------------------------------------------------------------------------ TRI Continental Film Festival - Dona Paula, Goa, Sep 28 - Oct 2, 2007
http://www.moviesgoa.org/tricontinental/tricon.htm For public viewing. Registration at The International Centre Goa. (Ph: +91-832-2452805 to 10) Online Media Partner: http://www.GOANET.org ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kamalaksh Chari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Forget about whole India...take Goa's example... > How many temples have been destroyed and changeover > to Churches..???? Kamalaksh, You touch on a subject that has been debated on Goanet for some time. Is the above a hypothetical question or real? Or is it here here only for dramatic effect? > I wonder why there is a question raised regarding > Freedom of Muslims in Goa. Vidyadhar Gadgil has made it very clear why. Just in case you did not understand it the first time, here is why he raised the issue: "The most notorious case, in Guddemol, led to the first organised communal violence in Goa in March 2006. The Muslim community in Guddemol had built a structure to be used as a madrasa where religious education could be imparted to the children of the community. It was alleged that this structure was illegal, and that it was actually meant to be a masjid. The Sanvordem panchayat ordered that it be demolished, in response to which the Muslim community obtained a stay order from the Director of Panchayats. Despite this, the structure was attacked and damaged. A rightful and perfectly legal protest by the Muslims of Goa at this act was construed as 'provocation', and communal violence was instigated by means of systematic rumour-mongering." The current issue is not hypothetical. Religious buildings are being attacked. Would you agree with me that the attack on one building is more than enough or do you want to see a series of attacks before you release that the Muslims freedoms are being taken away? Mervyn3.0 A society that grows up together is together; one that does not, exists only as separate groups of people tolerating each other (and sometimes not). - Gerald Sedore - Be smarter than spam. See how smart SpamGuard is at giving junk email the boot with the All-new Yahoo! Mail at http://mrd.mail.yahoo.com/try_beta?.intl=ca
