Challenging, Debunking Tarek Fatah's Anti-Pakistan, Anti-Muslim Rhetoric

[RiazHaq]

http://www.riazhaq.com/2016/06/challenging-debunking-tarek-fatahs-anti.html

Challenging, Debunking Tarek Fatah's Anti-Pakistan, Anti-Muslim Rhetoric
By Riaz Haq
www.riazhaq.com


Tarek Fatah, a Karachi-born Canada-based writer, is loved in India mainly by Hindu Nationalists for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim views. He is warmly welcomed and given lots of praise and attention during his frequent visits to India where his views resonate with those on the extreme right of the Indian political spectrum.


Among other things, he has emerged as a strong advocate for separation of Balochistan from Pakistan. He dismisses all those who disagree with him, including well-known pro-independence Blaoch nationalists like Malik Siraj Akbar, as ISI agents.

In the West, Tarek Fatah has aligned himself with well-known Islamophobes like Frank Gaffney who is a policy advisor to the presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.

Viewpoint From Overseas has now done two shows to challenge Tarek Fatah on his oft-repeated anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim rhetoric. Please watch these two shows shared below:


1. Tarek Fatah Vs Cemendtaur on India, Pakistan, South Asia, Balochistan

2. Tarek Fatah vs Riaz Haq on India, Pakistan and Muslims

Related Links:

Haq's Musings

India's Proxy War Against Pakistan

Hinduization of India

Hindu Nationalists Admire Hitler, Nazis

Western Islamophobia Industry

Trump's Muslim Ban

Talk4Pak Think Tank



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[Tiger Genie]

"Tarek Fatah, a Karachi-born Canada-based writer, is loved in India mainly by Hindu Nationalists for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim views."

How do you know it is 'mainly by Hindu Nationalists"? I can understand if you make an assumption that it is Indians ...unless by Hindu you mean all Indians (which by the way is the correct use of the word Hindu)...

 

[pakdefender]

"Tarek Fatah, a Karachi-born Canada-based writer, is loved in India mainly by Hindu Nationalists for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim views."

How do you know it is 'mainly by Hindu Nationalists"? I can understand if you make an assumption that it is Indians ...unless by Hindu you mean all Indians (which by the way is the correct use of the word Hindu)...

the titillation that you guys get from the rants of this nobody like tarek farter is there for all to see , same with rants of christine fair and amrullah saleh , it just pathetic to be you

 

[Tiger Genie]

the titillation that you guys get from the rants of this nobody like tarek farter is there for all to see , same with rants of christine fair and amrullah saleh , it just pathetic to be you

You may know all about being pathetic but that's not what I asked. This OP made a statement and I am asking his reasoning for it. Be as pathetic as you can be, I don't mind

 

[pakdefender]

You may know all about being pathetic but that's not what I asked. This OP made a statement and I am asking his reasoning for it. Be as pathetic as you can be, I don't mind

by you I meant india , not you
personally I have not tiff

 

[Tiger Genie]

by you I meant india , not you
personally I have not tiff

you may not like India or love India ...doesn't matter. Don't you think it is a fair question that I asked?
Reason it is important is because by sayiing 'Hindu' in the region sense, he like many other demogaogues appeal to the baser instincts of Pakistanis!

 

[somebozo]

We need an operation kill target for this idiot before his damage goes out of control...

 

[zebra7]

"Tarek Fatah, a Karachi-born Canada-based writer, is loved in India mainly by Hindu Nationalists for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim views."

How do you know it is 'mainly by Hindu Nationalists"? I can understand if you make an assumption that it is Indians ...unless by Hindu you mean all Indians (which by the way is the correct use of the word Hindu)...

Because he is only Musing. This person is an idiot himself, and what he only do is copy paste articles from the internet, I think he is more comparable to our @kahonapyarhai

 

[RiazHaq]

Here's Tarek Fatah arguing for break-up of India. Is he right?

"Tarek Fatah, a Karachi-born Canada-based writer, is loved in India mainly by Hindu Nationalists for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim views."

How do you know it is 'mainly by Hindu Nationalists"? I can understand if you make an assumption that it is Indians ...unless by Hindu you mean all Indians (which by the way is the correct use of the word Hindu)...

Why The Hindutva Brigade Loves This Man Despite His Call For India's Break-Up

by Shivam Vij:

“If it ever dissolves into voluntary dissolution, it would be the best thing that would happen to India,” says Tarek Fatah in an undated video that has appeared online. Fatah has confirmed the video is not doctored.

Fatah describes himself as “an Indian born in Pakistan”. A Canadian citizen, Fatah’s strident anti-Pakistan rants, and his lazy clubbing of Islamists and leftists, made him a darling of the Hindu right. Fatah is a much-wanted celebrity amongst the Hindu right, especially that section of it which is trying to build a right-wing intellectual “ecosystem”.

The Canadian-Pakistani political commentator is now so influential among the Indian right-wing that he even takes credit for the renaming of roads in Lutyen’s Delhi. In August 2015, Fatah had said in a speech in Delhi that Indians were the only people who could stand up to the Islamic state by renaming Aurangzeb Road as Dara Shikoh Road.

