'Hindu, Enemy Of Islam'
These are extracts from government-sponsored textbooks approved by the National Curriculum Wing of the Federal Ministry of Education.
pakistan
History or biology, Pakistani students get anti-India lessons in all their textbooks
Amir Mir
"Before the Arab conquest people were fed up with the teachings of Buddhists & Hindus." "Before Islam people lived in untold misery."

"European nations have been working during the past three centuries...to subjugate countries of the Muslim world."


Class IV
  • The Muslims of Pakistan provided all facilities to the Hindus and the Sikhs who left for India. But the Hindus and the Sikhs looted the Muslims in India with both hands and they attacked their caravans, buses and railway trains. Therefore, about one million Muslims were martyred on their way to Pakistan.
  • The Hindus treated the ancient population of the Indus Valley very badly. They set fire to their houses and butchered them.
  • The religion of Hindus did not teach them good things, Hindus did not respect women.
Class V
  • After the war of 1965, India with the help of Hindus living in East Pakistan, incited the people of East Pakistan against West Pakistanis. In December 1971, the Indians themselves also attacked East Pakistan. As a result...East Pakistan separated from us. We should all receive military training so that we can foil the designs of the enemy in the future.
  • The Hindu has always been an enemy of Islam.
Class VI
  • In the middle of the city of Deebal (Sindh), there was a Hindu temple. There was a flag hoisted on top of it. The Hindus believed that as long as the flag kept flying, nobody could harm them. Mohd bin Qasim found out about this.... The Muslims began to catapult stones at the temple and at the flag, ultimately making it fall to the ground. The whole city became tumultuous and the Hindus lost heart. Some Muslims clambered up the walls of the temple and forced open the door. Qasim's army entered the city and after conquering it, announced peace. The Muslims treated the vanquished so well many Hindus converted to Islam.
  • Before the Arab conquest the people were fed up with the teachings of Buddhists and Hindus.
  • The foundation of the Hindu setup was based on injustice and cruelty.
  • The Hindus who had always been opportunists cooperated with the British.
  • The Hindus used to please the goddess Kali by slaughtering people of other religions.
Class VII
  • Some Jewish tribes also lived in Arabia. They lent money to workers and peasants on high rates of interest and usurped their earnings. They held the whole society in their tight grip because of the ever-increasing compound interest.
  • History has no parallel to the extremely kind treatment of the Christians by the Muslims. Still the Christian kingdoms of Europe were constantly trying to gain control of Jerusalem. This was the cause of the Crusades.
  • European nations have been working during the past three centuries, through conspiracies or naked aggression, to subjugate countries of the Muslim world.

    w Hindus always desired to crush the Muslims as a nation. Several attempts were made by the Hindus to erase Muslim culture and civilisation.
  • The Hindus too wished to ruin Muslim civilisation and culture by destroying Urdu which has been closely associated with the Pakistan Movement.
Class VIII
  • During the Khilafat Movement Hindus and Muslims were completely united and like brothers and they started to cooperate and live in peaceful togetherness. But as soon as this movement ended, Hindu hatred of the Muslim re-emerged.
  • Before Islam people lived in untold misery all over the world.
Class IX
  • The Hindus and the Muslims...could not amalgamate each other's way of life to become one nation.The main reason for this difference of cultures, civilisation and outlook was the religion of Islam which cannot be assimilated in any other system as it is based on the principle of...oneness of God....On the other hand, Hinduism is based on the concept of multiple Gods....There lies the difference between the Hindu and Muslim way of thinking.
  • In connivance with the (British) government the Hindus started communal riots and caused loss of life and property.At the time of prayers the Hindus tortured the Muslims by playing music in front of the mosques. Before the commencement of classes the students saluted the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi and Muslim students were also forced to do so.
  • Muslims promoted equality and social justice as against the division (created by) the (Hindu) caste system.
Class X
  • (The ideology of) Pakistan...was a revolt against the prevailing system of India in which Hindu nationalism was imposed on the Muslims....
  • Islam gives a message of peace and brotherhood.... There is no such concept in Hinduism. Moreover Islam preaches brotherhood, equality and justice.... On the other hand, the Hindu society is based on caste system which downgrades the entire mankind.
  • After the establishment of Pakistan the Hindus and Sikhs created a day of doom for the Muslims in East Punjab.
  • The Hindus were encouraged by the (British) government to force the Muslims to join the Congress.



