Issuing fatwas does not take away the collective responsibility of Muslims to apologize for the carnages their ancestors have unleashed on peaceful Hindu peoples everywhere. This is just another antic to dodge the real issue of why islam is so violent and why even genocide is condoned when unleashed upon non-Muslims. Fatwas are just a means to buy public favour. The media, led by the likes of Rediff, is ofcourse always willing to lap up such nonsense and preach to the rest of us about Islam's impeccable credentials.
Tomorrow the media will ask, why hasnt the RSS done what the JUI has done? This proves the RSS is fascist and communal and blah...
The obvious irony is ofcourse lost on everybody: why does a religion have to issue a clarification that should be blindingly obvious in the first place? ever heard of Christian/Hindu/Buddhist/Jain leaders having to come up before a crowd and shout from the rooftops that our religion condemns violence, terrorism and rape? It's funny to see that Muslims are having to do just that, which goes to show just how much islam is identified with these things. And for good reason too - for enturies Muslims did nothing other than loot, rape and plunder. All these labels are justly associated with Islam and cannot be shaken by just another fatwa - one condemning violence amidst a sea of fatwas that encourage and/or condone violence.
