i wont say it as muslim terrorism i would say it as reaction to injustice done to muslim youth in india.in fact whom ever go through injustice takes up arm be it muslims in kashmir or else where india,be it sikhs in punjab or be it christians in nagaland or be it hindu tribal.And their fight against oppression is genuine.
well maam , its unfortunate of our ppl to think that somebody is oppressed due to their respective religion only n no ther reason.
many muslims in india, like you, who were not properly educated or not financially well off during independence, cudnt make it to pakistan. the dreams that jinnah saab showed them, is still lingering in their hearts and they are not ashamed/worried to pass the same to their next generation. So as long as this mentality persists, we shall always witness the allegations of muslim discriminations (maybe true sumtimes but absolutely rubbish most of the times). you know its important to know that unlike the religious components of india, islam has a central authority which rises above nationalism or regionalism. this makes it difficult for muslims to put their undivided loyalities to the state (or to the ummah).
Confusion in sense of belonging persists in muslims, maybe. i wudnt know this but i know how does it feels when u are in a minority and wat are ur actions incited by that feeling.
when u r in a minority its natural to feel threatened by the majority, and it also natural that fear creeps in. but acting solely on that fear is something shameful. now you mite say that i have very conveniently sidetracked the role of hindu majority in this confusion....to that, i condemn all the acts that victimizes the muslims or any other group based on their religion...whether they be adivasis in orissa, muslims in UP or hindus in kashmir.
secondly, it is no secret that minorities ARE discriminated against, but the slur shouldn't be exclusive to india. our neighbours have indeed excelled themselves in this regard. yindoos in pakistan n bangladesh, uighurs n tibetans in china, tamils in sri lanka, rohingyas in myanmar, to name a few.
thirdly i dont believe that althoh religious discrimination is prevalent in india or other countries, thats the only reason for discrimination. most of the discriminators belong to a STRONG group preying down on a weaker group. dalits are discriminated in rural areas but that doesnt mean dalits area minority or belong to a different religion. majority muslims in india reside in villages with very little amneties n more importantly, education. note that the forefathers of these same muslims, due to being backward, cudnt migrate to pakistan. they stayed on with their insecurities, but instead of striving for betterment of their lives, they followed their ancient ways which further dragged them down to misery. i might add that its not a common phenomena for muslims but to all the weaker sections of the society and unfortunately muslims (majority of them ), fall in this category.
So how this discrimination, however small or big it is, can be stopped ??? So wat cud any ordinary person do to stop this???
i dont discriminate between my frens, whether they belong to any religion. neither i have seen my minority frens being discriminated against. i feel if every person is judged by his action and not by his birth, then things cud work out very well for us south asians. but alas, illiteracy and irrelevant education doesnt help much. muslims say that their participation in political process or armed forces is very low but have you wondered why there are less than 5 % muslims in primary n secondary level schooling ???? poor muslims cant afford to send their wards to a school ( village schools are so many of them and one can get free meals, apart of being free), so they put their wards into a local madrassa. now how do you expect this unfortunate ward to compete other wards who has relevant degrees in pol science, or civics, or engg or medicine. ppl from religious groups dont have madrassa type educational schools for them, hence they are forced to put their wards in proper schools ( my dhobiwalla has put his small kids in english medium schools). the jist is, relevant education is more important than just education. slokas from gita wont help the student to compete in entrance exams, nor will the suras of koran...respect.
and if u r still unclear, then let me give u an example more close to home. its natural for the younger kid to complain regularly about '
discrimination' by the elder kid, but we know wat happens most of the time.