Having given him such prominence and access, the Hindutva brigade is now embarrassed and divided. Some are not convinced, others seeing nuance in the statement, or arguing that Fatah’s views have evolved.


http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2016/04/22/tarek-fatah_n_9755366.html

 

[Mugwop]

We need an operation kill target for this idiot before his damage goes out of control...

Not just him,There are a few so-called pakistani members just like him on this forum.

 

[OrionHunter]

"Tarek Fatah, a Karachi-born Canada-based writer, is loved in India mainly by Hindu Nationalists for his strong anti-Pakistan and anti-Muslim views."

How do you know it is 'mainly by Hindu Nationalists"? I can understand if you make an assumption that it is Indians ...unless by Hindu you mean all Indians (which by the way is the correct use of the word Hindu)...

Yep! What this guy Haq probably means is 'India'! He should know that Fatah is loved by Indian Muslims too.

Haq thinks Pakistan ne welfare of Indian Muslims ka theka le rakha hai! Have a look here where an Indian Muslim MP tells Mush to STFU and mind his own business!!Lol!

 

[Hiptullha]

Yep! What this guy Haq probably means is 'India'! He should know that Fatah is loved by Indian Muslims too.

Loved by Indian Muslim for what? Sympathizing with Indian lynch mobs? During the Dadri lynching, I distinctly recall this scoundrel claiming that Muslims eat beef in India solely to insult and humiliate Hindus. I've been watching his activity for quite some time and I've noticed every single comment he makes is carefully crafted to gain the admiration and support of the Gomutra-chugging circles in Twitter.

Here's Tarek Fatah arguing for break-up of India. Is he right?

I remember that little affair.

Most of Tarek Fatah's Twitter following came out to condemn him as a "Taqiyya-practising Porki" and used the video to highlight the 'treacherous nature' of all Muslims in the subcontinent. Excellent stuff.

 

[RiazHaq]

Dangerous Interlocutors

By Malik Siraj Akbar (Pro-Independence Baloch Nationalist) Published on May 11, 2016

The conference discussed various aspects of the conflict in Balochistan but, unfortunately, it turned ugly at the end when panelist Tarek Fatah used extremely filthy language against a Pakistani reporter whom he accused of being “an ISI agent” even before the poor reporter from the ARY News could ask his question. When a Baloch father present at the conference felt uncomfortable with the use of vulgar language in front of two of his daughters and insisted that this was not the Baloch way of conducting dialogue even with one’s worst enemies, an unapologetic Fatah lambasted him too.

While the UNPO had provided the Baloch a unique opportunity to voice their grievances, it is entirely upon the Baloch people to take advantage of these opportunities to put their case forward. Washington is undeniably the most important world capital for the Baloch if they want to get international support for their movement. Emotional and abusive supporters of the Baloch cause, such as Mr. Fatah, certainly look entertaining on an Arnab Goswami talk-show but they will have a damaging effect on the Baloch movement.

In order to successfully lobby in Washington D.C for their rights, Baloch activists and supporters must realize that insulting journalists, labeling them as ‘agents’ and confronting them with abusive language is a brazen assault on the freedom of the press and it will tarnish their image at a time when the Baloch need more friends in Washington and elsewhere in the world. Such aggressive behavior is undemocratic, intolerant and, above all, utterly unacceptable in the United States and western democracies.

The Baloch must understand (and I am sure many do) that difference of opinion is an integral part of human nature and anyone who disagrees with us does not become an “ISI agent”. People don’t have to agree with us all the time nor are they under any obligation to subscribe to our point of view. Even if their point of view is completely different from ours, they deserve the same amount of respect that we seek for ourselves.

Furthermore, in Pakistan it might be deemed embarrassing or offensive to be called a foreign agent but in the United States it is totally fine, legal and considered lucrative to work as a lobbyist or an agent for a foreign government after registering under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). Top American universities like Harvard offer courses on lobbying.

So, Baloch activists must understand the American political culture if they someday encounter a real “Pakistani agent” at a conference. They might ask the Baloch tough and knotty questions. On their part, the Baloch activists must be absolutely prepared to answer these questions if they intend to make Washington their new lobbying ground. Washington is a city of spies, lobbyists and agents. Everybody is out there to quash the other. Only the fittest will survive; the rest will vanish.

Waheed Baloch, a former Speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, rightly reminded Mr. Fatah that the Baloch can defend their position with historical facts and figures and logical arguments without becoming emotional, reactionary or resorting to abusive language.

http://www.balochhal.com/2016/05/11/dangerous-interlocutors/

 

[Red-Bull]

Loved by Indian Muslim for what? Sympathizing with Indian lynch mobs?

good, keep bitching about that one incident while islamic terror has killed 60, 70 thousand pakistanis in pakistan

 

[Kuwaiti Girl]

We need an operation kill target for this idiot before his damage goes out of control...

Wow, just wow.

Are you seriously in favor of having someone killed just because of his own personal views?