seedhi Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Cleric's fatwa cancels women's football match MALDA: Organizers had to cancel a women's football match and national-level players who had come from various places across the country had to return as fundamentalists allegedly issued a fatwa to stop a women's football match at Harishchandrapur here on Saturday. The block administration, which had earlier given permission for the football match, is now giving the excuse of law and order issues to cancel the event. Progressive Youth Club of Chandipur village in Harishchandrapur police station area had organized the football match as a part of their golden jubilee celebrations. Club president Reja Razi said, "The women's football match was to be played between Kolkata-XI and North Bengal-XI. National-level players such as Krishna Das, Sujata Kar, Arjuna-awardee Santi Mallik, Fifa referee Anamika Sen, captain of national handball team Anita Roy and many others were supposed to be present on the occasion. There was great enthusiasm about the event among local people." "But last week, some moulavis (Muslim clerics) raised their objection to the women's football match. We had approached the block administration and the sub-divisional officer for help. On March 11, a meeting was also held in the presence of BDO between us and the fundamentalists who were against the match. The next day, many more clerics said a women's match would be against Islam. They also threatened to make a stronger agitation if the match was held. The BDO then ordered to stop the match." BDO Biplab Roy conceded, "We had to cancel the football match because of a possible deterioration in law and order situation." Locals were upset with the cancellation of the event. Villager Pijuskanti Das said, "Are we going backward? When the govt is inspiring women to come forward, such a dictum is disappointing." Local Imam Maqsud Alam, however, claimed that they did not issue any fatwa against the match. "When some people sought my opinion, I just said Islam does not permit us to watch women playing in the field wearing short dresses." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Clerics-fatwa-cancels-womens-football-match/articleshow/46570146.cms
riya Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 TBH the differecne between these clerics and saffron clerics aren't that huge..One will bring religion,and the other will bring ''tradition''.
ravishingravi Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 TBH the differecne between these clerics and saffron clerics aren't that huge..One will bring religion' date='and the other will bring ''tradition''.[/quote'] Who are saffron clerics ?
riya Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Who are saffron clerics ? Not literally clerics,the ones who attack theaters and put hindu fatwa on Valentines day...
CSK Fan Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Secularism at its best. How is this secularism? Both hard core right wingers are banning stuff every day, fatwas ban football, some ban beef. We are a secular country only in name now
vvvslaxman Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 All the protests under the guise of religious should be criminalized.
seedhi Posted March 15, 2015 Author Posted March 15, 2015 How is this secularism? Both hard core right wingers are banning stuff every day' date=' fatwas ban football, some ban beef. [b']We are a secular country only in name nowWe never were. No Uniform Civil Code + minority educational rights + cow protection = No secularism.
ravishingravi Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 How is this secularism? Both hard core right wingers are banning stuff every day' date=' fatwas ban football, some ban beef. We are a secular country only in name now[/quote'] So, are you in favour or not in favour of ban on beef
Sachin=GOD Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Sack every official who had a part in canceling the match bcoz of these morons.
Sachin=GOD Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Also, seriously man - the media just has to stop covering these morons - its only encouraging these people. Their only aim is to grab media attention and media obliges every single time.
Tiger80 Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 How is this secularism? Both hard core right wingers are banning stuff every day' date=' fatwas ban football, some ban beef. We are a secular country only in name now[/quote'] Beef is banned for both genders Football is banned only for women.where is your feminism?
urbestfriend Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I think there are loonies everywhere..We must stop discussing this loonies , and get on with our job..Since media is also looking for these sensationalistic news, they are reported...
zen Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 TBH the differecne between these clerics and saffron clerics aren't that huge..One will bring religion' date='and the other will bring ''tradition''.[/quote'] I agree .... Ind needs to better educate its citizen on the rights of freedom (along with other basic rights). Parents too have to ensure that their kids understand tolerance and respect women (rape incidences on the rise), children shouldn't be exploited, etc. .... These fatwas, moral policing, etc. have to stop .... Ind could turn in to a jungle (if it has not already)
vvvslaxman Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I would say it is the responsibility of state to control these freaks.
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