I
am a proud Muslim - Cultural Muslim, if you wish - a person genuinely happy
with a rich tapestry of culture in his heritage: from sherwani to ghazal,
shehnai to biryani, Shalimar to Tajmahal.. once from Cardova to Kuala Lampur,
and from 7th through 13th century.... If I were under coercion to study and
choose one of the contemporary organized religions probably it would be Islam. And
with this background - and for that reason - I cannot stop myself from
questioning the way Islam has come to benumb our sensitivity and attitudes, to
subdue our humanness and civility, to snatch from us our world-view and honest
absorption of our surroundings. From scholars to militants I find many Muslims
fudging with facts with a straight face, blaming all but themselves. But few
dare to face the fact: the most violence is happening amongst Muslims today. The
Peshawar attack on a church killing 70 innocents yesterday..the mayhem in the
Mall in Kenya involving people who are not engaged in a combat... the everyday massacres
of Shias and Sunnis in Pakistan or Iraq, the fighting between the
fundamentalists and the liberals in Sudan, Mali, Syria or elsewhere.. I wish to
ask
a.
what is it in Islam, or about Muslims, that has come to throw in so much
violence in their midst, without any remorse, without any repentance. [Notice
that various factions have been proudly claiming responsibility for the killings]
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