You must be a blind Muslim not to know that intrinsically there are problems in the Muslim community. I am a minority citizen in this predominantly Hindu, yet politically secular country. I live in an urban milieu, and I have Muslim friends. But my situation is not that of India. Also take solace from the fact that what gets written here is also not the real India. There are a few jokers, sitting in the comfort of their US homes writing utter crap about a country, which they can only write about and scheme about, but the spirit of which, neither them, nor their next seven generations will be able to understand or fathom. They are a minority, unfortunately a vocal one. Remember Uma Bharti, that sums them up.
However, as I said earlier, do not be blind to the failings in your community. The fact that a Muslim majority nation does not have secular credential, save Turkey, is a pointer to the deeper malaise that pervades a religious group. And Turkey is fighting grimly to protect that ethos. In any other religion, I, as an individual, have the right to convert to another religion, if my personal belief is so. But the Muslim religion does not allow that. Presumably, you may argue that your religion is the most whatever, but the law of nature decrees that what you attempt to keep by force, will be swept away by a higher force. I only write these small snippets (since Rediff does not allow space for a full delineation) for you to introspect. Let thoughts flow!