(These extracts have been translated from Urdu which is the standard medium of instruction in government schools in Pakistan.)

pakistan
History or biology, Pakistani students get anti-India lessons in all their textbooks
Amir Mir
 
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HAVE YOUR SAY
Mar 01, 2006 12:00 AM
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Its really shocking to read this article that even schools children are not spared by fundamentalists in Pak for contemptuous behavior against non-Islamic.
More shocking, peace loving Muslims preferring to stay in silent spell.

Shukoor,
Can you tell us which book/Which state/ Which city
have been using such books of hatred in India?
I have never come across such book though I have seen various textbooks being circulated in few states.

I came across this website few weeks back.

http://www.faithfreedom.org/


Ashok
Ashok Sharma
Hyderabad, India
Oct 06, 2005 12:00 AM
9

Buddha after going into trance for a minute again whispered to Ananda.,

Eyunni is actually comparing not judging the different paths and trying to understand what every religion and philosophy on earth is offering. Old Mac felt that he is judging others which is not. Eyunni has realised that one has to judge oneself. I myself, compared the prevailing philosophers, religions and their philosophies when I was young. Finally I realised that no one judges none. And one himself is the judge for himself. The same thing I adviced others.
eyunni
new york, United States
Oct 06, 2005 12:00 AM
8
Oh ya old mac., Again at insane best., I am comparing not judging. Now listen the diff between comparing and judging.,
When u compare you are a third person looking objectively. When one judges he takes action. When someone is not taking action after judging then he is a third person not involving in the proess. If I judged budhism is best I would have been a budhist now which I am not. I am not catching a muslim and brainwashing him and giving my judgement and prevailing upon him nor i am inisisting that my hindu religion is best. I am just saying that when u compare all world religions, budhism looks logical at least for me. And by chance I picked up the most illogical religion on earth now. However all religons have their share of illogics in them but islam is on the top of list when compared.

I dont bother if u think i have electric current in my brian or not. I know for sure what is there in my brian.
eyunni
new york, United States
Oct 06, 2005 12:00 AM
7
Eyunni writes:

>>These are the questions asked by budha and said what he felt to the entire humanity. Finally he concluded that one should look onto onself to know the truth coz someone's truth cannot be the truth for others. If some one eats stomach full of food the hunger of that person will perish not the hunger of the person who is looking him eating the food. Thats simple logic guys. To find truth one has to take pains to find it all by himself. Its just like hunger. One has to eat the food to get rid of his hunger.

>>Islam is etreme opposite to it. Followers of islam are like sheep. Just follow each other and the book. There ends the matter. Shut the brains and just follow. Or open the brain and justify and claim that what he is following is right. So life would be boring and uncreative for them. With that boredom they start blaming other religions and try to justify that they are right. Point is there is no point in justifying that they are correct. No one judges none. One has to judge oneself.

With that, Buddha turns to Ananda and whispers, “When did we start having morons as our ambassadors and idiots as our defenders? Where do we find these clowns who insist on judging in the same breath after saying no one judges? We definitely don’t need those who do in the same paragraph what they accuse others of. You think this Eyunni fellow has any electrical current in his brain?”
Old Mac
???, United States
Oct 05, 2005 12:00 AM
6
Note that budha tried to address the questions which are common to all humans irrespective of race and nationality. He addressed what is the cause of suffering and misery and unhappiness of humans. What is that knowledge by seeking, the person will be balanced and less disturbed. What is reality and what is myth.

These are the questions asked by budha and said what he felt to the entire humanity. Finally he concluded that one should look onto onself to know the truth coz someone's truth cannot be the truth for others. If some one eats stomach full of food the hunger of that person will perish not the hunger of the person who is looking him eating the food. Thats simple logic guys. To find truth one has to take pains to find it all by himself. Its just like hunger. One has to eat the food to get rid of his hunger.

