Fisrt of the title of the news is completely odd. The dress code sania in this picture is called Hijab not burkha.Burkha is a dress where the whole body including the face is covered and sania in the above picture does not wear it.Please try to get some prior knowledge when you post news about the religious matters or else people will get negative image of religion.
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by jupiter on Nov 10, 2006 07:29 PM Permalink
I want to say something because this discussion came up.
LTTE, Naxalites, Bodos started their revolution based on certain aim. Later some organizations crossed line. But because they want some land in Srilanka or Assam, they did not go and blast a train in Spain or England nor a resort in Bali.
Also, they never taught violence in the name of religion. It just happened that people living in that area are predominatly belongs to one religion. Also they never taught about viloence in their religious institutions.
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by PJ on Nov 10, 2006 07:52 PM Permalink
Let me add word. Just happened to notice that one Sebastian has mentioned that Islam is the most popular religion and more people are getting converted to ISlam than any other religion. This is absolutely wrong. I dont know where he got the statistics from. You need to carry out a more detailed research before making such a statement
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by tpeekay on Nov 11, 2006 09:08 AM Permalink
where d hell LTTE comes here... and for ur knowledge they are not terrorists... do u call bhagat singh, NSC bose, azad terrorists if u do then u can call them as well...
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by sebastian on Nov 10, 2006 05:58 PM Permalink
i could see lots of ignorant readers laughing on islam...on a popular faith that islam has been left with no positive image. hey kids ,go back to the school books and read.. millions are getting killed by indian army in assam and manipur. poor women are raped in villages in kashmir..and the rapists are not muslims. now dont ask..read.. hindu uprising in andhra killing the exploiting hindu landlords: naaxalism. oklahoma bomb blast in usa: culprit is from idaho usa..their own blood. there are million pf such examples..where good image guys are embarrasing the humanity but they are not in the press. on the other go and research on the religios conversion rate among americans, british and europeans.. the most popular religion that they are embracing is islam.. so kids dont read the cencored newspapers.. read behind the wall.and then laugh..
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by ali on Nov 10, 2006 06:29 PM Permalink
this message is to Bhat
I think in this country the favourite passion is bashing muslims. if all muslims are terrorist then who are these Naxalites, RSS, LTTE who've killed innocent people and what have people like bal thackeray, uma bharti done who are hindus. So just get your facts right before talking shit.
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by joseph on Nov 11, 2006 07:28 PM Permalink
i am not a hindu nor a muslim so may be i can give a fresh thought to you people. some one says why all terrorists are muslims. please tell me who are ULFAs cadre. who are naxalites. and who are Nepalese maoist. now comes to muslims. dear, terroism is a weapon of weak. america is powerful. if he attacks iraq or afghanistan then it was a military attack, not terrorism. if they didnt get nuke arsenals, no problem. but when iraqis trying to throw americans out then they are terrorists. please go back to history and tell me what shivaji was doing. at that time auranjeb was powerful so shivaji has to apply guirilla tactics. israel has just bombared palestene and killed innocent people. it is called a mistake. if hizbollah will retaliate then it will be called terrorism. one thing i must clear here that i am not supoporter of terrorist who are killing innocent people on name of aajadi or religion. they are cowards. they should be hanged. problems of world can be solve by piece and healthy discussions. only the vishwa guru bharat can do this. time has come india should play its role. if we will be able to bring piece to the world. then india will be a leader.
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by sreedhara on Nov 10, 2006 09:50 AM Permalink
U r right Ankur. Women are reduced to the status of commodity. They are asked to cover the whole body. Men are dressed in western clothes. They can have any number of wives. Father in law rapes her DIL and becomes the husband and the poor husband becomes her son!!!! Is this a positive image???
