Forced into Confinement, Retaliation Is the Only Solution

By Sumit Paul, New Age Islam 19 July 2023 Recently, a video of a woman in Bangalore (to hell with, Bengaluru) asking a bus conductor to remove his skull cap has gone viral on social media, sparking a debate on religious freedom. The video was shared by several users on Twitter, and has garnered a million views. The woman who shot the video is heard asking the conductor if his skull cap is a part of his government uniform. To this, the man says he has been wearing it for several years and that one can wear it if they wish to do so. Things are getting too bad for the minorities. Had the conductor been a turbaned Sikh, would she have dared ask him to remove his Pagdi? He'd slit her throat with his Kirpan (dagger). But now, Muslims are sitting ducks in a majority Hindu country. When Hindu women can wear a Mangalsutra and men can flaunt tilak, will this fanatic woman ask them to remove all these ostentatious religious totems and symbols? So, why only Muslims are being targeted for wearing a skull cap or hijab? This is blatant discrimination with a bias attitude. But the Hindus are silent because it's in their favour. Gloating over the plight and misfortune of Muslims is now the country's favourite pastime. Hindus are drawing a kind of a sadistic kick out of the humiliation of Muslims. Every day, you get meaningless WhatsApp posts lambasting Muslims. All types of Hindus have joined this smear campaign. 'Preachers' are abusing Muslims and calling themselves Sanatanis! Even a famous adage like all is fair in love and war is being translated as Muhabbat Aur Jang Mein Sab Jaayaz Hai and one brainless Hindu preacher is of the opinion that this is a Muslim maxim because of Urdu words! Foolishness of the highest level! How can an adage be limited to a particular community or faith? This is originally a Greek aphorism that travelled to England and English as Greece and England are neighbouring countries and further journeyed into so many languages of so many countries. But who will make these morons see sense? I dare say, the manifestation of the Persian saying Tang Aamad Ba' Jang Aamad (forced into confinement, retaliation is the only solution) is on the cards if this continues unabated. The problem with the (sane) Hindus at the moment is that they all seem to have chosen to turn a Nelson's eye to the rabid hate-mongering of their imbecile brethren. They're also integral to this organized crime. This doesn't portend well. ---- A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed articles to the world's premier publications in several languages including Persian. URL https://newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/forced-confinement-retaliation-solution/d/130245 New Age Islam, Islam Online, Islamic Website, African Muslim News, Arab World News, South Asia News, Indian Muslim News, World Muslim News, Women in Islam, Islamic Feminism, Arab Women, Women In Arab, Islamophobia in America, Muslim Women in West, Islam Women and Feminism