edged sword and a pretty risky one too.
Of all people, BJP should be the first to realize that people voted for them with hopes of reviving economy and provide a clean corruption free government. Thats where their focus must remain and not the protein on plates of people. I do hope whoever calls the shots in central policy making in party, is well aware of this fact. Voters tend to remember an MP who made roads in their locality and not someone who shouted in parliament over petty issues.

 

[Indian Patriot]

Immature article.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

She is showing bhakti. Bhakt.

 

[ranjeet]

Didn't read it after "A Muslim Lady.." Indian secular brigade don't care about their opinion and will dismiss it with contempt.

 

[SarthakGanguly]

Didn't read it after "A Muslim Lady.." Indian secular brigade don't care about their opinion and will dismiss it with contempt.

They already have.

 

[ArsalanKhan21]

The individuals usually treat their acquaintances well. Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri di not have beef in his fridge but the mob lynched him. The Muslims are denied apartments/flats in buildings just because of the religion. The Indian director Gul Khan of serial "Qubool Hai" was also escorted out of an building when she came to see a empty flat. Are you saying that there is mass hysteria of intolerance ? Modi is butcher of Gujarat and the world media covered the incidents. Whenever there are elections he targets Muslims. Just one good case or bad case does not prove anything it is hundreds of cases of intolerance that have created this fact.

 

[illusion8]

The individuals usually treat their acquaintances well. Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri di not have beef in his fridge but the mob lynched him. The Muslims are denied apartments/flats in buildings just because of the religion. The Indian director Gul Khan of serial "Qubool Hai" was also escorted out of an building when she came to see a empty flat. Are you saying that there is mass hysteria of intolerance ? Modi is butcher of Gujarat and the world media covered the incidents. Whenever there are elections he targets Muslims. Just one good case or bad case does not prove anything it is hundreds of cases of intolerance that have created this fact.

There are millions of mosques in India and millions of muslims..many like to live among themselves. .there are cases where there are community centered housing who do not allow other communities...millions of muslims live completely surrounded by non muslims.as well.

No one calls modi a butcher except some congressi or pakistani..and if you read up on what happened in godhra..It was the muslims who initiated it and the crowds went berserk.

Regarding the beef Killing. ..thousands of minorities have been killed butchered blown up burnt alive and beheaded in Pakistan..so I wouldn't take your criticism seriously.

Western gated communities do not allow muslim's residency, multiple clubs avoid muslims, you cannot pass through an airport without being subjected to extra scrutiny, neither can you expect to enter a secure zone without being looked with suspicion. .It isn't the fault of the people doing the checking..its the mistake of the islamic loons..The world has become apprehensive. ..there was a time when airports never had this level of security....now even bus stands, hospitals, roads, railway stations, malls or any common place has security all thanks to the terrorists.

How is that discrimination? .

 

[Kaniska]

This is a fundamental flaw in reasoning. 'I have/ Amir khan has not faced discrimination, so how can they talk about it'? Issue is not that India is not tolerant, but that a certain set of low IQ Bhakt are trying to make it intolerant. 'I have not been burgled so I cannot talk about rising crime rates' is a stupid logic to take. As she said, average muslims did not face discrimination, idea is to keep it that way. As for 'intolerance', the following news says it all

Sena leader offers Rs 1 lakh to slap Aamir, party says not official view | india | Hindustan Times

What is the point in referring the Shiv Sena like goons as a reply to this post...I am not saying that Shiv Sena represents me...You might not have read the statement for the lady..She is basically saying, in our ordinary lives, we do not feel discrimination...But political parties play it for their own benifit..And these political parties include nuts like Sakhi or all those people as well as Shiv Sena, Azam khan, owasi...But that should not be assumed that our regular citizes are communal like these people..

 

[illusion8]

This is a fundamental flaw in reasoning. 'I have/ Amir khan has not faced discrimination, so how can they talk about it'?

Aamir khan is a bigoted islamofascist..when he does not condemn isis or LET or kashmiri mujji or Owaisi or azaam khan or islamic terrorists killing Indians, or Indian mujahadden or dawood or Islamic mullahs or the rising intolerance among muslims that kills and preaches hatred against people of the same faith as his wife..He needs to stfu in all other instances and not brainwash his kids and his wife and intoxicate them with his filth.