Raising the finger
Editor arrested for ‘outraging Muslims’ – Asia, World – The Independent Reminds me of childhood story We had a storybook at home written by a Russian girl. We had its Hindi translation that mom must...
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The French ban on the burqa
The French government recently banned Muslim women from wearing the niqab. Some Muslim baiters that I follow on Twitter were naturally upbeat about the entire thing: “these Muslims want their way...
View ArticleLopsided and stereotypical views on religion
Just read this well-written blog titled “Not just a Muslim” in which the writer writes about the difficulties she faces as a Muslim among her friends and colleagues. It’s not just Muslims that become...
View ArticleReligious identity and collateral violence
In the wake of the recent Sikh Gurudwara attack in America in which 6 people died and many left wounded (including a policeman) someone awhile ago commented, “Why do Sikhs have to grow long beards and...
View ArticleThis problem is not just particular to Muslims
I was just reading a heart-felt piece in the Tehelka magazine, regarding how Muslims are made to feel like outsiders, and worse, like traitors, in their own country. She recounts two incidents: Once...
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The mystery that gods are
For the past couple of days we have been seeing the heartbreaking images of the Kedarnath temple totally decimated by the ongoing floods and landslides. More than 62,000 tourists and pilgrims are still...
View ArticleHindus don’t respect their religion much and hence this complex
While having breakfast my wife and I were discussing how Punjabis are always proud of their culture, their language and their religion, especially people who actually speak Punjabi on a day-to-day...
View ArticleWhat is this so-called “idea of India”?
What is your idea of India? The author of this article has an idea of India as, if you take it as face value, a pluralistic society where everybody gets his or her rights and a fair share of...
View ArticleWhy atheism doesn’t make sense to me
I’m not a religious person in the conventional sense. I’m not into rituals, I’m not into chanting of hymns or mantras on a regular basis and I can’t even remember the last time I visited a place of...
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My thoughts on Bhagat Singh’s atheism and the perception of God in general
Quite a well-written essay by Bhagat Singh on why he was an atheist. Although now his arguments may seem clichéd (because we have come across such arguments against theism multiple times, especially...
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