Monday, March 01, 2010
Two killed in Karnataka over Taslima's article
Tension prevailed in Shimoga and Hassan on Monday, Mar 1, following protests over the publication of a translated version of an article by Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen in a leading Kannada paper. According to latest reports, two people have been killed and over 15 people have been injured in police firing.
In Shimoga, protesters burnt 12 two wheelers, two tractors, two auto rickshaws and pelted stones, police said. Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Shimoga and Hassan.
In Shimoga, protesters burnt 12 two wheelers, two tractors, two auto rickshaws and pelted stones, police said. Prohibitory orders have been imposed in Shimoga and Hassan.
Hassan SP Sharat Chandra said the protest was against the article published in the newspaper.
Taslima in the article wrote that Mohammed Prophet was against burqa.
IMO: The violence is ridiculous. Taslima should be praised for stating her forthright views. Obviously, those responsible for the violence should be dealt with, hopefully by the police and the law. I am not a Muslim and never have been, though I possess at least six copies of the Koran. Being away from home I quote from Google: "[33.59] O Prophet! say to your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers that they let down upon them their over-garments; this will be more proper, that they may be known, and thus they will not be given trouble; and Allah is Forgiving, Merciful." People seem to have a clear view on this verse - no burquas. OK, so there is an alternative school of thought, but if we think of it, Mohammed was a forward-looking person and he probably would have preferred the former view. The real dispute to modern eyes could be whether we go by superstitiously founded old basically non Koranic views or by human common sense. A lot of space for disagreement here, but hardly for murder and violence which could be dealt with in secular Indian courts, and good Muslims should perhaps be thankful that we have at least partly good courts in an Indian democracy.
# posted by uv : 6:21 AM
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