First of all, I would like to put in that I whole-heartedly call myself a Layman when it comes talking about Law or Constitution..
I intend to give verbal shape to my feelings which hopefully will not hurt anyone except Andh-bhakts.
I think this UCC is just another tool to please the group of people who feel that they are always in danger in the country ruled by their political lords.
I feel sorry to see that even the educated section of the sociey gets trapped in the dirty game plan of vicious minds.
CAA NRC UCC…All these are the tools to brainwash the minds and fooling the people around, specially before elections.
Beware of all these game plans before you cry….
*For sick mentality I can only say Get Well Soon*
Ms. Adrika, apologies for my misplaced assumption.
The victimhood complex rears it’s ugle head in your assertion “Muslim community has borne the brunt of this law”. Can you back this statement of yours with facts and data from Uttarakhand? Can the UCC ever be a weapon to attack a specific community or caste? How is it even conceivable to a rational mind?
It’s quite clear that you are interested only in the political implications of the UCC.
Leaders of the Muslim community (e.g. Owaisi, etc.) who must take a progressive approach with an open mind for the betterment of the community are toeing the line of the AIMPLB. The AIMPLB’s comically regressive stance can be understood as they stand to lose all authority and prestige if the UCC is passed.
I believe, the focus of the civil/personal laws must be on justice and equality for people of both genders (as well as transgenders) across all castes and religions. The Manusmritis, Qurans, Bibles, Hadiths or Geetas should not be an obstacle in our attempt to achieve equality before the law and justice for everyone.
Mr Shivam Vij, firstly it’s bold of you to assume I’m a Hindu woman. Secondly, I raised that point because the article makes no mention of Muslims and in the current context, any serious discussion on the UCC is incomplete without addressing their position.
Nowhere did I suggest that Muslim personal law isn’t “blatantly patriarchal” – only that ignoring its political implications is a failure of analysis.
The comments from Ms. Adrika and Ms. Zainab Fatima are telling indeed.
It shows how Hindu feminists and Muslim women approach the issue of UCC. The modern Muslim woman wants a dialogue and debate on UCC – a fact-based and dispassionate one. While the woke secular Hindu feminist sees an attempt by the BJP to enforce it’s ideology on the Muslim community.
The secular Hindu feminist thinks of herself as the protector of the Muslim community. Her feminism is limited to the religions of Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism. When it comes to Islam and it’s grossly regressive personal laws and savage Sharia laws, the Hindu feminist turns a blind eye. She pretends not to see the blatantly patriarchal construct of Muslim personal laws and the bestiality of the medieval Sharia laws.
This article does a great job of breaking down the debate around the Uniform Civil Code and whether it should be a state or national issue. Navigating this complex subject, where religious beliefs, gender equality, and the context of implementation intersect, is no easy task. While it deserves nuanced discussion, it often turns into a heated ideological standoff between supporters and critics of the UCC.
The piece is well-argued, but it sidesteps a crucial point that how the Muslim community has borne the brunt of this law. It fails to call out the code for what it is which is a hastily drafted instrument of political convenience, designed less for justice and more for reinforcing the ruling party’s ideology
Seems like Muslims across the world simply cannot adjust to secular principles and laws. They are hell-bent on having their separate personal laws. Given a choice, they will also wish to implement the absolutely regressive and savage Sharia laws.
And this, quite unfortunately, is not about radical and fanatic elements in Islam. The authors of this article seem to be well educated and urbanized Muslims. If a moderate Muslim is so retrograde and fights on behalf of such unjust and staunchly patriarchal personal laws, one shudders to imagine how hardline and regressive the fundamentalists are. No wonder the Taliban has banned girls education in Afghanistan.
No wonder the authors of the article are from Aligarh Muslim University – the spiritual home of the Pakistan Movement. The Muslim League stronghold which provided political and intellectual leadership to the Pakistan Movement and successfully partitioned India.
It’s really hard to understand why Indian Muslims are so bothered about the UCC? They migrate in huge numbers to the Gulf and US/UK for jobs and once there, are subjected to those countries respective UCCs. But they never complain. Never heard an Indian-origin Muslim in US complaining about the UCC in US.
Why are such unreasonable demands made by the Muslim community in India only?
Also, why is it that no other minority community has any issues with the UCC? One does not hear Sikhs or Jains or Buddhists being so paranoid about the UCC.
“This is a well-written and informative article.”
