Letters to the Editor *VHP misses Syed Shahbuddin’s rare moments of sanity <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1446>*
This article was written nearly 22 years ago. Of course, Syedji himself (Syed Shahabuddin) has not built up on the issues that he has mentioned. However, while he has well narrated the issues, the so-called secularists who are not Muslims rarely even admit that these issues exist. *Ashok Chowgule*, Vice President, Vishwa Hindu Parishad --- *Muslim Society does not need mere Reform: It needs Revolution and Rebirth:*The Muslim Indian must se t his house in order, must recognize his social existence. He must clear his debris of the past, burn the dead wood of superstition and customs, break the barriers of vested interests. The hereditary guardians of our morals in this world and the guarantors of our salvation in the hereafter, the brokers of power and the traders of corpses and the conspirators of mischief must disappear from our mohallas and villages. I do not mind so much if the per capita income of the Muslim Indians is less than that of other Indians so long his literacy rate is higher; his happiness index is higher; his family life is happier; his lanes are clean; his places of worship and of instruction are brighter, his litigation index and his crime rate are low. I do not mind so much if his participation in public employment is lower than his due, so long as Muslim public servant is known for his efficiency, integrity and sense of justice. I do not mind so much if Muslim Indians have fewer shops so long as the Muslim shopkeeper is famous for his honesty, courtesy and fairness. I do not mind so much if more Muslims are killed in riots as long as no innocent non-Muslim is killed in a Muslim locality and non-Muslim neighbours feel safe. It is not enough to say that the Muslim Indian society needs reform. It needs revolution and rebirth. -- *Syed Shahabuddin* More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1446> Islam,Terrorism and Jihad *Why Pakistanis are turning their backs on 'erring' Taliban <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1447>* *Until recently, many thought the Taliban would lead the way to the Promised Land * My neighbours are not the only urban, middle class Pakistanis yearning for a return to an imaginary past in the Arab deserts - a puritanical utopia where they would live blessedly ever after. Every day, in a thousand prayer and preaching sessions, the believers beg to be returned to Mecca and Madina. And until recently, many thought that the Taliban would lead the way to this Promised Land. Or at least create a replica at home. For a long time the Taliban presented themselves as the lost link to a pure past, a conduit to a simple life and eternal salvation. Only four weeks ago most Urdu television channels were acting as cheerleaders for the Taliban. Most Urdu columnists in newspapers were presenting the Pakistani Taliban as the reincarnation of early Muslim warriors. -- *A BBC Report* More...<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1447> Radical Islamism & Jihad *If the likes of Hafiz Saeed are not responsible, then who is? <http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1445>* By Haroon Rasheed, Islamabad More..<http://www.newageislam.org/NewAgeIslamArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1445> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Asalam o Alaikum, You Are Receiving This Message, Because You Are A Member Of FOCUS ON ISLAM, A Google Group [..:: The Best Group For Nice Islamic Mails ::..] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ You can Post Your Comments and Suggestions to Me [Moderator of this Group] on this email address: [email protected] To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.google.com/group/focusonislam/ To post messages/mails to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] Please forward our Mails to Your friends, and convence them to join our Group. Wanna subscribe to this group, send email to [email protected] \/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<<<<>>>>\/<>\/ *********************************************************** The Official Website of Group is LAUNCHED, http://www.geocities.co -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
