India's Rwandan TV Channels Promote Binary Communal Narrative And The Treacherous Juhala Among So-Called Ulama And Maulanas Fall Prey To It And Make Unsavoury Remarks Against Our Hindu Brethren And Their Religion For A Few Thousand Rupees
By S.
Arshad, New Age Islam
15 July
2022
A Group
Of So-Called Muslim Scholars Promote The Agenda Of Hate Of India's Rwandan TV
Channels.
Main
Points:
1. Mudslinging
on political figures rose in the 1980s.
2. Media has
promoted mudslinging and abusive behaviour in the country.
3. Children
have also been affected by this abusive behaviour of elders.
4. The
treacherous Juhala among so-called Ulema, Maulanas and Muslim scholars make unsavoury
remarks against Hindus in TV debates for a few thousand rupees.
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During the
tenure of Rajiv Gandhi as the Prime Minister of India, the Bofors Kickbacks
Scandal had rocked the nation and had wielded a huge blow to his image as 'Mr
Clean'. The opposition had coined a slogan to vilify him and that was:
Gali
Gali Me Shor Hai
Rajiv
Gandhi Chor Hai
(This is
the talk of the town that Rajiv Gandhi is a thief). This slogan was so catchy
and popular that even the children learnt it and shouted it in the streets.
During the same time, the All India Radio, Gorakhpur broadcast a live programme
participated by children and conducted by the station director himself. In the
programme, the station director asked each child to recite a poem. They recited
whatever poem they had learnt. But one child, on his turn, recited the slogan
popularised by the Opposition. The programme went on the air live and the
station director was instantly dismissed.
Perhaps
after this incident, live programmes were banned on the radio to avoid any
embarrassment and controversy. And perhaps this incident was a turning point in
the Indian politics as mudslinging on prominent political personalities,
including the Prime Minister became a new normal. Later, the opposition leader
Rahul Gandhi popularised the slogan "Chowkidar Chor Hai"(The
sentinel is the thief). This slogan did not become popular in India but in
Pakistan the Imran Khan led opposition chanted this slogan against the Shahbaz
Sharif government after being dislodged.
Mufti Ejaz Arshad Qasmi getting into a heated verbal debate with Farah
Faiz on Zee Hindustan channel, as people around them get up to intervene.
(Source: Zee Hindustan/Twitter)
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This trend
did not stop here. In the twentieth century it infected the TV channels and
religious issues began to be debated without keeping in mind the sensitivity
such issues deserved. The TV channels in recent years have largely restricted
themselves to debating communal issues thanks to their contributions to the
TRP. The anchors shout at their maximum pitch and the participants shout at and
abuse each other without any fear or shame. Even abusive words are allowed, as
long as they bring good TRPs.
The
communal debates of such a low standard were started to popularise a new
narrative which we can call 'Binary Communal Narrative'. Under this narrative,
Muslims are shown as equally responsible for the growth of communal hatred in
the country or for any communal conflagration in the country. After every
communal conflagration in the country, the TV channels find a mastermind among
the Muslims before the administration does and runs the 'breaking news' so many
times that the nation comes to believe the narrative. Another way of promoting
this narrative is the participation of the treacherous Juhala among
so-called Ulama, Muslim scholars or bearded Maulanas in TV debates where
religious issues are debated and during the heated debate, the Maulanas or
Muslim scholars also retort by making unsavoury remarks against the religious
beliefs or sacred figures of Hindus when the beliefs of Muslims is attacked by
the panellists. One Youtbe journalist revealed that such communal debates are
preconceived and both the Hindu and Muslim 'scholars'(sometimes a sadhu and a
Maulana) come in the same car (sent by the TV channel), exchange pleasantries,
hug each other and have tea together before the debate but the moment the
camera is on they start abusing each other's religion according to the script
given to them.
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The Muslims
do not speak ill of the religion or religious figures of Hindus or any other
community, at least in the public, leave aside on TV because the Quran strictly
forbids unsavoury remarks against the deities of other religious communities.
Some renowned Islamic scholars have even gone to the extent of saying that Shri
Ram might be one of the prophets of the Abrahamic religions as God has said He
has raised prophets in every part of the earth. Therefore, saying anything
insulting to any prophet of God tantamount to Kufr (Adharma).
But the TV
channels invite some half-baked Maulanas who do not have a clear understanding
of the true spirit of Islam and either get swayed by the communal atmosphere
created in the TV studio or act according to the script and make unsavoury
communal remarks. This is the reason a consensus has emerged among the Muslims
that Muslims should not participate in TV debates. Therefore, renowned and
dignified Muslim intellectuals or ulema d not take part in TV debates.
But the TV
channels have found out a solution. They have prepared their own bunch of
jokers who play to their tunes and fall in the trap of Binary Communal
Narrative promoted by them. Shoaib Jamayi, Sajid Rashidi, Ilyas Sharfuddin etc
are some of the so-called Islamic scholars and intellectuals who participate in
these debates and promote communal hatred and malign the image of Muslims for a
few thousand rupees per episode. Shoaib Jamayi even uses the words 'bho-- ri ke
' and 'ch--ye' against the opponents. Such remarks or language against anyone
is not approved by the Quran or hadith and such people only malign the Muslims
and Islam by doing so. The result is that now ordinary Hindus have started
saying that Nupur Sharma alone is not responsible but Muslims also speak ill of
Hindu devis and devtas.Taslim Rahmani, a journalist participated in the debate
in which Nupur Sharma had made the objectionable remarks. Taslim Rahmani is
also to blame. Why did he participate in a TV debate when even an ordinary
Muslim knows that such debates are meant only to vilify Muslims and humiliate
Muslim intellectuals and Ulema? In some debates, Muslim Ulema or intellectuals
have had to leave mid-way because of the humiliating behaviour of participants
and the anchors. Muslims should remember that Rwandan Radio and a few Rwandan
newspapers had in just four years after 1990, spread so much communal and poisonous
hate in the country that it led to the genocide of at least a million ethnic
minorities in the nation.
The history
of Rwandan genocide and the role of media can be easy verified online and in
books. Muslims should understand that these treacherous Juhala who participate
in TV debates are inveterate enemies of the nation and should at least face a
social boycott in the community.
(Courtesy:
Siasat)
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Due to this
treacherous behaviour of Muslim panellists of TV debates, this wrong narrative
that Muslims too make unsavoury remarks against Hindu religion has been
promoted and the theory of Binary Communal Narrative conceived by the
mainstream Rwandan media has been successfully propagated.
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S.
Arshad is a columnist with NewAgeIslam.com.
URL: https://newageislam.com/islamic-society/rwandan-tv-communal-narrative-ulama-hindu-religion-/d/127483
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