1. My observation on the writer is not confined to this one particular article. I have been her material in Indian Express for a long time and have a right to form and express my opinion.
2. After circulation of my comments, I was informed that writer is the wife of CPIM leader, Sitaram Yachury. If that is true, then it is proved that she is not from the Muslim mainstream. 3. I cannot imagine that now a certain ideological grouping claims exclusive property rights on Human Rights and willing to censure free speech, thought and religious discussions to perpetuate that monopoly on Human Rights. I would say that is most inhuman. Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:40 PM, BRP Bhaskar <[email protected]> wrote: > I do not find anything in this report to justify the observation that the > reporter "is not necessarly enamoured of either any religion or Islam in > particular". Assuming it is so, how is it anybody else's business if she is > not enamoured of any religion? I do not also see any basis for accusation > that this is a hatchet job. It's sickening to find such material in this > group. > BRP Bhaskar > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 10:53 PM, Ghulam Muhammed < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> *Seema Chishti, an Indian Express correspondent with a Muslim name, is >> not necessarily enamored of either any religion in general and Islam in >> particular. Belonging to Muslim community, she is awarded the job by >> editors, to carry out their official policy ( a hatchet job?) on how to >> report on Muslim affairs in India. The usual reporting is always colored by >> Left Liberal disdain for religion and Islam. In her following report, she is >> openly critical of the audacity of a 'Muslim' group to come forward with its >> ideological baggage and still trying to fit into the pseudo-secular Indian >> political arena, which is increasingly turning to be dominated by an >> aggressive Hindutva Right that wants a Hindu Rashtra, denying any space for >> others. By her reporting, she is directly helping the Hindutva to claim the >> entire field for itself. The bogey of Islam is a very convenient instrument >> for India's English media, to inject hate and derision for any Muslim >> initiative to join the Indian mainstream, to ensure Brahmin monopoly on the >> levers of power, that had kept the lopsided development of India, always >> favoring the oligarchs and higher castes. >> >> Ghulam Muhammed, Mumbai >> * >> ----------------------- >> >> http://www.indianexpress.com/news/jamaat-tests-waters-to-launch-its-own-party/754013/0 >> >> *Thu, 24 Feb 2011 >> >> * <http://www.indianexpress.com/> >> >> >> Jamaat tests waters to launch its own party [The Mumbai print edition has >> the full name of Jamaat as ' Jamaate-Islami-e Hind' in the headline spread >> out across the entire 7-column page report.GM] >> >> >> * Seema Chishti <http://www.indianexpress.com/columnist/seemachishti/> * >> * >> >> Tags : percentage of Muslims, Jamaat-e-Islami-e Hind, Islam in the >> subcontinent in 1941* >> >> *Posted: Thu Feb 24 2011, 00:17 hrs * * >> >> New Delhi: >> >> **In three of the five states going to the polls in weeks — Assam, Kerala >> and West Bengal — the percentage of Muslims, after Jammu and Kashmir, is the >> highest in the country. To tap this political space, the Jamaat-e-Islami-e >> Hind, the organisation established for the propagation and “reform” of Islam >> in the subcontinent in 1941, is planning to launch its political party. * >> >> *Tentatively called the “Welfare Party,” it is learnt that senior Jamaat >> members have been touring not just the poll-bound states but UP, Bihar and >> Maharashtra, too, to test the waters. While discussions about the need for a >> party have been on for two years, the formal launch is expected soon — some >> say even as early as next month. * >> >> *A six-page note prepared by the Jamaat and accessed by The Indian >> Express details the objectives and the remit of the proposed party. * >> >> *Jamaat, which already has a well-developed network of front >> organizations like a women’s wing and a students’ wing, is anxious not to be >> seen as a purely Muslim party but one which keeps the welfare of >> marginalized groups besides Muslims, such as the poor, backwards and SC/STs >> central to its proposed political face. * >> >> *The party’s concept paper makes scathing remarks about the state of the >> polity, especially the unequal distribution of new wealth in the new >> “happening” India. Underlining a social-democrat, religious and value-based >> “formula,” it calls for a “paradigm shift.” The party envisages strong >> participation by the middle-class and from individuals “having a record of >> flawless public service”, committed to “ideals” and “values” and the ability >> to break the connection “between political power and wealth creation.” * >> >> *Said a senior Jamaat member: “This won’t be Jamaat’s party but our >> members would be fully with it. People feel left out from the way political >> parties work these days. We want to keep welfare as the central element of >> it. We believe in public funding, in the way Kanshi Ram set out asking for >> one vote and one rupee, we can do that.” * >> >> *Members said that they will forge ties with “like-minded” parties and >> although they aren’t prepared to take on established political forces this >> time, they hope to make a statement by putting up a few candidates. * >> >> *There was a divide in the Jamaat over this political course of action >> but the party’s Majlis-e-Shoora made a decisive push for it. When contacted, >> Qasim Rasool Ilyas, a prominent member of the Jamaat-e-Islami, declined to >> comment. * >> >> *The Jamaat-e-Islami claims to have at least 29,000 workers, and more >> than 300,000 “well-wishers” across the country. But Jamaat watchers warn >> about the group being at odds with its own ideology. They say that for a >> group whose constitution states its objective as “iqaamat-e-din” or the >> single-minded pursuit of religion, forming a political party may confuse >> those who flock to the Jamaat as a centre for mainly Islamic revival or >> refreshing the Islamic way of life. * >> >> *The Jamaat, split with its most influential founder, Maulana Maududi, >> who was a staunch advocate of the creation of Pakistan, and later, a >> Jamaat-e-Islami-e-Hind and a separate one for Jammu and Kashmir was set up. >> * >> >> **However, its literature has had no real substitute for Maududi’s >> philosophy and old stereotypes remain. The parallels drawn with the RSS have >> often resulted in simultaneous bans, like in 1975, during the Emergency, >> when both the RSS and the Jamaat were banned. * >> >> **Observers like Irfan Waheed say that political opponents, especially >> the Hindutva parties, will invoke Jamaat-e-Islami’s past and present in >> Bangladesh and Pakistan. “After the partition, when Maulana Maududi was >> asked about the fate of the Muslims left in a Hindu majority India, he had >> said that he did not bother if the Hindus treat the Muslims of India worse >> than malechhas. He was only bothered about making Pakistan an Islamic state >> at any cost,” said Waheed.* >> >> * * * The last two paras were dropped from the print edition report. >> >> * >> * >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "humanrights movement" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "humanrights movement" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/humanrights-movement?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "humanrights movement" group. 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