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by resh on Nov 10, 2006 04:06 PM Permalink
i wud like to put right ur statement burkha means the thng shes wearing n hijab means covering the womens whole body u better ask around n find out b4 misleading others
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by sr on Nov 10, 2006 11:37 AM Permalink
i support you. it is so easy to discuss islam. but they should know that it is the only religion which has given the highest status to women.
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by whatsurproblem on Nov 10, 2006 12:17 AM Permalink
hey,wait a sec: where does the question of a "negative image" arise here? would a person calling a rose a lotus be giving English language a "negative" image?
thanks for pointing out the error,friend, but plz dont get panicky over this unintentional term now; and whatever she s wearing, she still looks HOT!!
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by GK on Nov 10, 2006 08:19 PM Permalink
Could take names as Advan,Bal Thakrey.. they are a drop of water in Ocean as compared to the so called Jihadis...
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by Abhinav on Nov 10, 2006 11:35 AM Permalink
of course faheem is right... this is not a burkha guys.. i am surprised no one at rediff knows what a burkha is... that's why i looked at the story, wondering how u wud figure out that the girl behind the burkha was sania.... yeah she does look pretty btw.
RE:Mr. Batt's Comment. all terrorist are muslims..!!!
by Indian on Nov 10, 2006 07:45 PM Permalink
Mr Batt , Noted your Comment .. But you Forgot about LTTE in Srilanka, Mavoyist in Nepal,Ulfa in Assam , Bodo's ,and RSS in India(esp in Gujarath & Kerala), Nexalites etc...
Also Mr.Batt.. you told muslims are terrorist , What they calling so?? They are fighting for their Home land...for eg : Palaestine , Afganisthan and Iraq..
So dont call Simply .. anything on Muslim.. Be care.
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by sameer on Nov 11, 2006 12:21 PM Permalink
OOOO.... stop u told "all muslims are not trarist, terrorist are muslims."
then who r these people's bajarng dal, Shivsena, sri ram sena.... they also terorist only u have to knw this in Belgum (Karnataka) one sri ram sena leader accepted they r getting camps on using rifels and gun and they r preparing one "Allkaida" like group and also they are having the weapons. so tell me if allkaida group is an terrorist group. what u call these things. If SIMI is banned becoz of doing the same things why we didnt ask our govt. to bann these Organisations. im also great indian
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by aziz on Nov 10, 2006 07:42 PM Permalink
Advocates are fighting with one other without any judge. Your heart is the best judge. I request my Indian brothers not to believe the media news as they are wind by illeterates, half minded, short sighted millicious groups. Nothing will happen to Islam by negative comments. Muslims have come a long way from 1 to 1 billion. People used to critize & torture even at the time of ONE and the same is continuing at the time of ONE BILLION. So no need to worry, u will grow. But make sure one has to be on the straight path showed by the creator.
If wearing a short skirt is ok, then why all indians dont wear. Those who critisize islamic wear should make sure their sisters and mothers wear bra like top and let others see their thighs. Why adopted muslims\'s Shalwar Kameez?
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by bala on Nov 10, 2006 08:11 PM Permalink
For god sake..isnt there a filter..scratch the surface and almost all one gets is this kind of dangerous rhetoric.
Rediff pls filter messages.Interactive doesnt mean you can publish child porn..the same way pls remove the offensive posts.
Something for you Jupiter
by indian on Nov 12, 2006 01:56 PM Permalink
Dear Jupiter get your facts straight,LTTE did kill Rajiv Gandhi,why? because he was with the srilankan govt.IN the same way if AMERICA and UK go on to attack Afghanistan,Iraq and other countries then do you think they won't have to bear the consequences. Why does the european country not keep its dirty idea of imperailism limited to its own boundaries.Do you think America really believes in democracy.If yes then why does it use the clause of VETO in the UN for any decision taken by its memebers that are not in accordance with the Israel mindset,why does it not go with the majority.The main reason for the European interest in the gulf is OIL,do you really believe that they wanted democracy in IRAQ,then why don't they go for North Korea and a lot of other Non muslim countries that have dictators.If you think that palestinians are terrorists then all our freedom fighters were,have you any idea how much of palestine was in control of Isrrael before 1947, less than 5% but the UN made a wicked plan and now palestinians have less than 5% of their homeland wheareas the jews have total control.So if they do act against those countries whats wrong.
