IN FACT
The Muslim Myth
Summary
Often it becomes necessary to state the obvious. Massive propaganda campaigns, the subtle use of stereotypes, and the fact that both the Western and the Indian media share certain basic biases, many people end up believing in a range of myths about the adherents of the world’s second largest religion. Here’s a quick attempt at looking at these myths
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1 . Myth: ‘Muslim’ countries are never secular
2 . Myth: Not all Muslims may be terrorists, but most terrorists are Muslims
3 . Myth: Muslims have always been fundamentalists and are ‘more religious’ than followers of other religions
4 . Myth: Muslims always start violence. Hindus only ‘retaliate’ or ‘act in self defence’
5 . Myth: Hindus do not kill based on their religion. Only Muslims do, because their religion requires them to
6 . Myth: Muslims are united and act together, while Hindus are divided and weak
7 . Myth: The government favours Muslims and pampers them
8 . Myth: But Hindus cannot buy land in Jammu and Kashmir!
9 . Myth: The Muslim population is increasing faster than the Hindu population
10 . Myth: Muslims got ‘their’ country when Pakistan was created, now they should leave ‘our’ country