I am honest. There is no clear link with Islam.

Don’t ask BBC WORLD or CNN or any other XYZ intellectual on what they feel about Muslim Women, despite; ask the believing women what she feels being it!

                                                                                                     - Mujahid Deputy

                                                                                             (mujahid.deputy@gmail.com)

         Well, I had a glance at the opinion column of The Times, dated, 10^th May 2012, a UK based newspaper, where I saw a piece of writing itching to be read-out , which later on appeared in The Hindu on 18^th May 2012 by title ‘Reshaping Islam for the Modern Age’. “Let’s be honest. There is a clear link with Islam”. Yes, this was the sarcastic headline of the article in the opinion column of the (The Times) based on the controversial case of a group of Muslim men landing up in a jail last week for sexually abusing young white girls.

Islam has so far become a theme for the lame ducks to be a successful writer and to be visible throughout the world. Simple, if you are not well known, write something against Islam and you will be a ‘Whitebread’ award winner tomorrow or you may be known as ‘German Author of the year’.

Let me restrict myself to a latest writing of a budding Islamophobia, the writer, David Aaronovitch, who suggested that Islam was inherently Misogynist: a culture that treated its women as “red meat”.

As we know, not only in Islam, but in every community there appears to be having black sheep’s who are squarely responsible for the diminishing of the religious image. But, it is vile to blame the religion for what they do, well, it’s what they do; not the religion. Mr. Aaronovitch seemed to be not interested in writing when nobody blamed Christianity for the conduct of hundreds of priests found involved in child abuse scandals around the world.

Now, what allows Mr. Aaronovitch to have such inane perception about Islam? Well, its simple; the hated towards Islam. It’s very easy to put forward the allegations on any religion, but it needs to be logically proved.

Freedom of expression; yes, according to this fundamental right, you can criticize Islam; if you found anything illogical in it and nobody will be having objection towards it. If... and only if you are well knowing about what you want people to know.  Though I’m not a good advisor, here is a sincere suggestion to Mr. Aaronovitch (a writer who might not like my writing) before raising figure towards the religion, you ought to well know about the teachings of Islam rather the way a modern Muslim practices.

Meanwhile we have another lady, Samia Rehman, a writer and a daughter of Pakistani immigrants writes about misogyny in Islam. “Most of this misogyny is justified on the basis of Qur’an and the tradition of Prophet Mohammed. The question is how to pull out of the quagmire of misogynist practice and interpretation and revive its pro-women ethos,” she writes.

Well, it seems to me like a devil is quoting the scripture. In fact, Islam treats women precious than a diamond and this can be justified on the groundings of Qur’an the teaching of the Prophet (pbuh). The simple answer for your precious question is quite simple; Stop devoting your intellectuals (if you have any) on the issues which does not exists in Islam; Come up with a different tactics if you covet to tear down the image of Islam, It’s just a suggestion, you can think over it.

“Do not just look at the films; see them”! –M. Abdul Rehman pasha

                                                                                                   - Mujahid Deputy      

          

          Learning from the books is not adequate to visualize the realistic practice, which takes place ahead of the campus. Someone has to be there who can make students think beyond the restrictions. Well, this time students had Mr. M.Abdul Rehman Pasha, Writer and Director, who has put his 30 years experience of cinema with them.

          It was a delightful moment for the Students of Mass Communication of Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies and the Presidency College of Bangalore, who had congregated here to be exposed to the practical knowledge of ‘Film Appreciation and Review Writing’, in a three-day workshop conducted at Acharya Institute of Graduate Studies, Bangalore.

         

          It was a very educative workshop, which helped me to appreciate and analyze the film. I am very much thankful to the management for conducting the workshop and I am looking ahead for more. Said, Sridevi S, a Mass Communication Student, Acharya Institute.

          The information was rampantly flowing and we got an opportunity to learn the basics of film, not as a common mass but as a reviewer, said Prashanth V, a Mass Communication Student of Acharya Institute.

          

          A three-day workshop on ‘Film Appreciation and Review Writing’ was kicked off on 14^th of May 2012 and successfully ended with the aspirations towards the cinema on 16^th may, 2012.

Why only ban on burqa; Ban people wearing it!!!

Was the ban on burqa, an opaque indication to keep Muslims away from the St Aloysius College?

              
            By,

                Mujahid Deputy

            

           An innovative idea of the St Aloysius College, Mangalore has hurt the sentiments of many Muslims across the city and state. An Undergraduate College in Mangalore has officially declared that a student wearing burqa will not be allowed in Class rooms and Exam halls.

             The pioneering idea by the college brought out with a prospectus which reads - "Students must be neatly dressed in accordance with the rule of approved etiquette. Girls are not expected to wear Burqa in classrooms and in examination halls. The decision of the principal in this regard is to be accepted."

