In a country that grants full freedom of expression and execution to the likes of Dr. Pravin Togadia and Sakshi Maharaj, it is specious to demand a ban on the preacher's activities.
Whether Saritha Nair used her sexuality to twist the system to her favor is not even a legitimate question because it is she who lost everything in the game.
The careful construction of a monolithic conception about the world of Islam in contrast to the worlds of other faiths make sweeping generalizations and imposition of collective guilt fairly easy.
Kerala Muslims have largely followed the path of peace—it’s been one century free of violence. Of late, extremism is rearing its head, but the literate state still has the antibodies.
