Wednesday, September 25, 2013

We are more than our name: A Gujarati Muslim ponders life under Narendra Modi | ummid.com

We are more than our name: A Gujarati Muslim ponders life under Narendra Modi | ummid.com
The next morning, a Hindu mob carrying swords, torches, and kerosene filled bottles walked on my all-Hindu street in Ahmedabad looking for Muslims – Muslims like me – to kill. They made us shout names of Hindu deities that my parents taught me to say with reverence. In the distance I could see a lone business, owned by a Muslim, up in flames.