             Will India be the next to ban burqa? Obviously this question crops up in every Indians mind after watching to the recent announcement by the St Aloysius College, Mangalore. Well, they are not only the one who thought of seizing the right to freedom of the Indian citizens; the pioneer morons are the people from Shev Sena. They brought forward the technique of banning burqa on October 2010, in Maharashtra, naming it as security concerns and not as the religious one. A sick theory I can say. Well, I’m not shocked by the inane decision of the bunch of Hindu fundamentalists who later went on hoisting Pakistani flags in the state. Seems like they are influenced by the color of the flag or they want to create dispute among the people; I can’t say exactly!

         Coming back to the topic, "The move is to bring uniformity in the classroom" AM Narahari, registrar of the college told NDTV. He adds, "Girls will not be allowed to enter classrooms and examination halls with the burqa. It is mandatory for the student to show her face."

             Now, the registrar has called for burqa ban in the class rooms, next he may ban in the campus, later, he might ban Muslims from the college and with the help of some idiots, he may also ban Muslims to breath around the campus. I know he can’t do that and neither Shiv Sena can do it on his behalf, they might be very busy in searching places to do their favorite job; yes, hoisting the Pakistani flags.

            Summer!!! Oh I think the college has forgotten that the summer could be another excuse that they can give to ban burqa; after all it absorbs heat most. And moreover, a girl does not look sexy at all in the burqa! So, this idea could help the college to get more admission next year as the girls might be in short skirts to maintain uniformity.

        The decision was not only restricted to the students, even teachers are told to remove burqa. According to the reports on (The Hindu dated 30/04/2012), Ms. Safiya Nayeem, a resident of Mangalore, said “When I met principal Father Swebert D’Silva for the interview, he told me that I would have to remove my burqa if I get the job. I said I did not mind not wearing the burqa, but I would not remove the head scarf. If he can wear a cassock what is wrong in wearing burqa? When the college authorities said the rule could not be changed, I rejected the job offer.”

            “They have no right to tell me what to wear or what to eat. It depends on my intrest,” Ms. Naseem said.

           "For reasons of uniformity and malpractice during exams, the burqa inside a classroom should be avoided. One cannot mix faith and education which involved discipline" says Franklin, Principal of St Johns Pre University in Bangalore.

          Mr. Franklin has given a good excuse to defend Mr. Narahari. But, I’m bit confused, How could a Principal be so illogical? In what grounding he suggested students, not to wear burqa in the class rooms just to protect Malpractice?

          

Here I want to ask a question to Mr. Franklin, Has he ever witnessed any girl who is indulge in Malpractice with the help of Burqa? If he says yes, where was his suggestion then? If he is nodding his head with no, then in what basis he claims that Burqa could be a part of Malpractice?

Kritika Bharadwaj, a final-year BBM student of Vidya Vardhaka College, Mysore says to the media, for every individual, the religious practices and culture is important and there's nothing wrong in wearing a burqa. If college authorities think burqa will help malpractice in examination halls, it's the responsibility of invigilators to keep a keen eye on students wearing burqas, she said.

Marimallappa's Pre-University College principal ME Shankarappa said, "Girls in our college don't wear burqas. But if they wear burqas to exam halls, we will deploy a lady faculty member to verify their identity."

I think there is no lady faculty in St Aloysius College, if there are, they might be afraid to see the girls in Burqa but the principal is obviously not.

And moreover, the Education ministry is so far silent on the Burqa ban in a private college in Mangalore. Well, I’m waiting for the Shiv Sena’s response on the ban now and of course, from the favorite child of RSS; Sadananda Gowda!

Freedom of Expression is resting in Peace...

Why this ‘Kolavery’ Didi???

                     Article by,

Mujahid Deputy

                                                     (mujahid.deputy@gmail.com)                  

Freedom of Speech and Expression

                      Before dealing with the article, I just want to take you back to the past, when the baby named Mamata Banerjee stepped on this beautiful planet called earth. Mamata Banerjee alias Didi (born January 5, 1955) is West Bengal's recently elected chief minister. With a landslide victory in the 2011 state assembly elections, she dismantled 34 years of communist rule in her home state of West Bengal. A feisty politician, Mamata Banerjee is the chief of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), a party she established in 1997 after breaking away from the Congress, the party she started her career with in the early 70s.


Will she now file a case of defamation against me? I didn’t write anything wrong, right? Neither I drew her cartoon nor I made fun of her. Did I? Well, I have support of Mr. Dinesh Trivedi’s who said, "Cartoons cannot destroy your image. It is the people who make your image and it is they who destroy it,"


Probably, you might be wondering by now, why this person is talking in favor of Didi, who has thrown a Professor into the darkness of the cell, just because, the Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra of the Jadavpur University Kolkata made use of his right, which the Constitution provided him; Right to express. Somehow, the Right to express took away his Right to Freedom and perhaps he might be now enjoying the freedom without expressing it. Indeed, now the Professor knows, Mamata Benerjee can be feral if someone defames her. That is the height of ‘Didigiri’ Mamata ji.


