aul & Virendra Nath Bhatt

New Delhi, Lucknow, June 24: CPM
Politburo member M K Pandhe today tried to claim he didn’t mean to
inject a “communal” twist in the nuclear deal debate. But his remark
that “an overwhelming majority of the Muslim masses” oppose the nuclear
deal and that Mulayam Singh Yadav should think twice before supporting
it sparked off a chorus of outrage from Muslim organisations and
leaders to the Samajwadi Party itself. ain from virtually all
Muslim leaders The Indian Express spoke to was: the CPM’s attempt to
communalise foreign policy was condemnable and, yes, some Muslim groups
are opposed to the nuclear deal with the United States but that has
nothing to do with their being Muslim. Remarks like these, they said,
only end up alienating Muslims further by reinforcing the stereotype
that Muslims have to “prove” their loyalty to the “national interest”
every time there is a debate over it.

This weekend, The New York Times sent back a report from a visit to Shillong, a city that the paper says is the "hub" of India's rock and roll scene. The Times describes the town as full of Bob Dylan singalongs and guitar circles, but it's not all peace, love and music.

The city is located in the northeastern corner of India, an area that the Shillong Times says is "under Islamist rebel threat." Militants from nearby Bangladesh are a growing presence in the region and they're not rock fans.

Allahabad, June 23 (PTI) The VHP today sought to
distance itself from the Shiv Sena's "Hindu suicide squads" theory and
said "terror can never be fought through terror". "Anger cannot be
quelled through anger is a cherished Hindu belief and this also implies
that terror can never be fought through terror.

Hence, we do not
support the idea of Hindu suicide squads for combating Islamic
extremism," VHP chief Ashok Singhal told reporters at his residence
here. In a recent article published in its mouthpiece "Saamna", Shiv
Sena said there was a need for "Hindu suicide squads" to ensure
security for the community.

Why are most of the Muslims fundamentalists and terrorists?

"MUSLIMS ARE FUNDAMENTALISTS AND TERRORISTS"

This question is often hurled at Muslims, either directly or
indirectly, during any discussion on religion or world affairs. Muslim
stereotypes are perpetuated in every form of the media accompanied by
gross misinformation about Islam and Muslims. In fact, such
misinformation and false propaganda often leads to discrimination and
acts of violence against Muslims. A case in point is the anti-Muslim
campaign in the American media following the Oklahoma bomb blast, where
the press was quick to declare a ‘Middle Eastern conspiracy’ behind the
attack. The culprit was later identified as a soldier from the American
Armed Forces.

Let us analyze this allegation of ‘fundamentalism’ and ‘terrorism’:

1. Definition of the word ‘fundamentalist’