What do you feel when you hear about the bomb blasts? It is believed that the Bombay blasts were carried out by Muslims. Do you think they could be justified?
I feel very bad. When I see all those dead bodies on TV ... Mayank, how can you distinguish a Muslim or a Hindu from those dead bodies? I feel terrible. That somebody somewhere must be waiting for those dead people ... it is horrible.
I still remember Rupin Katyal. You know him? He was a honeymooner who was killed during the plane hijacking by Muslim terrorists. I cried when he was shot dead by the hijackers. I know if I would have been in that plane, I would have prayed, pleaded, and impressed those terrorists with my knowledge of Koranic verses and would have bought the plane back with all the passengers alive and safe. My heart still bleeds for that poor man, and his parents and widow.
When terrorist events take place, what is your first feeling? Do you think that 'oh now we Muslims will again be blamed', or something on those lines?
I just feel sick. Kasam Khuda ki. (I swear on Allah) My only plea to terrorists is to please stop all this. We are scared. I'm afraid even while going to cinema theatres. What if something happens to my children? How could a bomb planted by Islamic terrorists know that my son is a Muslim?
[After a pause]
Evertime a blast happens, accusations are pointed towards Pakistan-based terrorists, and then it is the turn of us Muslims. Why are we accused for their actions? It is so insulting. I feel so humiliated.
Hundreds of Muslims were killed in the Gujarat riots of 2002. Some people say that terror attacks like what happened in July 2006 in Bombay were a reaction to it. Muslims were not getting justice. So they were humiliated and they took revenge by killing Hindus.
Mayank, tell me how could you imagine that I might get any satisfaction by watching the dead bodies of Hindus on my TV?
My son's best friend is a Hindu. His name is Ankush. He makes our life terrible by calling Arbaaz at all the odd hours and talking non-stop for hours and hours. Can I derive satisfaction if Ankush is killed in a bomb blast?
How could I be happy by the killing of Hindus? What sort of a question is this? My best friend till the Vth standard was a Hindu. Her name was Anita. I still remember her. We were very close friends. I even used to get her clothes stitched from our family tailor. How can I hate Hindus? You are a Hindu yourself, Mayank. Why will I talk to you if I dislike them? How can I get pleasure by Anita's husband being killed by terrorists?
Article comments
— go to most recent comments1 - kaif ali khan s/o Mr. aftab ahmed khan
WOW I m very impress with your discaution.
i m also a kaimganj pathan and i want to see
a moderate kaimganjy pathan .
i m study in class 10th in c.p school o.k
allahafiz..................
2 - nasruddin shah paikar
Falak Salam!
i have to say that it is very nice and meaningful interview, just i would ask you that, if you will not use the expression: Mislim terrorist, because these two are completly different from each other, terrorist can, be Mislim non Muslim, indian pakistani, Afghani, American, and so far.
with best regards
paikar from Afghanistan, residing in canada.
3 - asif khan
hiii ,
i really appreciate the way falak and khaleda apa described the muslim women in india and in kaimganj . i believe to be a strong muslim and a strong indian . i really thank mayank to give a little exposure to my home land KAIMGANJ..
ASIF /. SHAHID / DUBAI
4 - kaif ali khan
salam i am kaif ali khan s/o Mr.Aftab ahmed khan.
its my second comments its very very nice inter.i really appreciate u.
i m imprese u so i want to meat u.
ALLAHAFIZ.....................
5 - Reem Ali
I am a doctor in Moscow, hailing from india and belonging to the same place as ms.Fallak.i think that this article just does not do any justice to my muslim society.its mispercieved by this lady herslef.she whatsover does not have the truth written because thats what not it is.
i am highly dissapointed by reading this article.please choose ur interviewees correctly,one lady can give a bad impression to the whole society.
6 - ASHRAF
SALAM
MY ANCESTERS WERE FROM SHAMSHBAD NEAR TO KAIM GANJ.THEY FOUGHT FOR FIRST WAR OF INDEPENDENCE OF INDIA AND HAD TO LEAVE THE CITY 1857.
ANY ONE HAVE LIST OF 4-5 GENERATIONS WITH NAMES MURAD ALI KHAN/KHUDYAR KHAN
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7 - shahab almualim
i m very close to this family. i knows them personally.i also belongs to kaimganj.
8 - miraj khan pardhan lalbagh
sab jhooooooooooooooooooooooot bola gaya hai
9 - shafeeq
i dont want to disclose my name i m very close to this family as i know whatever is written in this interview is not truth. Falak i think at present your family is not renowned family peoples knows your family as a currupt family doing bussiness of suttkhore.whatelse i write in praise of your family.as you put light on muslim lady what Mr reem said i totally agreed with him.
