On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:20 PM, Zainab Bawa <[email protected]>wrote:
> Moreover, the emphasis on "No Muslims" discounts the fact that there are a > variety of Muslims. I was telling Shiv last night that I belong to the Aga > Khan community of Muslims who are not looked upon as Muslims by the > mainstream practitioners. And I can't fall under the Gujarati bracket even > though some of our religious practices are clearly Hindu. > So where am I? Not Muslim, not Hindu - nowhere island - and also unable to > find a house because people have a certain image of Muslims and Islam! Rather like the position I seem to be in...Looked-Down-Upon (LDU) "Tamizh" in Bangalore...LDU "Brahmin" in south India...LDU "south Indian" in north India....LDU "Indian" abroad! Zainab, come, let's you and me settle in Mars! :) To be fair to the prospective landlords, though.I think it seems to be the smell of meat and fish which they actually find objectionable. Deepa.