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by Sandip on Nov 10, 2006 08:16 PM Permalink
Why are we raising such a hue and cry over what someone is wearing? It is a fact that Sania Mirza is India's pride and we should all support her irrespective of which religion we belong to. would request everyone to stop having a communal riot on the net unnecessarily. every hindu or muslim who indulges in such activity is a criminal and an anti national and we all as true Indians should fight against this and not against each other.
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by Sidhu on Nov 11, 2006 06:43 AM Permalink
I sometimes read these message board for fun; but this is annoying guys. Since it is a public board it does not mean you can scratch anything.
If Ankur's relative was slaughtered in a riot, I understand his anger; but if you just want to do this for the sake of it - not on. If God is one, he/she will not really like this - isn't it? Just hope it's not our Beckham Ankur - btw.
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by Praveen on Nov 10, 2006 08:20 AM Permalink
What is your problem man .No photos can she play in front of camera .Dont make issue for every thing on the name of islam . What else islam says?
re:it migth ignite controversy
by Mudassir Nawaz on Nov 10, 2006 05:59 PM Permalink
Hi Friends, Plz dont make unnessary statements that hurt others feeling . Discussion should be in a constructive way . This , i m telling to all .
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by Dhunvavwala Mohamed Soeb on Nov 10, 2006 05:36 PM Permalink
All are fools, targeting one another's religion. The topic is of Sania wearing hijab (that too is not at all a point of hype) and see where it has reached? This is the foolish Indian mentality which has prevailed ever since old days. Why don't we ppl learn to respect one another's religion? Always ppl say that Muslims are terrorists, question I ask is are RSS ppl not terrorists? Are Tamil Tigers not terrorists? Please stop such cheap and sense less talks and stop wasting the precious time.
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by Proud Hindu on Jul 08, 2008 01:14 PM Permalink
No people like you are black spots in the society.We need more of Bal Thackereys and Narendra Modi who will go to any extent to protect the interests of hindus.And remember those bast*ard terrorists are not going to spare your life because you speak on their behalf.Afterall,to them you are a kafir and they believe all kafirs deserve to be killed.Any answer?
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by Observer on Nov 10, 2006 06:49 AM Permalink
"Negative image of Islam " hahahaha .. has there any positive image left for islam that it would be negative ..
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by M Khan on Nov 10, 2006 06:46 PM Permalink
Brother Bhat, how about Tamil Tigers, Ulfa and Maoist... Are these muslims???? It is said that LTTE are most dreadest terrorists in the world
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by Kaushik Das on Nov 10, 2006 07:21 PM Permalink
Guys, this is a burqa (body covering garment) with a hijab (headdress). What is missing is the naqab (veil). The burqa does not cover the face or head. It is only a body covering.
What is in the name-?
by RIZWAN on Nov 10, 2006 06:06 PM Permalink
People like you Mr. Faeehm complicates a very simple religion. Before teaching others, you should understand first that Hijab is an arabic word drives from Hijb which means to cover. There is no BURQA in Arabic terminology. .
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by sameer on Nov 11, 2006 01:53 PM Permalink
It is disgusting to know that rediff has gone to this level of igniting hate in our own people of the country and still continuing this article on the website. Rediff team may be reading and laughing among themselves for what we Indian have become ourselves. Rediff team: Stop unwanted articles and bring some articles which will bring nationalism and unity in our people of India. If you are a responsible Indian, immediately stop issues that fuel hateredness. Gud luck to you
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by sandeep on Nov 10, 2006 01:35 PM Permalink
hey what difference does that make.... your religion will continue to be ridicules... cover yr face or not....