10 - Miss Reem
For your kind information i am a female,not to get confused with the gender.I have heard about their familes.I am very sorry to tell but their behavior is highly disappointing.Specially the male population belonging to the muslim families in kaimganj are exploiting innocent girls!i can not describe them as 'Muslim' from any angel,even non-Muslims are much much better than them.And it seems they will never change and keep exploiting themseleves and others!They should go around with the logo "BEWARE OF US"
11 - Inam Ali / Jabeer khan / Shams Ali / Jazib Khan
This is for Miss REEM - First of all i just want to know whats your home town & if you are a kaimganji than i am sorry to say that you are totally wrong, being a kaimganji muslim male & a Brother i know how to treat with our sisters and Mothers.we are sorry and totally disagree with your views if you are a kaimganji
12 - Reem Ali
To misters Inam Ali / Jabeer khan / Shams Ali / Jazib Khan,
i am happy to tell you that i am NOT a kaimganji.i didnot, whatsoever, mean to hurt your sentiments to be exact.what i meant was the views of this particular miss interviewed, are tottaly abhorring. from when does questioning a single lady, does a religion be represented?
what makes me angry are the pretentious nature of such people.i wrote on this blog because i know how her family and some of her family's men are.
being a Muslim and following your thoughts on your religion is meant to be. but why give views that are so non-coherrant?
i donot target you or anyone of your families.what i said is in general, so no hard feelings.
everyone can have a say of her/his mind , for freedom of speech is rather a deemed aspect.
13 - sahil
Asslamualikum…After reading Miss Reem's comment! I want to tell you that being a human, a true Indian Muslim and a kamganji I knew her from my childhood, personally she is a good lady her great grand father laid the stone of kaimganj Jama Masjid (Mosque). He was a very gentle, respected, historic and religious person in our town but now things are completely changed and at present they are known as the most corrupt, Unrespectable and arrogant people and I don't want to discuss regarding her father's family business.
14 - sahil
I don't know that how M/S Reem knows about her family and her family male's but in your last two comments-
First comment, "kaimganji Muslim males are exploiting the innocent girls! I can't describe them a Muslim from any angle, they should go around with the logo" Beware of us" For your kind information that kaimganji Muslim male's are much much better than the Muslim's living in the north frontier of Islamic countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan. The way they treat their ladies are ridicules. I can't describe in words and I am thankful to Allah being a true Indian Muslim.
15 - sahil
First comment, "kaimganji Muslim males are exploiting the innocent girls! I can't describe them a Muslim from any angle, they should go around with the logo" Beware of us" For your kind information that kaimganji Muslim male's are much much better than the Muslim's living in the north frontier of Islamic countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan. The way they treat their ladies are ridicules. I can't describe in words and I am thankful to Allah being a true Indian Muslim.
16 - sahil
Second comment, "I am happy to tell you that I am not a kaimganji" there is nothing special to be a non kaimganji. But we are Muslim and being a true Muslim you must be apologizing on above statements. Now I am inviting Miss Reem to visit our great land I will show you the respect of kaimganji male's towards the ladies and I am sure that after visiting our land you must be change your statements towards the kaimganji
17 - sahil
Here I want to ask Mr. Mayank that why you non-Muslim people always think "Muslim girls live behind the black cloths (Burqas) and that their life is very tough" even the truth is, in whole world highly qualified young Muslim ladies are wearing this dress and they are feeling much safer and comfortable as compare to others. Now owing to pollution in metro cities non Muslim ladies are also covering there face before leaving their houses, it doesn't mean that their life is tough.
18 - sahil
This is my request to people like Mr.Mayank to avoid these personal interviews that, one person can't give you the right view of the whole society.
On some points I am agree with M/S Reem first "a single person can't represent any religion.
19 - sahil
Secondly in her interview she describe her family that how rich and renowned they are but she forget that from 1952, after passing a bill in Indian parliament, nobody was landlord and now all landlords are farmers.
20 - sahil
Falak please don't compare your family with late Dr. Zakir Hussain,s family. Your family exploits the poor Muslims they never serve the Muslim community.
21 - sahil
Here I want to introduce two kamganji families who really serving their kaimganji community, one is Mr Shaiq ali khan & Brother and second is Late Mr.Sultan Shah Khan & Sons.
In last I am literally very sorry if I hurt anyone in my above comment……FE Amman Allah.
22 - Reem Ali
ok mister sahil.u seem to be pretty upset for your obvious reasons.why i bothereed to write on this bog only ALLAH knows.i dont care what falak or other people say.but i hate it when they PRETEND.MY FATHER THIS,MY MOM THAT AND MY FAMILY BLAH BLAH.
the kaimagnji mentality does so last not for ever.
what lies beneath,is seen to the world,the only thing coherrent to the thoughts being the people not commenting for their deemed self respect. tell me who would steep so low as to de honour thyself infront so such people who donot know the 5 pillars of islam?and here they are, Lo and Behold.talking about the muslim women and their supression as if their naked clothing represents those who stay in the sancity of the hijab.
what do they know?and who in the world did mayank think he was going around asking his family freinds things they dont know and neither does he?
God bless those who even encounter this,for i have a feeling they will be ever so shocked into saying nothing and leaving behind with their heads bowed on the dishonest and lies that they percieve upon the chnace seeing of this article.
23 - sahil Ali
Again you use the word kaimganji mentality this is my suggetion to u to please keep away from these words coz u don"t aware of whole kaimganji u just know her family and on behalf of that u can't justified our people.
24 - tufail
Salam alikum,
i am a french tour escort, i really appriciate ur ideas about our relision..
25 - sarah
no any womem like you can explain our religion. you have no right to represent religion in thiz way.