09-03-2012, 11:08 AM
Educated, alienated and radicalised
While going through his curriculum vitae his prospective employer ââ¬â the editor of popular Kannada news daily ââ¬â gave him a hard look; tossed his CV across the table and reportedly said that it was that of a Taliban. This was Mati-ur-Rehman Siddiqueââ¬â¢s first attempt at applying for a job and he was angry at being targeted, for what he believed was his proficiency in Urdu and being a keen scholar of Islam.
While going through his curriculum vitae his prospective employer ââ¬â the editor of popular Kannada news daily ââ¬â gave him a hard look; tossed his CV across the table and reportedly said that it was that of a Taliban. This was Mati-ur-Rehman Siddiqueââ¬â¢s first attempt at applying for a job and he was angry at being targeted, for what he believed was his proficiency in Urdu and being a keen scholar of Islam.