Indian Paradox

by fulltimestudent 17 Replies latest social current

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  fulltimestudent

  While researching a comment on the long-running Naga rebellion in India, I came across this charming image

  

  A woman wearing a burqua (so obviously Muslim) walks her son to school. Its described as being a festival day, so the boy is dressed as the Lord Krishna.

  From the Indian Newsnation: http://www.newsnation.in/photos/entertainment/only-happen-in-india-1021/slide1#more

  For anyone unfamiliar with Indian history, India has a long and large Muslim presence.

  A Wikipedia entry states:

  According to a 2006 committee appointed by the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, if the current trend continues, by the end of the 21st century India's Muslim population will reach 320 to 340 million people (or 18-19% of India's total projected population).[18] Islam is the second-largest religion in India, making up 14.88% of the country's population with about 180 million adherents (2011 census).[19][20] India has the third largest population of Muslims, after Pakistan and Indonesia.
  Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_population_growth
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  FayeDunaway

  Apparently some Muslims are more tolerant and open minded than most JW's! It's sort of like if a witness let her son dress up like a magician for Halloween. or Thor!
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  JWdaughter

  What you have is a cultural Muslim family, not a religious one. Yes, with a bureau. Many wear it out of tradition, not conviction. Or, she could be babysitting her neighbor. And, yes, that could happen. It's more likely to be something like that, but who knows?
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  Ruby456

  I think muslims honor krishna as a prophet - well sunni ahmaddya muslims anyway. they also honor Jesus and buddha and many others.
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  Xanthippe

  He's a very happy little boy, much loved, but I just can't get over the fact this poor woman is forbidden to show anything of herself except her eyes, so she doesn't walk into a tree presumably.
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  Ruby456

  mind you it is quite a hip niqab. I wouldn't mind owning a long dress like that - without the head covering of course

  edit: although as my face is swollen today and my hair standing on end (migraine) I wouldn't mind donning the headscarf as well!!!
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  BluesBrother

  India has a long and large Muslim presence.

  Without meaning to come across as rude, I thought that was well known. Perhaps in the U K we are more used to these things, I had plenty of ex workmates who were Indians either Hindu, Sikh & Muslim . There are a billion peaceful Muslims in the world , get over it.

  Her veil is correctly called a niqab. Customs differ around the world & people do not have to conform to our ways of doing things
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  Ruby456

  yes - it is the veil that is called the niqab. thanks blues brothers the long garment is called the jilbab and thats what I was referring to above as being hip.
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  doofdaddy

  While travelling in India I found the Muslims almost over the top friendly to me as a stranger, always asking me to tea at their homes. Religious tolerance, actually tolerance is a poor word as it relates to tolerate, India celebrates religious interaction. As one (Hindu)sage said to me, god is like a lampshade with many holes in it. Every one looks through a different hole but it is all from the same source.

  It is only the fanatics on all sides that fuel the hate filled violence.
  
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  sillygirlforgotpassword

  India has been the seat of a whole lot of reliigion backed violence, but it's also the place where sometimes people just want to be happy and make the best of the little the most of them happen to have.
  

  On the other hand, the latest thing fanatics are using to further their catastrophic cause is inter-religious marriages.

  http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/10/jihad-war-romance-india-20141014923212607.html

  Falling in love with someone from another religion is almost always doomed as most Indians would attest to. You aren't allowed to choose those you love. Indian parents generally drill that into their kids' heads from early childhood. If you do, then u face shunning, ostracism, maybe even a honor killing. Its a tough life for the general Indian of marriageable age.