Friday, May 28, 2010

அமைதிமார்க்கத்துக்கு கட்டாய மதமாற்றம்

பயங்கரவாதத்துக்குள் கட்டாயமாக திணிக்கப்படும் இந்த இந்துக்களை பார்த்தும் நாம் வெட்டியாக வாளாவிருக்கிறோம்.

இவர்களது பிள்ளைகள் எதிர்காலத்தில் மீதமிருக்கும் இந்துக்களை இதே போல கொடூரம் செய்வார்கள்.

நாம் அப்போதும் வாளாவிருப்போம்.

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57 Pakistani Hindus convert to Islam 'under pressure'
Amir Mir / DNAFriday, May 28, 2010 2:22 IST Email

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ISLAMABAD: Over 50 Pakistani Hindus have converted to Islam in the Sialkot district of Punjab within a week (between May 14 and May 19) under pressure from their Muslim employers in a bid to retain their jobs and survive in the Muslim-dominated society.

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As many as 35 Hindus converted to Islam on May 14, another 14 on May 17 and eight on May 19, 2010.

All the 57 Hindus who have converted belong to the Pasroor town of Sialkot.

According to some Pakistani electronic media reports, Mangut Ram, a close relative of some of the new converts, who lives in Sialkot, said that these Hindus had to embrace Islam because they were under pressure from their Muslim employers.

He said four Hindu brothers along with their families lived in the village of Nikki Pindi. Mangut Ram said that Hans Raj, Kans Raj, Meena/Kartar and Sardari Lal along with his nephews and sons worked at an eatery in Karachi.

According to Mangut Ram, his co workers often used to speak against Hindus in Karachi where his family worked. “The owner of the shop where I worked said that after a few months of his employing me the sales dropped drastically because people avoided purchasing and eating edibles prepared by Hindus. Many people opposed the large presence of Hindu employees at his shop and my boss felt pressured to change the situation,” he added.

Ram said Sardari Lal and his brother Meena/Kartar had worked at the sweets shops for several years and made a decent living that allowed them to support their families.

He said other Muslims employees of the nearby shops discriminated against them and persecuted them. The shop owner was forced to think about their future at his establishment. “That was when the two brothers and their families decided to embrace Islam in order to keep their jobs and be secure,” he added.

Ram confirmed that 13 family members of Sardari Lal, 12 members of Meena/ Kartar, their nephew Kans Raj’s son Boota Ram along with three adults and several children of these families embraced Islam on May 14, 2010.

He said that Sardari Lal’s older brothers Hans Raj and Kans Raj remained Hindus. Hans Raj too has said that he might consider converting to save his job. He said that life was ‘just easier if one was Muslim’ and he wouldn’t be discriminated against.

Ram said that 14 Hindus of the Tapiala village had embraced Islam on May 17 because they were extremely poor and could not get jobs because no one would employ the large Hindu family.

He said that another relative of his, Parkash, who lived in the village of Seowal, along with his eight family members had embraced Islam in order to save their lands.

“After embracing Islam, Parkash Ram told me that Muslim neighbours had been mistreating him and had forced him to convert,” Mangut Ram said.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

வியத்நாம் ஹோ சி மிங் சிட்டியில் மஹா மாரியம்மன் கோவில்

அனைவருக்கும் அருள் பாலிக்கும் அன்னை

HCMC’s Indian goddess temple serves Hindus and non-Hindus
Last update 19:59, Tuesday, 11/05/2010 (GMT+7)

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VietNamNet Bridge – No one knows exactly when the Indian goddess temple called Mariamman Temple was built in HCMC, but people there say it was first erected in the late 19th century by traders from Tamil Nadu, a southern state of India. The main goddess of this temple is the Hindu goddess Mariamman, the main South Indian mother goddess who is predominant in most rural areas of Tamil Nadu and other southern states of this country.

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A visitor prays at the Mariamman Temple in HCM City.
Mariamman originated as an ancient village goddess related to fertility and rain.

The Hindu Temple serves Indian families who live in HCMC, but most of the devotees worshiping the goddess are Saigonese non-Hindus who believe in the power of Mariamman. Located at 45 Truong Dinh Street in HCMC’s District 3, the temple is regarded as a holy site and attracts thousands of people every week.

