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Category Archives: General
Kashmiriyat Revisited
This 18th June, Friday (2010), nearly thousands of Kashmiri pandits, including women and children, visited the temple of Mata Kheer Bhavani in Tullamula, 20 Kilometers from Shrinagar. There was a big congregation of local Muslims who greeted the visiting pandits with cold drinks and Kheer. The local Muslims and the ministers said that all concerned should work for return of Pandits to the valley, as Kashmiiryat is incomplete without the pandits, who are integral part of the Kashmir’s culture and life. Many a pandits also promised to work towards such a goal, to over come the divides created by the militant and political forces. Continue reading
State-Wise Equitable Implementation Of Mishra Commission’s Muslim Quota
The level of backwardness of the Muslim communities in various states is not uniform nor we have any specific data on their relative backwardness as compare to SC/ST but the Sachar Committee has pointed out that the Muslim community in West Bengal is the most backward of all Muslim communities in the states of the country. It also said that the Muslim community as a whole in the country is almost as backward as the SC/ST. Continue reading
Minority Ministry Ad Misinforms Public, Hoodwinks Muslims
The full page Advertisement by the Ministry of Minority Affairs on 18 February, 2010 on its achievements under Prime Minister’s 15 Point Programme for the Welfare of the Minorities has been designed to misinform the public and to bluff the minorities and particularly hoodwink the Muslims. Indeed, the Advertisement conceals more than it reveals. Continue reading
Women’s Reservation Bill: Attempt To Stifle The Voice Of Muslims
Bill in its present form would further alienate Muslims and create deep mistrust and frustration in the minds of younger generations. The day when this deep distrust and sense of frustration would be further cemented, for which the foundation have already been laid, that would be one of the saddest in the history of the evolution of a strong, vibrant, secular and inclusive India. Continue reading
Indian Republic At 60- Am I Indian First Or Muslim First?
It’s like seeking answer to; are you child of your father first or your mother first? The answer is both. I am born in India and I am an Indian and it’s a geographical term. I am born in Islamic faith and so I am a Muslim, and it’s a religious term. I am an “Indian Muslim” is the short answer. Continue reading
Thank you, Mr. Daniel
Daniel is a regular reader at IM. But the problem is that he on most, almost all, occasion he fails to understand the topic. We really appreciate his efforts; the pain he takes to read a topic which is not … Continue reading
Posted in General, Humor/Satire, World
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Time For Change: Please Help Us With Your Ideas!
From time to time we have received emails from our readers about their experience at Indian Muslims. Quite a few of them have urged us to provide more diversity in terms of topics we cover. Others deal with the aesthetic … Continue reading
Picture of the day: Lies do kill
But millions have died after Bush lied.
Posted in General, Picture Of The Day
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Hum Hindustani
History of Muslims in India does not start with Mughal history and it did not end with Mughal dynasty either. We were before them and we have outlived all Muslim rulers and dynasties. The reasons is simple Muslims are part … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Heritage, General, Hinduism, India, Society
Tagged Communalism, hindu-muslim-unity, hindus, muslim
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