That will be the subject being debated at The Doha Debates, St. Stephen's college, Delhi, India. The programme will be shown on BBC World News Saturday, Feb 20 at 09:10 GMT repeated 22:10. Sunday, Feb 21 at 02:10 GMT repeated 15:10.
"In a fairly argumentative country like ours, where quibbles can snowball into rivalries and then riots, India has yet to master the art of peaceful disagreement. The Doha Debates can help us achieve it." The Hindustan Times.
Religious demographics of India in 2001 as follows;
Religious Data Composition and Religious Composition Population (%)
Hindus 827,578,868 = 80.5%
Muslims 138,188,240 = 13.4%
Christians 24,080,016 = 2.3%
Sikhs 19,215,730 = 1.9%
Buddhists 7,955,207 = 0.8%
Jains 4,225,053 = 0.4%
Other Religions & Persuasions 6,639,626 = 0.6%
Religion not stated 727,588 = 0.1%
Total 1,028,610,328 100.0%
www.thedohadebates.com
Check the website if you would like to see some of the other previous debates on extremism or with Hamas leader Dr Mahmoud Zahar. Even if you miss this one I'm sure you will be able to see the whole debate again on the website.
To debate of this issue, dont go by the number of riots and the media..Talk to common muslims and get the idea...
ReplyDeleteAre non-muslims getting a fair deal in the Middle East e.g. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar ???
ReplyDeleteYoh Anon, right on dude. Do Christians, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains. Are these people getting a fair deal? Can they openly practice their religion in a public allocated place in the Gulf? Are they allowed to build a place of worship???
ReplyDeleteIn India, everyone has a right to worship in a temple, church, mosque (a place built for them to worship). Saudi Arabia is the worst place in the world to be if you're a non-mulsim.