When is a coup not a coup and when does a Muslim become an Islamist? There is hypocrisy all round. A leader who professes to be a Muslim, and is even elected by his own people democratically, is called an “Islamist” (which has become a dirty word since 9/11), but one who exhibits Zionist tendencies, and insists that the territory he presides over belongs exclusively to one religion, is considered a reasonable democrat who is only out to protect Israel. Similarly, when a Hindu bigot proclaims that India is only for the Hindus, and that the sizeable Muslim population does not have a legitimate claim to the country, there are no calls for his resignation. Where is the indignation when people of faiths other than Islam violate the tenets of democracy and secularism? On the other hand, when a Christian leader claims to be God-fearing and church-going, no one calls him a “Christianist” or a danger to secularism and religious pluralism. When did Christianity become the norm and Islam the aberration?
Posted on: Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:34:47 +0000
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