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I hate to say this but its necessary. Anti-Muslim bigotry in India is primarily the problem of upper caste Hindus (across ideological lines).
Mild islamophobia isn't noticed by those drunk on hatred. It tastes like mud water. They'll notice a call for genocide, however.
Mild islamophobia isn't noticed by those drunk on hatred. It tastes like mud water. They'll notice a call for genocide, however.
That's not to say that all upper caste Hindus are bigoted against Muslims or that lower caste Hindus are not.
The issue here is that "Dwijas" use their resources, social capital and power to do maximum damage to Muslims, including propagation of anti-Muslim bigotry.
The issue here is that "Dwijas" use their resources, social capital and power to do maximum damage to Muslims, including propagation of anti-Muslim bigotry.
Take the support that the most notorious anti-Muslim bigots find among upper caste Hindus across ideological lines.
It took the "progressive Dwijas" a few decades to realise that Taslima Nasreen was a bigot and still some of them sympathise with the vile propagandist.
It took the "progressive Dwijas" a few decades to realise that Taslima Nasreen was a bigot and still some of them sympathise with the vile propagandist.
So, it wasn't surprising when they fell in love with "ex-Muslims".
Ask the supposedly tolerant ones among them about Ayaan Hirsi Ali demanding that the west "militarily fight Islam" in a post 9/11 world or why these ex-Muslims peddle the same anti-Muslim animus as the Zionists,
Ask the supposedly tolerant ones among them about Ayaan Hirsi Ali demanding that the west "militarily fight Islam" in a post 9/11 world or why these ex-Muslims peddle the same anti-Muslim animus as the Zionists,
far right in Europe and North America, new atheists and Hindutvawadis and you'll be met with unsatisfactory answers. That some of them are good.
The recent Markaz Nizamuddin row is another case in point. Its true that the Tabligh Jamaat was irresponsible in organising a large
The recent Markaz Nizamuddin row is another case in point. Its true that the Tabligh Jamaat was irresponsible in organising a large
gathering during a pandemic. But it was telling that so many "liberal Dwijas" were not satisfied with Muslim condemnation of this gathering. They wanted us to disown the Tablighis when they were being persecuted. They wanted us to call the Tablighis fundamentalists based on
the ludicrous "Dwija" understanding and suspicion of the sect.
This was a time when a Tablighi Jamaat member had killed himself due to harrassment and fake news about them was going around.
Pregnant Muslim women are being denied admission in hospitals. Apart from the
This was a time when a Tablighi Jamaat member had killed himself due to harrassment and fake news about them was going around.
Pregnant Muslim women are being denied admission in hospitals. Apart from the
pandemic, we still have to contend with this regime and its ploy to strip us of our statehood and execute settler-colonialism in Kashmir valley.
But we're still supposed to condemn our persecuted brothers for "Dwija" acceptance. This is the reality of the life of a Muslim in
But we're still supposed to condemn our persecuted brothers for "Dwija" acceptance. This is the reality of the life of a Muslim in
this country. We really can't do much about it either.
Regardless, the purpose of this thread is to say these things out loud. There's little we can do to change any group of people, let alone the iniquitous ruling class of this nation.
Regardless, the purpose of this thread is to say these things out loud. There's little we can do to change any group of people, let alone the iniquitous ruling class of this nation.