Islam is etreme opposite to it. Followers of islam are like sheep. Just follow each other and the book. There ends the matter. Shut the brains and just follow. Or open the brain and justify and claim that what he is following is right. So life would be boring and uncreative for them. With that boredom they start blaming other religions and try to justify that they are right. Point is there is no point in justifying that they are correct. No one judges none. One has to judge oneself.
eyunni
new york, United States
Oct 05, 2005 12:00 AM
5
So basically pakistani muslims hate everyone and love none. They hate hindus coz they are unjust and cruel, they hate jews coz they lend money and torture and christians for their crusades and kicking off muslims from spain.

Oh ya there is brother hood in islam. Its only among themselves. I always wonder why muslims never talk of entire man kind but "We" and "They".
Comeon guys islam is not a revelation. Its another bullshit religion on the face of earth.

In Einstein words if there is any religion which is for entire humanity its "Budhism" nothing else. Coz its the only religion which is for all humans with less dogmas and blind beliefs. Budha himself told not to believe him but belief in what one sees and understands.

And muslism are exact opposite., Full of dogmas hypocracy and blind beliefs.
eyunni
new york, United States
Oct 05, 2005 12:00 AM
4
As expected people like Shukoor have their hearts in Pakistan and bodies in India. As Deepak asks substantiate these. Even otherwise assuming it is written in the books it is not far from truth. Muslims don't respect women (the quran clearly discrimantes against the women), Muslims have butchered hindus etc.

So what now Shukoor? What's taught in Pakistani schools is nothing but lies and tons of them.
Before Islam people lived in untold misery all over the world.

Class IX
The Hindus and the Muslims...could not amalgamate each other's way of life to become one nation.The main reason for this difference of cultures, civilisation and outlook was the religion of Islam which cannot be assimilated in any other system as it is based on the principle of...oneness of God....On the other hand, Hinduism is based on the concept of multiple Gods....There lies the difference between the Hindu and Muslim way of thinking." TRUE but what's missed out is Islam is also a violent religion imposing the evil ideologies on others (non-muslims), Hinduism is not imposed on others.
Quran exhorts the muslims to 'kill the infidels', while Hinduism only desires peace for the entire humanity. I can go on and on.

"In connivance with the (British) government the Hindus started communal riots and caused loss of life and property.At the time of prayers the Hindus tortured the Muslims by playing music in front of the mosques. Before the commencement of classes the students saluted the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi and Muslim students were also forced to do so."

What a revelation. I thought i am being tortured by these wails of Azaan when i am sound asleep in the small hours of the day. When did the hindus torture the muslims, of all things by playing loud music. Come off it Islamists. Yet another lie.

So saluting Mahatma Gandhi is an insult to pre-partion muslims of India. Why? Did he preach hatred against muslims. Did he goad the Hindus to butcher muslims? He was not a Jinnah.

Swaminathan
Chennai, India
Oct 02, 2005 12:00 AM
3
Shukoor, please substantiate your claim by giving the name of the Indian book and name of the Indian Publisher that speaks, as you mention, about Muslims. Though I live in Dubai, I have access to all the history books published by NCERT and do not recall the contents as you mention.
Deepak
Dubai, UAE
Oct 02, 2005 12:00 AM
2
The fact that this is a Pakistani and not an Indian document is indicated only at the bottom of the article. It should have been clearly stated at the top.
Ghulam Y Faruki
New York, United States
Oct 02, 2005 12:00 AM
1
In concept, what is taught in Indian classrooms is not very different from what is taught in Pakistan.
Some of what is taught to children in our sub continent as a whole has to be seen to be believed. But it is well hidden - little children dont complain about what is fed to them. But little do we realise the tremendous impact it has on the psyche of a future generation.

For eg., ( in an Indian classroom),

Class IV
"The Hindus of India provided all facilities to the muslims who left for Pakistan. But the muslims looted the Hindus in Pakistan with both hands and they attacked their caravans, buses and railway trains. Therefore, about one million Hindus were martyred on their way to India.

The Muslims treated the population of India very badly. They set fire to their houses and butchered them.

The religion of muslims did not teach them good things, muslims did not respect women."

This paragragh could well be taken from a fourth standard text book in India.
As can all the other paragraphs as well.

If we want sustained peace, the two nations should negotiate with each other to delete such ridiculous teachings from school books.

The Siachen Glacier and the reamining disputes would follow automatically.
Shukoor PS
Bangalore, India
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