[Reader-list] road-show to prove you belong to the nation

[Yousuf]

Dear Chanchal
I fail to understand, why should only Muslims need to
to a roadshow to prove they belong to the nation. Show
me one ordinary Indian Muslim who is happy about
terrorism today (even from Kashmir). For them to do a
roadshow against terrorism means that they first
identify with it (for being a Muslim) and then condemn
it. 

I condemn terrorism as much as you do, but what will I
achieve with a roadshow. I think we need to work
together against this menace if we condemn it
together. And to do that, we need to first reduce our
own differences and prejudices.
 
People are dropping topics on this conversation list
because they realize they are not going to change each
other's minds however hard they try. Some people seem
to have joined this list saying "hey look, here is a
list of psuedo-secularists, Islam-lovers and
anti-nationalists. Lets hurl some stones at them". Is
that true or not? 

If you come with that kind of attitude, no one's going
to take you seriously. But if are serious about
discussing our current problems and finding possible
solutions, why can't we start by first respecting each
other and working together. Most of the dialogues of
this kind end up in a chicken-n-egg situation here. No
one can prove who started it all, or who has been the
worst victim/culprit, so there is no point in
continuing to hurl stones at each other. We seem to be
wasting our time and leading to more and more hatred. 

But during these debates, I often wonder how would it
be if all these people were sitting together, across
the table, more purposefully. I am sure the debate
would lead to something more concrete - at least a
different sort of trust/mistrust if you could see the
person you are talking to. To me, some of these
internet debates sound too hollow, since there is no
accountability. Why doesn't anyone think of a road
show to discuss how to resolve these issues together?

(its sad that the real road-show, that of the Manipuri
women, with which the debate started, has got
completely sidelined)

Yousuf



--- chanchal malviya <chanchal_malviya at yahoo.com>
wrote:

> The same applies to you... You also produce things
> without any authentication...
> I requested to stop talking about issues.. and start
> a culture of talking about Solutions...
> I called to produce ideas and strategies that can
> help the nation...
>  
> there is no reply... The same issues (Issues that is
> against Muslims) are again and again dropped in the
> network... 
> The intention is clear from this.. and hence I am
> hard to answer...
>  
> And mind it, if we go to the basics of Muslims (the
> Quran).. the reality would be even dangerour...
> which never applies for Hindus... 
> But it is not good to go into those things...  
>  
> I have ever repeated and say again - Let the Muslims
> do one Road Show against Terrorists, if they think
> they belong to this Nation...
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Zainab Bawa <bawazainab79 at gmail.com>
> To: Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com>
> Cc: reader-list list <reader-list at sarai.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2008 8:18:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Manipuri women coming to
> stir up Govt. at Delhi - Campaign against
> Militarization, Impunity and AFSPA 1958



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