In a pluralistic part of India, fears of rising Islamic extremism
4th February 2011
Wearing jeans and leaving her auburn hair uncovered never created problems for Rayana Khasi, a 22-year-old Muslim engineering student in the coastal state of Kerala.
But then came the threats. About two months ago, members of the Popular Front of India, a fast-growing Muslim political and social organization in Kerala, allegedly started sending text messages to her saying, “You’re committing blasphemy.”
Oh, say it ain’t so.
Whenever we think we’ve got it bad, bear in mind that India’s got it worse. They have more Muslims, and a longer history of being oppressed by Muslims, than any place outside of the sandbox itself.
February 4th, 2011 at 11:43
Do you mean the ‘pluralistic’ part of India called Pakistan where they accept both Muslims and Taliban? Or were you thinking of the Kashmir part of India?