First of all, I would like to put in that I whole-heartedly call myself a Layman when it comes talking about Law or Constitution..
I intend to give verbal shape to my feelings which hopefully will not hurt anyone except Andh-bhakts.
I think this UCC is just another tool to please the group of people who feel that they are always in danger in the country ruled by their political lords.
I feel sorry to see that even the educated section of the sociey gets trapped in the dirty game plan of vicious minds.
CAA NRC UCC…All these are the tools to brainwash the minds and fooling the people around, specially before elections.
Beware of all these game plans before you cry….
*For sick mentality I can only say Get Well Soon*
Ms. Adrika, apologies for my misplaced assumption.
The victimhood complex rears it’s ugle head in your assertion “Muslim community has borne the brunt of this law”. Can you back this statement of yours with facts and data from Uttarakhand? Can the UCC ever be a weapon to attack a specific community or caste? How is it even conceivable to a rational mind?
It’s quite clear that you are interested only in the political implications of the UCC.
Leaders of the Muslim community (e.g. Owaisi, etc.) who must take a progressive approach with an open mind for the betterment of the community are toeing the line of the AIMPLB. The AIMPLB’s comically regressive stance can be understood as they stand to lose all authority and prestige if the UCC is passed.
I believe, the focus of the civil/personal laws must be on justice and equality for people of both genders (as well as transgenders) across all castes and religions. The Manusmritis, Qurans, Bibles, Hadiths or Geetas should not be an obstacle in our attempt to achieve equality before the law and justice for everyone.
Mr Shivam Vij, firstly it’s bold of you to assume I’m a Hindu woman. Secondly, I raised that point because the article makes no mention of Muslims and in the current context, any serious discussion on the UCC is incomplete without addressing their position.
Nowhere did I suggest that Muslim personal law isn’t “blatantly patriarchal” – only that ignoring its political implications is a failure of analysis.
The comments from Ms. Adrika and Ms. Zainab Fatima are telling indeed.
It shows how Hindu feminists and Muslim women approach the issue of UCC. The modern Muslim woman wants a dialogue and debate on UCC – a fact-based and dispassionate one. While the woke secular Hindu feminist sees an attempt by the BJP to enforce it’s ideology on the Muslim community.
The secular Hindu feminist thinks of herself as the protector of the Muslim community. Her feminism is limited to the religions of Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism, Jainism and Buddhism. When it comes to Islam and it’s grossly regressive personal laws and savage Sharia laws, the Hindu feminist turns a blind eye. She pretends not to see the blatantly patriarchal construct of Muslim personal laws and the bestiality of the medieval Sharia laws.
This article does a great job of breaking down the debate around the Uniform Civil Code and whether it should be a state or national issue. Navigating this complex subject, where religious beliefs, gender equality, and the context of implementation intersect, is no easy task. While it deserves nuanced discussion, it often turns into a heated ideological standoff between supporters and critics of the UCC.
The piece is well-argued, but it sidesteps a crucial point that how the Muslim community has borne the brunt of this law. It fails to call out the code for what it is which is a hastily drafted instrument of political convenience, designed less for justice and more for reinforcing the ruling party’s ideology
Seems like Muslims across the world simply cannot adjust to secular principles and laws. They are hell-bent on having their separate personal laws. Given a choice, they will also wish to implement the absolutely regressive and savage Sharia laws.
And this, quite unfortunately, is not about radical and fanatic elements in Islam. The authors of this article seem to be well educated and urbanized Muslims. If a moderate Muslim is so retrograde and fights on behalf of such unjust and staunchly patriarchal personal laws, one shudders to imagine how hardline and regressive the fundamentalists are. No wonder the Taliban has banned girls education in Afghanistan.
No wonder the authors of the article are from Aligarh Muslim University – the spiritual home of the Pakistan Movement. The Muslim League stronghold which provided political and intellectual leadership to the Pakistan Movement and successfully partitioned India.
It’s really hard to understand why Indian Muslims are so bothered about the UCC? They migrate in huge numbers to the Gulf and US/UK for jobs and once there, are subjected to those countries respective UCCs. But they never complain. Never heard an Indian-origin Muslim in US complaining about the UCC in US.
Why are such unreasonable demands made by the Muslim community in India only?
Also, why is it that no other minority community has any issues with the UCC? One does not hear Sikhs or Jains or Buddhists being so paranoid about the UCC.