On the right is a statue of a goddess named Pechiamnan, a deity that destroys the devils. And on the left is a statue of a god named Madurai Veeran who is believed to be one of the great warriors of the southern kingdom of India who successfully fought against the enemy thanks to his bravery and talent, a man identified as Ba told me when I paid a visit to the temple.

Every devotee who comes to the temple buys offerings for the deities to show their gratitude to these gods. After finishing praying, the temple’s guardians will give manna, or so called gift of the gods. It may be a coconut, a small bag of green beans, a small bag of glutinous rice or a small bag of petals of jasmine, rose or marigold. People respect the manna as good luck that Mariamman brought to them.

Surrounding the outer walls of the temple are about twenty statues of gods such as Mahavishinu, Kaliyamman, Birman and Paramasivam. Also in District 1, there are two other Hindu Temples, Sri Thendayutthapani Temple and Sunbramaniar Temple. These enrich the city with a glimpse of Indian features in the spiritual life of Saigonese. The temple remains open to visitors from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily and every Friday holds a ritual from morning to late evening.

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இந்திய முஸ்லீம் பெண்கள் வேலைக்கு போகக்கூடாது - பத்வா

இந்திய முஸ்லீம் பெண்கள் வேலைக்கு போகக்கூடாது. அப்படி வேலைக்கு போகும் பெண்கள் சம்பாதித்து கொண்டு வந்ததை குடும்பம் ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளக்கூடாது என்று பத்வா விதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

தாலிபான் வழியில் வேகமாக பின்னேறும் இந்திய முல்லாக்களும் அவர்கள் பின்னால் செல்லும் முஸ்லீம் பெண்களும் பரிதாபத்துக்குரியவர்கள்.

ஆகவே வேலை இட ஒதுக்கீடெல்லாம் முஸ்லீம் ஆண்களுக்குத்தான். பெண்கள் அந்தோ அதோகதி.

முகம்மது, கதீஜா அம்மையாரின் கீழ் வேலை செய்து பிழைத்ததாக சொல்கிறார்கள். கதீஜா அம்மையாருக்கு பத்வா கொடுத்துவிட்டிருக்கிறார்கள் போலிருக்கிறதே.


Now, fatwa against working women
Posted: Wed May 12 2010, 15:30 hrs

Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has decreed that it was illegal according to the sharia law for a family to accept a woman's earnings.

The fatwa was issued by a bench of three clerics including chief mufti Habib-ur-Rehman on March 29. But it was made public recently, Deoband sources said today.

Clerics at the largest Sunni muslim seminary said the decree was based on the fact that the sharia prohibited proximity of men and women in the workplace.

The fatwa was in response to a query by a person Kausar whether income of a Muslim woman for a family was justified.

They ruled that Muslim women to work in any institution, government or private, with men is against Sharia law.

At the time when there is a demand for job quota for Muslims and a yearning for progress in the community that sees itself neglected, the fatwa has drawn flak from other clerics and progressive personalities.

Saturday, May 08, 2010

குழந்தையை கற்பழித்ததற்காக இஸ்லாமிய இமாம் கைது

Imam charged with sex offences
Published: 6 May 10 08:41 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/26484/20100506/


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A 48-year-old imam who teaches children about the Koran has been charged with sexually molesting an 11-year-old female student.


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According to the charge sheet the incidents are alleged to have occurred in August and September 2009 in the girl's family home south of Stockholm. The 48-year-old was a regular visitor to the apartment and taught the girl and her 14-year-old elder brother about the Koran and the Arabic language.

When the girl finally revealed what she had been subjected to her parents immediately called the police.

"The mother was scared that more children could be exposed," district prosecutor Eva Kokkonen told news agency TT.

The sexual molestation involved the man groping the girl, including her breasts.

"It is always serious when a child is exposed to sexual acts. Especially when it takes place in her home and with a person she should be able to have confidence in. I consider that the man abused his authority and the punishment should be prison," Kokkonen said.

The prosecutor argues that the evidence against the imam is strong.

"The girl's story is reliable and her reaction when she told her parents is typical of abused children. She was very sad and so ashamed that she could barely talk about what had happened. Her big brother who arrived at the lesson later supported her story by testifying to the man's exaggerated indiscretion towards the girl," Kokkonen said.

"He presented himself to me as an imam, I think that makes the crime worse. I am shocked over what he has done," the girl's mother told news agency TT.

The trial will be held in Södertörn district court before the summer. The man denies all charges.

TT/The Local (news@thelocal.se/08 656 6518)