Monday, April 13, 2015

Ambedkar's Views on Islam (Pre-Independence)

https://storify.com/SwasGan/ambedkar-s-views-on-islam-pre-independence

Ambedkar on Undivided India: the borders are not safe in case of any threat to by a Muslim power as the they had no loyalty for India Ambedkar: they feel that the satisfaction of Muslim demands will be a sure means of achieving Hindu-Muslim unity Muslim woman have to face polygamy and concubinage, which the Muslim law gives to the husband. Muslim woman is the most helpless person in the world … her fate is ‘once married, always married while husband can annulle by 'Talak' Ambedkar: Indeed, the Muslims have all the social evils of the Hindus and something more -- the compulsory system of purdah for Muslim women Ambedkar: Not that purdah is not found among Hindus … But the point of distinction is that among the Muslims, it has a religious sanctity Ambedkar: There are no reforms movement among the Muslims to bring about their eradication - do not realise there are evils, instead oppose.