The real wonder
is that it lasted for so long. The issue should get us to look at the historical
grievances of the Hindus, which they are certainly entitled to claim. Even if one regards
the Ayodhya demolition as wrong, it hard not to feel some sympathy with Hindus historical
grievances on these issues once the matter has been studied thoroughly.
To examine the issue of anti-Hindu attitudes in the press further, let us compare how
India is treated with how two other countries are treated. The first is Saudi Arabia in
which all religions are illegal except for Islam. Other religious practices are not
allowed except in private and for foreigners only. Their is no difference between church, state and police, which is
all run according to traditional Islamic law. By
all accounts Saudi Arabia is an intolerant fundamentalist state. It has funded various
Islamic fundamentalist and terrorist groups all over the world through the years. However
Saudi Arabia is called a "moderate" Islamic country. |
