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Naseeruddin Shah, Prashant Bhushan Among 100 To Condemn France Attacks
Protests against Emmanuel Macron first erupted after he refused to criticise satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for re-publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad
All India Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Updated: November 01, 2020 3:22 pm IST
Naseeruddin Shah has frequently hit out at violence, intolerance and "open hate" in society (File)
More than 100 prominent Indian citizens - including actor Naseeruddin shah, poet Javed Akhtar, lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, dancer-choreographer Mallika Sarabhai and distinguished former police officer Julio Ribeiro - have issued a joint statement condemning the recent terror attacks in France and "outrageous" statements by Muslim religious and political leaders.
The statement, signed people from different religions, backgrounds and professions, hits out at "self-appointed guardians of Indian Muslims... rationalising cold-blooded murder" and says "no god, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing of fellow humans".
"We, the undersigned, unequivocally and unconditionally condemn the recent killings in France by two fanatics in the name of faith. We are deeply disturbed by the convoluted logic of some self-appointed guardians of Indian Muslims in rationalising cold-blooded murder and deplore the outrageous remarks of some heads of state," the statement said.
"Rationalising crimes by comparing them to similar crimes committed by others is an irrational and absurd argument, as two wrongs don't make a right. We reject any ifs and buts in the justification of heinous crimes in the name of religion, any religion. No god, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing and/or terrorising of fellow human beings," it added.
The statement also calls on Muslims in France to "cancel celebrations of the birthday of the Prophet as a sign of mourning and solidarity with victims and loved ones".
"We, the undersigned, unequivocally and unconditionally condemn the recent killings in France by two fanatics in the name of faith. We are deeply disturbed by the convoluted logic of some self-appointed guardians of Indian Muslims in rationalising cold-blooded murder and deplore the outrageous remarks of some heads of state," the statement said.
"Rationalising crimes by comparing them to similar crimes committed by others is an irrational and absurd argument, as two wrongs don't make a right. We reject any ifs and buts in the justification of heinous crimes in the name of religion, any religion. No god, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing and/or terrorising of fellow human beings," it added.
The statement also calls on Muslims in France to "cancel celebrations of the birthday of the Prophet as a sign of mourning and solidarity with victims and loved ones".
Three people were killed in a knife attack in the French city of Nice earlier this week
Others who have signed the statement include actor and former Rajya Sabha MP Shabana Azmi, film director Kabir Khan, Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar, actor-activist Swara Bhaskar and activist Teesta Setalvad.
On Thursday a knife-wielding attacker reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" and killed three people at a church in the French city of Nice. Earlier a school teacher in Paris was beheaded in broad daylight after showing his students cartoons of Prophet Mohammad for a lesson on free speech.
It is unclear, at this stage, if the two attacks are connected, either to each other, or the controversy over the cartoons.
Mr Macron, who has come under personal attack for his defence of free speech and the cartoons, as well as calling Islam "a religion in crisis", has been backed by the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said: "India stands with France in the fight against terrorism".
Caricatures of Mohammad are forbidden by Islam and such actions are regarded as blasphemy - an explosive issue in ultra-conservative Muslim-majority nations where anyone deemed to have committed such acts can face the death penalty.
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Javed Akhtar also signed this...we should welcome this.
But the question is hindu atheists or christian atheists point fingers at the bad things in their religion.
There are people who criticise krishna and rama on certain aspects.
But I never heard Javed Akhtar talking anything against islam.
Tarek Fateh says many muslims who are liberal and atheists also support Muslim Nationalism. Although they call themselves liberal or atheists their idenity or loyalties remain with their religion. He gives examples of a few liberals in the making of pakistan.
That's why such condemnations from muslim atheists and liberals can't be taken seriously.
Anyhow this condemnation should be welcomed as they have done it unconditionally without ifs and buts.
