This is an extract of my February, 2012 blog titled Of Two Authors -One Condemned for Life Taslima continues to be an an enigma exile – derided, abused and in danger for life in her own country as well as in India, her adopted country. Jaipur Literary Festival (2012) missed Salman Rushdie who refused to come unless the government assured him safety, but forgot the writer who steadfastly lives in India despite the daily scare.Finding that spirit still aflame in her in the Twitter handle,@taslimanasreen that I accidentally came across, I thought a revisit of that part of the blog was called for.
Category: RELIGION
ANTI-TERRORISM TALKS WITH PAKISTAN ?-GIVE ME A BREAK !
iSI of Pakistan, right at its inception and later under the self-destructed dictator Zia-ul-Haq invented and taught terrorism in hundreds of Madrasas in Pakistan in the name of Islam. Gradually it permeated through the world - Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Egypt, Libya - every Muslim Country West of the Sindh except Iran, which happens to practise … Continue reading ANTI-TERRORISM TALKS WITH PAKISTAN ?-GIVE ME A BREAK !
LADDOOS FOR SATHYA SAI BABA
It is not nice to tell true stories about dead men. With Gods, it is different. They do not die even when they appear dead. And it is an old story
THEY GOT GOD’S ORDERS TO KILL AND DESTROY
Who made a mess of American economy, put Middle East into such a condition that hundreds of killings take place every day without respite, made thousands of body bags come home year after year, described killing of thousands of Innocent civilians - men women and children - as mere collateral damage, "gutted American civil liberties, and … Continue reading THEY GOT GOD’S ORDERS TO KILL AND DESTROY
PLEASE HOLD ME BEFORE I BECOME A CATHOLIC !!!
In 1950, Pope Pius XII said that the theory of evolution might not be at odds with theCchurch. That was a far cry from 1636 when Galilio was inquisitioned and incacerated for life. In around 1996 Pope John Paul II invited scientists such as Stephen Hawking and told them; up till the Big Bang is … Continue reading PLEASE HOLD ME BEFORE I BECOME A CATHOLIC !!!
ANSWERING MY FRIEND SAADIQ KAMIL
I loved the comment (February 9. 2015) I received from an attentive reader, Saadiq Kamil. I think it is worthy of reproduction and deserves a grateful and extensive reply. He has raised points of science - a subject I love with no claim to mastery - which calls for clarification. His comment also gives me … Continue reading ANSWERING MY FRIEND SAADIQ KAMIL
OMG, THE SUPREME GOD IS IN JAIL
One More godman, who calls himself Supreme Soul, 11th descendant of 'god Kabir' the' original Supreme Soul' is in the dock.
BHAGWAN SATHYA SAI BABA : THE REASON FOR TOTAL WORLD PEACE
Bhagwan (Don’t laugh, the word means God, and there are – or there used to be - any number of judges, lawyers, chartered accountants, businessmen and politicians to certify that the honorific is well placed) Sathya Sai Baba is the true reason why there is total world peace today. Probably you all suffer from hallucination … Continue reading BHAGWAN SATHYA SAI BABA : THE REASON FOR TOTAL WORLD PEACE
THIS THEORY OF EVOLUTION COULD BE DANGEROUS
One morning in early August 2003, I stood outside the gate of a popular British-run school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. A Board on the gate warned that it was a Christian school, and that admission was not available to locals. Because it was a missionary school, I was later told, the government prevented the school from … Continue reading THIS THEORY OF EVOLUTION COULD BE DANGEROUS
MY LAST WAGER ON GOD
I have a social-network friend, whom I shall call Irene since I did not ask her permission to use her real name. She is a dedicated and proud nurse serving abroad. She tries to help her compatriots find jobs in the country of her employment by reproducing nursing job advertisements on Facebook pages. Quite rightly, … Continue reading MY LAST WAGER ON GOD