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I personally know of several couples with Muslim women and Hindu or non-Muslim men. As such it is not such an exception.
Every faith has its conservative and extreme elements. It is important to encourage progressiveness rather than such actions which only enourage excessively regressive conduct. They only serve to alienate people create a sense of paranoia. In anycase, inter-faith and often times inter-caste marriages seem to bring out these extreme reactions in a society rather than rationality. Pity.
I don’t why the interfaith couples always involve a Muslim Man. Oh, the Muslim women are locked up in the house, never allowed to have any freedom. That does not bother liberal journalists much.
The Muslims can cite numerous secular laws whenever needed to further their agenda. But when it comes to their own backyard, they cite Sharia law. Tell us whether any identified young Muslim woman is allowed to talk or go to a hotel or lodge alone with a non-Muslim man in any place where there are sizable Muslim populations? In many cases the women are simply killed. This is happening for decades in places like Mangalore and Kerala.
Now when the table is turned, they refer to secular laws and claim they are victimized. Love is a two-way street. When Muslims understand that, this will cease to be an issue.
Is this really what we want our nation to become? I hope th center realizes that such things will harm the nation and its prestige and eventually hollow it out. We cannot let paranoia rule us and allow vigilates to harass the populace.
This is sickening. At a time when we should focus on science and technology. On growing as a nation, we are focusing on such nonsensical nonissues.
India is at an infelction point and poised for growth. Lets not squander the opportunity.
It is a result of the rotten rhetoric spewed by the ruling part and its associates. Lets build bridges between communities instead. There are people in all communities who have and are willing to contribute to Indias growth.
I personally know of several couples with Muslim women and Hindu or non-Muslim men. As such it is not such an exception.
Every faith has its conservative and extreme elements. It is important to encourage progressiveness rather than such actions which only enourage excessively regressive conduct. They only serve to alienate people create a sense of paranoia. In anycase, inter-faith and often times inter-caste marriages seem to bring out these extreme reactions in a society rather than rationality. Pity.
I don’t why the interfaith couples always involve a Muslim Man. Oh, the Muslim women are locked up in the house, never allowed to have any freedom. That does not bother liberal journalists much.
The Muslims can cite numerous secular laws whenever needed to further their agenda. But when it comes to their own backyard, they cite Sharia law. Tell us whether any identified young Muslim woman is allowed to talk or go to a hotel or lodge alone with a non-Muslim man in any place where there are sizable Muslim populations? In many cases the women are simply killed. This is happening for decades in places like Mangalore and Kerala.
Now when the table is turned, they refer to secular laws and claim they are victimized. Love is a two-way street. When Muslims understand that, this will cease to be an issue.
Is this really what we want our nation to become? I hope th center realizes that such things will harm the nation and its prestige and eventually hollow it out. We cannot let paranoia rule us and allow vigilates to harass the populace.
This is sickening. At a time when we should focus on science and technology. On growing as a nation, we are focusing on such nonsensical nonissues.
India is at an infelction point and poised for growth. Lets not squander the opportunity.
It is a result of the rotten rhetoric spewed by the ruling part and its associates. Lets build bridges between communities instead. There are people in all communities who have and are willing to contribute to Indias growth.