According to the news reports, Prof Mahapatra was attacked by Trinamool supporters near his New Garia residence on Thursday night and the next day he was honored with penalty because he circulated a cartoon of Mamata, based on Satyajit Ray's movie Sonar Kella (The Golden Temple), allegedly shows Mamata and railways minister Mukul Roy discussing how to get rid of party MP Dinesh Trivedi. The Professor and his neighbor, Subrata Sengupta was arrested under Indian Penal Code, Sections 509 (insulting the modesty of a woman), 500 (defamation) and 114 (abetting a crime), and Information Technolocy Act, Section 66 A(b) (causing offence using a computer). However, both were, later on Friday, granted bail.


Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman commented on the Professors arrest, "What has been forwarded in the website is an innocent expression and it is difficult to accept that a person can be arrested on the basis of this.” Well it may be because, didi does like cartoons, and the professor terrified her by his drawing. He may be a poor Cartoonist or its didi whose looks are!


So, if criticizing the Government by drawing cartoons for their poor work is crime, then R K Laxman have to spend his whole life in jail. And In what footings do you call it Democracy?


As I have written this article, do I put myself into the trap? Or should I have to be afraid of being attacked by Trinamool supports on my way to college and back. Well, I think the Trinamool goons are not aware of the fact that I usually take the back gate of my college to get in and out. It is a highly confidential secret between my readers and me, I think I’m Safe!


Indeed, I want to ask a question, is this post in any way violates the IT Act? Or it is eligible in the category of defaming anyone. Moreover, somewhere I read one of the charges was “outraging the modesty of a woman”! So, does this post come under that? Everything is a conspiracy for her. So was Prof Mahapatra’s cartoon, so could be my write-up.


The Facebook and the other social network users ought to be aware by now, didi’s eyes are everywhere. She is watching every single cartoon that you upload and which is against her and she might also be crossing the roads to see; if the chicken are making fun of her other side or the dogs are barking against her Hoarding.

Image courtesy: The Hindu

The undamaging, cartoon went wildly viral across the internet. A thousand people saw it earlier, but in 24 hours, a million people had seen and shared it and became a smash hit. Well, I too saw it many times and probably didi is not aware of it. I’m Safe again. In 48 hours, the number reached tens of millions through Facebook, twitter, TV and other mediums. Moreover, a mild, unknown Bengali became the most famous professor in India, an icon of free speech and expression.

The English version of Professor's cartoon which was initially in Bengali 

In India's IT Act (2008 amendment), section 66A covers sending anything electronically that is grossly offensive or has menacing character. In this case, the childish, silly cartoon in question, which was posted on various Facebook profiles, and subsequently used widely in online and electronic media and newspapers. Yet, the professor's act of forwarding it by e-mail to a few friends has been considered a cyber crime?


If yes, then India's Ministry of ICT needs to urgently seek legal advice and recommend an amendment. For a start, pre-publication in mainstream media could become grounds for non-applicability of section 66A. Nevertheless, I am not a lawyer and I am sure that I have given the will, they can find a way.

Struggle for Anti-Cow Slaughter Bill can bloom the Lotus again?

 By,

               Mujahid Deputy

          (mujahid.deputy@gmail.com)

                    The Anti-Cow slaughter bill 2010 has again become a debatable issue in Karnataka. After almost two years, this time the intention to bring forward the issue might be a trap to get back the belief of the people, which the ruling party has been losing in many ways.

                    It was in the month of March 2010; when B S Yedurappa, who was driving Karnataka from front, proposed an Anti-Cow Slaughter Bill. The cabinet approved it to impose a complete ban on cow slaughter in Karnataka. Well, that’s again a different matter that Mr. Hegde proved him a deplorable driver. Now, I can’t say if Hegde is his nightmare.

Karnataka Government’s Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Bill — makes transportation and slaughter of cows (cows, calves, he and she buffalo and bull) a cognizable offence. If found guilty, an offender will be jailed for 1 to 7 years and fined Rs 25,000 to Rs 1 lakh. Oooooo! That’s too expensive man.

Now, it is 2012, where, Land scams, Porn-gate scandals have unveiled the real face of BJP members in Karnataka and also shown us that, how hard they are, when it comes to work. Probably, they might have downloaded the Porn clips from the tax that we pay to them and moreover, we are also least bother about the entertainment happening in the BJP Government, whether it may be Political or …. Yes, that’s the right prediction. Gawda must be smiling now, as he always does!

Results of Udupi and Chikmangalore election could be the best example to witness, how Lotus is shrinking in the state. Perhaps, B S Y didn’t have time to water it, as he was busy in loot and Gowda is busy in holding his chair.

Speaking at Mahaveer Jayanti celebrations here in bengaluru, organized by the Jain Yuva Sangathan on April 4 2012, Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda said the President had sent back the Bill asking for a few minor amendments. “We will make those changes and send it back for approval soon. Once it is approved, we will enforce it strictly,” he said. Gowda said the government would also set up ‘Go Seva Ayog’ for the welfare of cows.

However, the elections are near, and BJP is frightened to see their Party shrinking in some places of Karnataka which were their favorite.  Let’s see, how far this ploy will go to work-out for the BJP. Let’s also see, if the struggle can work as water to bloom the Lotus which is almost shrinking. Probably, this struggle remains the only trick to get back some votes for the Gowda and Family.