01-28-2011, 05:28 AM
Kanchi Iliah, the EJ agent now has a new richer paymaster, the islamists
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/dc-commen...-india-520
The social role of Islam in the Indian subcontinent has become a topic of global debate. The liberal world is looking at Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh as ââ¬Åbad statesââ¬Â and as uncritical and undemocratic societies because of the issues they grapple with.
There is a view that Islam has not gone through any reform, while other religious and civil societies have passed through reform after reform. There is a strong view that the Islamic civil societies are resisting reform, even while a religion like Hinduism, which practices caste and untouchability, is willing to change.
This view is now acquiring global acceptability with the recent developments in Pakistan ââ¬â particularly in relation to the blasphemy laws.
Before examining this view, we must understand the social role of Islam in the subcontinent.
http://www.deccanchronicle.com/dc-commen...-india-520
The social role of Islam in the Indian subcontinent has become a topic of global debate. The liberal world is looking at Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh as ââ¬Åbad statesââ¬Â and as uncritical and undemocratic societies because of the issues they grapple with.
There is a view that Islam has not gone through any reform, while other religious and civil societies have passed through reform after reform. There is a strong view that the Islamic civil societies are resisting reform, even while a religion like Hinduism, which practices caste and untouchability, is willing to change.
This view is now acquiring global acceptability with the recent developments in Pakistan ââ¬â particularly in relation to the blasphemy laws.
Before examining this view, we must understand the social role of Islam in the subcontinent.