Mumbai attackers will not have an Islamic burial
Indian Muslims say the values of the terrorists are not Islamic and therefore they have no right to be buried at a Muslim cemetery.
Shahrukh interviewed about 26/11
Since the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai a lot has been said in Bollywood about it. People want and need to talk about it and I guess that understandably the media wants to cover celebrities’ reactions to it.
Some of the reactions have been extremely emotional (people cancelling their film shoots and/or any trips outside the city), [...]
The Mumbai Blasts and Cricket
It might sound a little weird, but looking at the aftermath of the blasts through the perspective of cricket can tell us a lot about the political situation after the attack. Cricket is, after all, the national sport of both India and Pakistan.
At the moment there is doubt about whether the Indian cricket team will [...]
The response to the Mumbai attacks
Now that things have calmed down, I finally feel the media is making some sense. In fact they’ve started echoing the feelings I had to start with :]
Mumbai blasts
It would feel weird not to write something about what’s happening in Mumbai right now - despite never having been there it’s an important city to me, which is pretty evident on this blog.
But you know what? I don’t feel like linking to any of the news reports I’ve seen so far. The reporting on [...]