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About
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| Anwar Shaikh
is no ordinary mortal. Born in a Kashmiri Brahmin family, forced-converted
to Islam during the sultanate days, he grew up to be a scholar in Islamic
subjects, in Arabic, Persian and Urdu languages. During the heady days
of Jinnah's Pakistan movement, he was much younger then, he took part in
activities leading to the partitioning of the subcontinent. Later he woke
up to the harms that the division had done to the country and its people.
He has since engaged himself to the study of the Vedas to analyse where
did the Hindus go wrong. The Hindus' total ignorance of the Islamic creed
as well as that of the Vedas contributed enormously to the catastrophe.
His articles throw light on Islam from many angles with respect to India
and its inherent attributes. Anwar Shaikh is not only an analyst of contemporary
history, he is also a poet, writer, philosopher of renown, both in Urdu
and English. His understanding of the Koran as well as the behavioral transformation
among the converted Muslims of the subcontinent, is unique. His publications
are now well-known among the esoteric as well as the general public.
A citizen of Great Britain for many years now,
Mr. Shaikh is settled in Cardiff of Wales. The fundamentalists of Islam
have announced several fatwas on his head but to no avail. Since the demise
of Iran's Khomeini, no mullah has yet dared the Shaikh in a debate, leaving
the field free and unencumbered to men like Anwar Shaikh. That is a blessing
for mankind! |
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