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• A collective madness

  I. R. Sheikh, 13 August 2019

  Please don't compare India to Pakistan.
  We have our fair share of bigots.They are vocal, and our relatively free press gives them more space than I ...

  Please don't compare India to Pakistan.
  We have our fair share of bigots.They are vocal, and our relatively free press gives them more space than I think they deserve, but for sure no religious party wins many seats in any election. This shows what the silent majority thinks, unlike in India.
  While political will has not been mobilised to strike off our blasphemy law it no longer is allowed freedom of mis-use by the courts, with counter-punishment the law now for false accusation.
  India seems ill-advised by Israel in the path it has chosen. Ghettos a la Palestine for Muslims sadly no longer seems improbable. The destruction of Muslim Pakistan seems high on the declared Indian agenda, starting with the declared policy of isolating Pakistan at every fora. This will make Pakistan feel insecure, and cause a reaction.
  It is time those still thinking in India change the narrative to showing muslims as human beings first, and hate being corrosive for every human soul, and the anti-thesis of an enjoyable life for the hater.

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• The audacity of ‘sitting improperly’

  Fran Winston, 02 August 2019

  Kudos to you. In the west I appreciate we take our travel liberties for granted and it’s easy to forget that some of our sisters are still oppressed...

  Kudos to you. In the west I appreciate we take our travel liberties for granted and it’s easy to forget that some of our sisters are still oppressed in their freedoms. I understand there’s a moral code etc but getting to and from work safely shouldn’t be such a drama. You’re just trying to make a living. Keep fighting the good fight. Well done,

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• The audacity of ‘sitting improperly’

  M. Khalid Jamil, 28 July 2019

  A nice piece to read, I am not a feminist and its been a very long time since any women sat on bike with me but I remember I always asked women (from ...

  A nice piece to read, I am not a feminist and its been a very long time since any women sat on bike with me but I remember I always asked women (from my family or friend) to sit on bike with one leg on each side. It is lot easy for driver to control bike in high speed and safer for lady sitting with him. The only problem was the females were never ready to sit like this. I usually would have to give a lot of arguments supporting my theory, or sometimes I simply say that journey is only possible if you sit on bike "properly".
  Another important thing which writer didn't mentioned is long and loose clothes of women which can suddenly turn any ride into a lethal accident. I have seen a lot of time "dupata or chadar" of females getting trapped in wheel of bike and females falling having serious injuries and in some cases even loss of life. Ladies If you want to sit on bike plz make sure you don't put on long loose clothes. Thanks.

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