[Reader-list] Jamia Millia should be prosecuted

[Nazneen Anand Shamsi]

Dear Iram, Dear List admin,

You may find this a little irritating, but I am sorry, I have stated this
earlier and I am stating it again now, please refrain from any off-list
conversations with me, for I do not want to engage with any members of this
list in other fashion except in the form of a public dialogue. For all
future reference, if one does not see any point  in announcing something to
everyone, then, please, spare me from such announcements.

Having said that, I eagerly look forward for iram's  response and I hope
that she has a safe journey!

Best

Nazo


On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 2:53 PM, Iram Ghufran <iram at sarai.net> wrote:

> Dear Nazo
> Another off list response - I see no point in announcing to everyone that I
> have a train to catch in a few hrs and will not have email access for  a few
> days.
> Will read your mail with care and respond soon.
> All the best
> Iram
>
>
>
> Nazneen Anand Shamsi wrote:
>
>>
>> Dear Iram,
>>
>> Thank you for your clarification apropos Taraprakash's mail. Allow me to
>> add my two bit. Please tell me, why are you again and again pushing for an
>> institutional framework for dispensing aid? I find this thinking paranoid
>> and extremely dangerous, because, it tends to normalizes, fear and
>> insecurity on one hand and routinizes suspicion on the other.
>>
>> Regarding your second argument, I don't know, whether there can be a
>> bigger interest for an educational institution than to take care of its
>> students and help the most vulnerable of its lot in the time of need.
>> Clearly, the students, have agreed to accept university''s  aid because they
>> can't afford any other higher legal assistance. I am sure, as a matter of
>> saying, if for instance,Salman Khurshid's child would have to undergo same
>> circumstances, he would surely have not availed of any legal aid from any
>> university of this world, by virtue of his higher social position. Likewise
>> a VC of Jamia helping its student can be regarded a case of 'Muslim' helping
>> fellow 'Muslim' only by those who consider an aid given to Chnadra mohan by
>> Baroda university as a case of a 'Hindu' helping a fellow 'Hindu'. And the
>> less is said about the 'muslimness' of Prof. Hasan is better.
>>
>> I do not want to respond to your emotional plea for careful, considered
>> responses because I feel that all responses, be it in a situation of crises
>> or otherwise must be careful and considered, especially on a public
>> non-moderated list like this one.
>>
>> However I would urge you to articulate your position further.
>>
>> Best
>>
>> Nazo
>>
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