20-Aug-2010, 10:06 PM
Here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=...BA23C17C0F
It was released just a few days ago, and as is usual with works of Dawkins' I love it!
In the Indian scenario I am not sure how bad the situation is, but I think that because schools follow a board's syllabus in India, the effect of teaching faith is perhaps mitigated. However, it still important that we keep an eye on the syllabus because there are often efforts to "saffronise" it.
Madrasas in India I think are a serious problem. I know of a person in IISc, who is Muslim, but though he studies at IISc, he still subscribes to rather medieval Islamic notions. The latest story is that he got together with his father and got rid of the TV and internet at their home, so that women in their home don't get "corrupted". It is despicable behaviour, but that's what happened. The indoctrination is just amazing.
To solve the problem seems to be a huge challenge. Because of the way Muslims are discriminated against in Indian society (they live in densely packed areas, often with poor facilities), it becomes a "majority stomping on the minority" issue, even to question actions of such persons as Zakir Naik.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=...BA23C17C0F
It was released just a few days ago, and as is usual with works of Dawkins' I love it!

In the Indian scenario I am not sure how bad the situation is, but I think that because schools follow a board's syllabus in India, the effect of teaching faith is perhaps mitigated. However, it still important that we keep an eye on the syllabus because there are often efforts to "saffronise" it.
Madrasas in India I think are a serious problem. I know of a person in IISc, who is Muslim, but though he studies at IISc, he still subscribes to rather medieval Islamic notions. The latest story is that he got together with his father and got rid of the TV and internet at their home, so that women in their home don't get "corrupted". It is despicable behaviour, but that's what happened. The indoctrination is just amazing.


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