If Islamists consider it their right to have an Islamic state, Shiv Sena too can implement Hindutva ideology. Why do they trend topics like #ExtremistIndia when the only difference between them is that of the deity?
Source/Credit: The Nation | Pakistan
By Umer Ali | October 24, 2015
The problem with right wingers everywhere is that they want to impose their ideology on others but don’t want others’ ideology imposed on them
Hours after Justin Trudeau became Prime Minister of Canada, internet exploded with his pictures and videos. From sporting Sherwani to speaking in the mosque, from greeting his fans after the win to standing in the boxing ring – he went viral. If at one place, he is sitting with Jews, Justin Trudeau can be seen in traditional Sikh clothes in the next. In one video, he shakes it off on the beats of Dil Bole Hadippa, he talks about a woman in Hijab in the second.
Pakistani click-baits and social media forums are sharing and praising the 'Muslim-friendly' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Pakistanis, left or right, seem to be in awe of him. While the sentiments of liberal left can be understood due to the ideological alignment, right-wingers in Pakistan celebrating his win feels awkward, to say the least.
The question here arises – why does the Pakistani right wing rejoice over the victory of a liberal Canadian?
They have got every reason to celebrate. He believes in pluralism, condemns Islamophobia, dresses up in Pakistani attire, visits the mosques and is equally friendly and receptive towards Muslims. One thing being missed out by them is that he attended the annual session of Ahmadiyya community– else, he too would have been declared Zionist and a heretic.
Justin Trudeau shakes his leg on Bollywood tunes and they love it. Imagine Nawaz Sharif doing so. Jokes and trolls apart, he would face a collective outrage from across the country with very same people condemning him of being ‘too mischievous’ and lecturing him about how it isn’t ‘appropriate’ for the PM of an ‘Islamic Republic’.
Canadian PM goes to the mosque, offers prayers and uses Islamic terms like MashaAllah. Islamists in Pakistan go ballistic, singing the songs of praise for him. Nawaz Sharif called Ahmadis, ‘our brothers’ few years back and the response was everything but same. Sharif had to see the wrath of Mullahs who made an alliance, asking him to retract his statements.
Kashif N Chaudhry, a physicist and blogger rightly pointed out the hypocrisy.
Pakistani Right-wing: 1 "Canada PM visits Mosque! Great man!!" 2 "Pak Governor visits #Ahmadi Mosque! Kill him!! Blasphemer!!" #hypocrisy
— Kashif N Chaudhry (@KashifMD) October 22, 2015
No leader in Pakistan can ever imagine going to worship places of non-Muslim minorities without drawing rage and fury of our very own hyper-nationalists and conservatives.
The double standards and hypocrisy doesn’t just end here. It goes way beyond this.
As India drifts rapidly towards the right with a Hindu nationalist Prime Minister, Hindu extremists resort to the same tactics as Islamists in Pakistan have been using since years – mob lynching, playing blasphemy card, suppressing minorities and their right to practice their religion freely.
After years of doing so, Islamists in Pakistan have the audacity to complain about India. A theocracy is what they strive for here. They campaign for a Muslim theocratic state, India is becoming the Hindu one. Why hue and cry, then?
#ExtremistIndia and #BanShiaProcessions were the top trending topics in Pakistan yesterday. We’re the living example of irony.
Posted by Zehreeli chummi on Monday, October 19, 2015
If Islamists consider it their right to have an Islamic state, Shiv Sena too can implement Hindutva ideology. Why do they trend topics like #ExtremistIndia when the only difference between them is that of the deity?
It was not a long time ago when conservatives in Pakistan protested against Supreme Court ruling against Mumtaz Qadri. The very same people are now crying hoarse over mobs lynching Muslims for eating beef in India. The irony is just too evident as mentioned here:
A week ago, Pakistanis were going nuts over Supreme Court's decision against Mumtaz Qadri, defending him blatantly. When...
Posted by My Rebuttals on Monday, October 19, 2015
And here:
- Wese apne mulk main Ahmedion ko Salam karnay ki ijaazat na dainay walay, Hindu'on ko ayeeni tor par doosray darje ka...
Posted by Hassan Raza on Thursday, October 22, 2015
The problem with right wingers everywhere is that they want to impose their ideology on others but don’t want others’ ideology imposed on them. For that, if in minority, they prefer leftist liberal democracies which ensure equal rights for everyone.
The reason is very simple that liberals in West feel for suppression of Muslims and growing Islamophobia and that moves them into calling for their basic rights. Liberals in Pakistan too raise their voice for oppressed minorities like Ahmadis. What's the difference then?
The difference is that a Western liberal will identify the ugliness of his society and highlight it – which people in Pakistan love to know. But when Pakistani liberals highlight the social injustice, bigotry and intolerance prevailing here, it's like showing us the mirror – which we don't like.
It is about time these conservatives ponder upon their rhetoric and safeguard the rights of minorities as they want their own rights ensured in the country where they are in minority.
Read original post here: Perspective: Islamists' double standard; wanting secular liberalism elsewhere propagating theocracy back home
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