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!
On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Zainab Bawa <[email protected]>wrote: > Property owners have every right to ask such questions. But then, are these > questions being asked from a very purist perspective of disrupting the > sanctity of property by cooking 'non-veg'? Does property ownership make us > conservative or is it the trends in society that add to the > conservativeness? I am asking myself all these questions. There are also > fundamental issues of freedom of choice that I feel are involved here. > In some cases, I feel scared to even say my name because the moment people > hear my name, they say no non-veg when in reality I am vegetarian for health > purposes and because of my political problem with the poultry industry which > is very unhealthy. Processed/factory meat is as terrible as pesticide laden > vegetables! > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 12:09 PM, Vinit B <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Wow, those clauses are tough.. >> >> I mean, WTF. >> I'm veggie, and not a muslim. >> But I don't think people can directly question you on those two for >> renting >> out houses. >> It's not like they are giving stuff for free. >> >> After all, if a "real" Hindu did it the right way, the "Grah pravesh" >> would >> purify the house of any previous occupants. >> >> WTF. >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:silklist-bounces+vinit <silklist-bounces%2Bvinit>= >> [email protected]] On >> > Behalf Of Zainab Bawa >> > Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 11:38 AM >> > To: [email protected] >> > Subject: Re: [silk] Need some help >> > >> > I was almost compelled to put out a request here because we are finding >> > it a problem to find apartments in Jayanagar/Lalbagh area.This is owing >> > to the condition that only vegetarian tenants are required. While we >> > don't cook non-veg in our home usually, we do have friends over which >> > is when non-veg is cooked. >> > In a few cases, I have even been told that Muslims will not be rented >> > out apartments. >> > >> > Hence, I thought it better to spread the word via acquaintances in >> > addition to searching on craigslist, 99 acres, sulekha, etc. etc. >> > >> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 7:03 AM, Venkat Mangudi >> > <[email protected]>wrote: >> > >> > > Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: >> > > > What we need is a craigslist for silklist, eh udhay? >> > > > And maybe a variant of meetup.com for silklist, to plan silkmeets. >> > > > >> > > > That way the "want to rent an apartment, need a laptop power cord, >> > > > let's meet at GRT instead of at Benjarong" can be forked elsewhere >> > .. >> > > > silklisters >> > > > not in madras or bangalore can just ignore it. >> > > > >> > > Considering the very low percentage of such requests why have another >> > > administrative task? Guess you could just leave it the way it is. >> > Most >> > > requests get resolved off-list anyways. Just my opinion. >> > > >> > > Venkat >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Zainab Bawa >> > Ph.D. Student and Independent Researcher >> > >> > Between Places ... >> > http://wbfs.wordpress.com >> >> >> > > > -- > Zainab Bawa > Ph.D. Student and Independent Researcher > > Between Places ... > http://wbfs.wordpress.com > -- Zainab Bawa Ph.D. Student and Independent Researcher Between Places ... http://wbfs.wordpress.com
