Archives for “Islam Watch”

Child Abuse: NCERT Style

Here's a common reprimand parents give their errant children: Is this what they teach you in school? Let's recall Eminent Historians: Their Technology, Their Line, Their ...


Secular Burqa

Let me pick up from where BarbarIndian's superbly acid post left off. He points to this Slimes of India piece that dwells on the Supreme ...


Best of Aavarana: 4

I return to this after three months. The following takes place in Professor Shastri's house. The occasion: match-making between Aruna, Shastri's daughter and Nazir, Lakshmi's ...


How Islam is Enforced

The latest evidence. The Bandra police has filed a case against Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan for allegedly making comments about Prophet Mohammad but the actor ...


Lovin’ Pakistan

India-Pakistan bhai-bhai is one of the themes close to the secularists' heart. They don't even need an excuse to trumpet this theme into our collective ...


The latest proof of how Aurangzeb's magnificient legacy is perpetuated (link thanks Barbar Indian) with eager zest by the Taliban. Think of it, the name ...


This was published today in the Pioneer. Comments and criticism welcome as always. True colours of communalism Sandeep B While the Muslim League demanded and got a separate ...


Best of Aavarana: 3

"...that apart, tell me, how are you? How is Saudi?" "Ammajaan, Allah be praised. The Land of the Prophet's (PBUH) birth. It's wealthier than any nation ...


Kanchan Gupta's Sunday pieces are usually above par. Today's superb article is no exception. Read it in full and tell me if you agree that ...


Martha Nussbaum in Dreamland

I'm pleased to welcome you to the latest episode of Whitewashing Islamism by Martha Nussbaum. Because her earlier episodes were such monster hits, we've got ...


Is not too far. Arbab Alamgir is a prosperous businessman in Peshawar who has made a mark in politics as federal communications minister. But that's unlikely to ...


It Happens in the US too

Via email from the Acorn, we hear of an honour killing in the USA. The website of a New York TV network whose ...


Indonesia seems hell-bent on achieving fast-track Islamic Statehood. Here's the latest gem. "The yoga practice that contains religious rituals of Hinduism including the recitation of mantras ...


A friend forwarded this news report about a blind Muslim techie (notice the words: blind, Muslim) unable to get a house for rent in Calcutta's ...


One of the reasons I've come to like Bangalore's nightmarish traffic jams is the opportunity it affords to observe tidbits of public life. Here's two ...


Weak Before Bullies

After a long stint of academic silence, the Lamb has emerged with an indirect roar against Israel, shaming India again. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh voiced India's ...


This was published today. The kind folks at the Pioneer have edited the piece a bit but it retains the message of the original that ...


The Issue is Not Babri Masjid

This post owes courtesy to a certain Zohail who singlehandedly continues to bring loads of traffic to this blog via his flood-like comments on my ...


A Tale of Bomb Blasts &C

Fresh from the oven: Five people were killed and over 50 injured in three blasts set off by insurgent outfit ULFA in Guwahati ...


Teesta’s House in Disarray

Public discourse in India is a case-study in parodies. The who's who of the worst communal scum control the narrative on what constitutes secularism. The ...


Best of Avarana: 2

"I wasn't aware that Amir had married again. If I'd known about this earlier, I wouldn't have spared him. Why didn't you tell me?" "I ...


Read this superb piece by Kanchan Gupta on the attempts to defend the latest darling of the treasonous combine of secular intellectuals, human rights vultures, ...


I know I'm a little late but hear me out. Interesting sights open themselves up when you saunter inside Muslim-dominated localities in Bangalore (perhaps in other ...


The Best of Aavarana

For the uninitiated, read this first. One of the surest traits of an enduring work is its re-readability. SL Bhyrappa's Aavarana like most of his other ...


Speechless

You will be delighted to know that Indians have finally attained that elusive state, which Lord Krishna preached in the Gita: blissful equanimity, or Stithaprajna. ...