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Secular Religious Freedom Does Not Equal Respect

Craig — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:02:52 +0000

Much has been made in the media about ‘respecting’ a person’s religion. This is especially occurring as of late in the United Kingdom where Muslim immigrants are demanding accommodation and respect for their religious beliefs,...

An assault on the soul of the nation

Rahul — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 04:49:16 +0000

I had gone to the Landmark book shop on Nungambakkam High Road Monday evening. When, I got a new 2 Rupee Coin minted in 2006 as loose change towards the balance that was payable to me, I was shell-shocked to note that on one side of this coin was...

SATISFACTION FOR SPECIAL COMMUNITY IS THE REASON OF KASHMIR AND INDIA’S PROBLEM.

Brij Lal Gupta — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:19:44 +0000

Kashmir is burning. Central Government plays a strong roll of silent spectator. Public is in the perplexing. No body knows what is going to be happening. Supporter of Amaranath Shrine Board is in the strong action against the state government....

MEDIA DOING A SUPRB ROLE IN DESTABLIZING HINDUISM

Arun Kumar — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 16:13:07 +0000

The havoc played by India’s media in last couple of years is very very disappointing.They have ruined the innocents,destabilized the unity among the religion & Masses , & facilitate the Christan missionaries to achieve their aim of...

India is a Secular country, Constitutionally correct and practically not

Santosi Panda — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:41:31 +0000

Going through the preamles of constitution of India we have read several times starting from schooldays the following: “WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC...

Are return of Islamic ideals threating secular Turkey?

Arpita Mukherjee — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 07:04:25 +0000

In 1923, when Mustafa Kemal Ataturk overthrew the Khalifa to establish secular rule, a new Turkey was born. Overthrowing all its previous allegations as the ‘sick man of Europe’, secular turkey was different from what it was under six hundred...

Minority communities see rise of fanaticism in India

Ravneet — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:11:58 +0000

India is a land of diversity, with all religions of the world clubbed together under one roof. Be it the Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and what not, every religion has some kind of past history with this country of a...

Islamic roots dragging Turkey to the dark ages

Naresh Chauhan — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:33:07 +0000

The struggle for the political identity of Turkey intensifies with the prospect of the country being led by a president with an Islamist past. Scores of people (about 700,000) on Sunday marched to protest against the government of Prime...

Amitabh Bachchan is Proud of Film Industry's Secular Nature

HemRaj Singh — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:08:48 +0000

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is reported to have expressed his pride in the fact that Indian film industry is secular in nature and does not discriminate on the basis of religion. Mr. Bachchan has reportedly made this remark in The Observer, which...

...Then she changed opinion about western Muslim women

Bhawana Negi — Mon, 05 Dec 2005 08:24:59 +0000

Lorraine Ali is not any icon figure in West but today she has grown a deep understanding of Islamic society, which she didn’t had earlier. Previously for her the identity of American Muslim women was no more then the timid creature, covered...