A woman police sub-inspector walked into a public park in Patna the other day and beat up couples holding hands or sitting together or, possibly but not really, kissing – the most obscene act you can do in public in India. In the villages around Patna, and even in its by-lanes, you find women standing … Continue reading Not our Culture
Month: June 2009
Obama and the Islamic World
I am a little confused today. An article by MJ Akbar, a well-known journalist, makes me want to write about Obama and his famous speech in Cairo University. The West, says Akbar, is Geography and Islam is a faith, a brotherhood. Muslims in different countries are bound by a common faith (he should have said … Continue reading Obama and the Islamic World
About Faith in Good Faith
As a tribute to tradition, I will start my first real blog by invoking the name of God. God or Gods? Recall the Oxymoron pronounced by Neil Armstrong from the moon : One step for man, a giant leap for mankind. Argument goes that man and mankind mean the same thing – Armstrong should have … Continue reading About Faith in Good Faith
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