Naseeruddin Shah, Prashant Bhushan Among 100 To Condemn France Attacks
Protests against Emmanuel Macron first erupted after he refused to criticise satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo for re-publishing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad
All India Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Updated: November 01, 2020 3:22 pm IST
Naseeruddin Shah has frequently hit out at violence, intolerance and "open hate" in society (File)
More than 100 prominent Indian citizens - including actor Naseeruddin shah, poet Javed Akhtar, lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan, dancer-choreographer Mallika Sarabhai and distinguished former police officer Julio Ribeiro - have issued a joint statement condemning the recent terror attacks in France and "outrageous" statements by Muslim religious and political leaders.
The statement, signed people from different religions, backgrounds and professions, hits out at "self-appointed guardians of Indian Muslims... rationalising cold-blooded murder" and says "no god, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing of fellow humans".
"We, the undersigned, unequivocally and unconditionally condemn the recent killings in France by two fanatics in the name of faith. We are deeply disturbed by the convoluted logic of some self-appointed guardians of Indian Muslims in rationalising cold-blooded murder and deplore the outrageous remarks of some heads of state," the statement said.
"Rationalising crimes by comparing them to similar crimes committed by others is an irrational and absurd argument, as two wrongs don't make a right. We reject any ifs and buts in the justification of heinous crimes in the name of religion, any religion. No god, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing and/or terrorising of fellow human beings," it added.
The statement also calls on Muslims in France to "cancel celebrations of the birthday of the Prophet as a sign of mourning and solidarity with victims and loved ones".
"We, the undersigned, unequivocally and unconditionally condemn the recent killings in France by two fanatics in the name of faith. We are deeply disturbed by the convoluted logic of some self-appointed guardians of Indian Muslims in rationalising cold-blooded murder and deplore the outrageous remarks of some heads of state," the statement said.
"Rationalising crimes by comparing them to similar crimes committed by others is an irrational and absurd argument, as two wrongs don't make a right. We reject any ifs and buts in the justification of heinous crimes in the name of religion, any religion. No god, gods, goddesses, prophets or saints may be invoked to justify the killing and/or terrorising of fellow human beings," it added.
The statement also calls on Muslims in France to "cancel celebrations of the birthday of the Prophet as a sign of mourning and solidarity with victims and loved ones".
Three people were killed in a knife attack in the French city of Nice earlier this week
Others who have signed the statement include actor and former Rajya Sabha MP Shabana Azmi, film director Kabir Khan, Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar, actor-activist Swara Bhaskar and activist Teesta Setalvad.
On Thursday a knife-wielding attacker reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" and killed three people at a church in the French city of Nice. Earlier a school teacher in Paris was beheaded in broad daylight after showing his students cartoons of Prophet Mohammad for a lesson on free speech.
It is unclear, at this stage, if the two attacks are connected, either to each other, or the controversy over the cartoons.
Mr Macron, who has come under personal attack for his defence of free speech and the cartoons, as well as calling Islam "a religion in crisis", has been backed by the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who said: "India stands with France in the fight against terrorism".
Caricatures of Mohammad are forbidden by Islam and such actions are regarded as blasphemy - an explosive issue in ultra-conservative Muslim-majority nations where anyone deemed to have committed such acts can face the death penalty.
Naseeruddin Shah, Prashant Bhushan Among 100 To Condemn France Attacks
More than 100 prominent Indian citizens - including actor Naseeruddin shah, poet Javed Akhtar and distinguished former police officer Julio Ribeiro - have condemned the France terror attacks and "outrageous" statements by Muslim leaders
www.ndtv.com
But the question is hindu atheists or christian atheists point fingers at the bad things in their religion.
There are people who criticise krishna and rama on certain aspects.
But I never heard Javed Akhtar talking anything against islam.
Tarek Fateh says many muslims who are liberal and atheists also support Muslim Nationalism. Although they call themselves liberal or atheists their idenity or loyalties remain with their religion. He gives examples of a few liberals in the making of pakistan.
That's why such condemnations from muslim atheists and liberals can't be taken seriously.
Anyhow this condemnation should be welcomed as they have done it unconditionally without ifs and buts.
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