This Shia family, that i know of, is an Ansari. But they are treated like dirt by these Siddiquis, who think of themselves as Nawabs even though they are as backward as they get in their thinking. Sometimes, i feel that reconciling all these differences amongst their very own Ummah-Chummah brothers is a much harder task than reconciling amongst Hindus and Muslims. This inspite of us, having a Veep called Hamid Ansari. The one who trumpets of this Ummah nonsense has to visit these alleys and bylanes of Azamgarh, Faridabad and Meerut to know the reality of how narrow their mindsets have become.
Well i sincerely do not know what context that divide has in the modern fabric of our society. But, i do know where does the hatred start for them and where does it translate to. The divisions are economic, social, sectarian, and what not. They may have hatred on account of economic disparities, and then they might show it an sectarian form. As you pointed out, UP and Bihar are teeming grounds of this. And the worrying factor is UP, Bihar and Bengal almost account for 40% of India's population which is uneducated, without economic benefits and rooted in this parochialism the majority whom are Muslims. In come these ba$tards like Raul Vinci and his sycophantics, Maywati, the Yadav a$$hats, and they exploit them and hang them dry. In good hands they are a potent power. In the wrong hands, they are cannon fodder for the exploiters.
Wikipedia huh ? Well, all i have are first hand experiences. But On Topic of sectarianism, it is infested even in our Society which is as deep as these caste divides.
