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Tag: "Koran"

Islam and the False Concept of Equality in Indian Society

Kancha Ilaiah is an activist, writer and also the Chairman of the Political Science department at Osmania University.  Recently the Deccan Chronicle published an article written by Kancha Ilaiah titled “Islam and the Concept of Equality in India”.  In this article the author makes several claims about the “social role of Islam in the subcontinent” [...]

India Using Koran Burning Pastor to Clamp Down on Freedom

I think all of us are now familiar with the story of Pastor Terry Jones and his plans to burn the Holy Koran.  Most of us see this issue from a religious viewpoint.  How can someone burn the Koran which is Holy Scripture to billions of Muslims all over the world?  Others argue that this [...]

We Are All Atheists

I am one of those non believers when it comes to religion.  I believe that religion as we know it today is a creation of the human mind (and therefore we created god and not the other way around).  Science has proven that the theories of creation as described in almost all of the major [...]

Obama wrong About a Just and Loving God

For the most part America is not a very religious country.  In most polls Americans will indicate that they believe in gods, angels and saints.  But in reality most Americas do not practice their religion (or faith as they sometimes call it).  But there is a very conservative group of people in the country. 

India Should Not Subsidize Haj Pilgrimage

Haj is an annual pilgrimage to Mecca.  It is an obligation that every Muslim must carry out if he can afford to do so (the Quran indicates that the cost incurred by a Haj pilgrim should be borne by the person or his relatives).  This year the government of India has set the Airfare from [...]

Madrasas Get a Bad Rap

The Indian State of West Bengal has decided to introduce English as a medium of education in all the state run Madrasas.  Muslims account for 28% of the population in West Bengal.  This decision was announced by the state minister for Minority Affairs Abdus Sattar.