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[1] From: "Pradeep Deshpande" <proton54@hathway.com> Date: Sat Nov 18, 2006 Subject: Re: Urgent Request Please furnish details of rape cases by Muslims on hindus during last 800 years claimed by you. As per my understanding rapes are committed by 'men' against 'women ' belonging to 'other' communities ;Rapes have no mention in any Religious material or history so your claim that muslims raped... is probably a RSS teaching. In US Christion women women are raped /gang raped by Christian men. In India upper caste/middle caste men rape Dalit and adivasi women because they demand higher wages. Rapes or atrocities against women are the tools designed by ultra communal forces all over who are never known for their religiousness but for communal politics 'managed' by means of violence, killings, burning and rapes .. and now mass killings by bomb blasts. I am sure , you won't like to be one of them. Let 's live and let live; never love to hate or hate to love. Best wishes for peace of mind. ------------- [2] From: Pradip Kumar Datta <pradip200@yahoo.com> Date: Sat Nov 18, 2006 Subject: Threat of jehadis Guwahati, Saturday, November 18, 2006 EDITORIAL Threat of jehadis Growth of activities of the jehadi groups in Bangladesh is posing a serious security threat to the North East region of the country and concerted efforts must be launched by the Government of India and the Governments of the States of the region to deal with the threat. What is more dangerous is that the security agencies have very little intelligence input about the activities of those groups in the region and therefore steps should be taken to boost the intelligence network in the international border areas and the areas having sizeable presence of suspected infiltrators. The recently concluded meeting of the police chiefs of the North Eastern States, which was also attended by senior officials of the Intelligence Bureau and Army, discussed the threat posed by the jehadi elements to the region, which is a positive sign as no State alone can deal with the threat. The decision to increase vigil along the Indo-Bangla border with deployment of more forces is also a positive step, which should check attempts of such elements inimical to India from sneaking into the country from Bangladesh. Of course, deployment of a few additional companies of Border Security Force (BSF) alone will not totally prevent infiltration of jehadi elements to India and immediate steps should be taken to complete the fencing along the international border and the quality of the existing fencing must be improved. Floodlights should also be installed along the border fencing to improve visibility at night. Though the jehadi elements have not created any major disturbance in Asom or any other part of the North East as yet, the threat is looming large and if the growth of such groups is not checked immediately, the possibility of Asom facing a situation like Jammu and Kashmir in the days to come cannot be ruled out. In fact, the security agencies were not even aware of the presence of groups like Harkat Ul Mujahideen (HUM) in the State till late 1990s and the threat came to light only after the arrest of four dreaded agents of the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in Guwahati city. Following the arrest of the ISI agents, the network of the HUM in the State was busted and more than 40 militants belonging to the group were either arrested or they surrendered before the police. But the most disturbing fact of the whole episode was that the HUM men arrested during the operation confessed before the police and security forces that they were taken to Pakistan for training through Bangladesh by taking advantage of the porous international border and the security forces were not aware of the fact before their arrest. The possibility of youths of the State being taken to Pakistan even today cannot be ruled out and immediate steps should be taken to prevent any such attempt. Dreaded militant Akram Master, who hails from Barpeta, was the key man behind organising the activities of the HUM in the State and according to intelligence reports, later he formed the terrorist group Jaish-E-Mohammad along with the terrorist group involved in the hijacking of the Indian Airlines flight from Kathmandu. Though Akram is now believed to be in Pakistan it is not known whether he is still trying to take advantage of his roots in the State to mobilise youths to join hands with the forces inimical to India. With very little security presence in the char areas along the international border, the elements of the fundamentalist forces can very easily take shelter there after sneaking into the country before fanning out to other parts and to deal with the situation, police and security presence in the chars must be improved without further delay and photo identity cards should be provided to the people living along the international border to help the BSF in detecting foreigners who manage to sneak into India. --------------- [3] From: Abhiyya 2006 <abhiyya@yahoo.com> Date: Sat Nov 18, 2006 Subject: Dutch government backs burqa ban Dutch government backs burqa ban .The proposed burqa ban comes ahead of Dutch elections The Dutch cabinet has backed a proposal by the country's immigration minister to ban Muslim women from wearing the burqa in public places. The burqa, a full body covering that also obscures the face, would be banned by law in the street, and in trains, schools, buses and the law courts. The cabinet said burqas disturb public order, citizens and safety. The decision comes days ahead of elections which the ruling centre-right coalition is expected to win. Immigration Minister Rita Verdonk, who is known for her tough policies, said it was important that all people in the Netherlands were able to see and identify each other clearly to promote integration and tolerance. Last year a majority of MPs in the Dutch parliament said they were in favour of a ban. An estimated 6% of 16 million people living in the Netherlands are Muslims. But there are thought to be fewer than 100 women who choose to wear the burqa, a traditional Islamic form of dress. Civil rights debate The latest move came after an expert committee judged that it would not contravene Dutch law. Other forms of face coverings, such as crash helmets with visors that obscure the face, would also be covered by a legal ban. [It is] undesirable that face-covering clothing is worn in public places for reasons of public order, security and protection of citizens Rita Verdonk The Islamic veil in Europe Why women wear the veil Send us your comments Ms Verdonk insisted the burqa was not an acceptable part of public life in the Netherlands. "The Cabinet finds it undesirable that face-covering clothing - including the burqa - is worn in public places for reasons of public order, security and protection of citizens," she said. Critics of the proposed ban say it would violate civil rights. The main Muslim organisation in the Netherlands, CMO, said the plan was an "over-reaction to a very marginal problem", the Associated Press reported. But the minister told the BBC that social interaction would be easier if faces were not covered. "It is very important that we can see each other and can communicate with each other. Because we are so tolerant we want to respect each other." Tension The issue of the type of clothing worn by Muslim women has become a hotly-debated subject in a range of European countries. France has passed a law banning religious symbols, including Muslim headscarves, from schools. Find out about different styles of Muslim headscarf In graphics Some German states ban teachers in public schools from wearing headscarves, but there is no blanket rule against burqas. Italy has banned face-coverings, resurrecting old laws passed to combat domestic terrorism, while citing new security fears. The issue of Muslim women's dress also surfaced in the UK, where former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said women should not wear the veil. The Dutch relationship with its Muslim community has been under scrutiny since the murder of film-maker Theo van Gogh by Islamic extremists in November 2004. Earlier this year Ms Verdonk clashed with a minority party in the governing coalition over her handling of the citizenship case of Somali-born Dutch MP Ayaan Hirsi Ali. The MP scripted a controversial film about the treatment of women in Islamic society, directed by van Gogh before he was killed. But she admitted lying on her 1992 application for Dutch citizenship, and Ms Verdonk initially called for the MP to be deported. With Regards Abi ---------------- [4] From: kashif <kaaashif@gmail.com> Date: Sat Nov 18, 2006 Subject: Indian Muslims can be torchbearer for Islamic world: Javed, Shabana Indian Muslims can be torchbearer for Islamic world: Javed, Shabana<http://indianmuslims.info/news/2006/november/17/indian_muslim/indian_mus\ lims_can_be_torchbearer_for_islamic_world_javed_shabana.html> By Mayank Chhaya Chicago, Nov 17 Hindi movie couple Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi believe Indian Muslims have the potential to be the torchbearer at a time when the Islamic world is in ferment. Poet and lyricist Akhtar and actor Azmi, currently touring the US with their highly acclaimed theatre production, "Kaifi Aur Main", said that Muslims in India held out a great hope for the rest of the community in the world because they had learned to negotiate through demands of a democracy. -------------------- |
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