Afraid of responsibility
I feel sad for the babies who are born to mothers who are afraid of the responsibility (“Newborn baby found abandoned in Muscat”, Gulf News, October 26). Shame on them for abandoning a newborn baby. Many people around the world would want to have a child, but cannot conceive or have one. Yet, there are some mothers who are doing this.
From Ms Manal Saleh
UAE
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Worse than cancer
Humanity seems to have died. In my opinion, having a mother who does not love her child is worse than finding out you have cancer. On the other hand, I am not happy with the way media is referring to the baby as an “unwanted child”. That is not how these babies should be referred to. They are not “unwanted”. Unwanted creatures usually do not see the sunlight because they are aborted. These are “abandoned” children.
From Ms Enerida Toska
UAE
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Two sides of a coin
Many people all over the world visit fertility clinics to conceive in one way or another. On the other hand, these precious lives are found abandoned and lying on roads, waiting for people like us to take pictures and raise awareness about them. Humans have become stone hearted.
From Ms Nishat Ayaz
UAE
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Knowledge on the subject
I do not think anyone should get involved in the matter of the Muslim divorce law or “triple talaq” (“Modi wades into political battle over Muslim divorce law”, Gulf News, October 25). Non-Muslims may not be aware of the Islamic or Sharia law. And we cannot accept things people might say about changing it. I request the media in India to not speak up on this topic, especially if they are unaware of the details. And despite that if they want to debate this topic, they should call Muslim personalities who have some knowledge of Islam, the Quran and hadiths, or sayings of the Prophet [PBUH]. Do not even call uneducated Muslims to debate this subject. By uneducated I do not mean people who have not gained any education, but people who have no knowledge on the particular subject in question. In that manner, the Indian media and politicians will get all their answers about the divorce law. Instead of getting involved in such issues, our prime minister, Narendra Modi, should focus on creating a tolerant country. That will be better for him to work efficiently for the togetherness and development of the country.
From Mr Shadab Ashraf
UAE
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Dividing society
Those who tag extremism to Islam and Muslims must consider what is going on. I do not believe Hinduism is about extremism, but I must say that India has been suffering from intense extremism since Narendra Modi and his hardliners have stepped in. I think I am not wrong if I say that this extremism has divided society in various sections.
From Mr C. Hassan
Dubai
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Set guideline
Divorce is the ultimate result or final resort. As far as I know, the concept of triple ‘talaq’ or divorce is not acceptable if the set guidelines are not followed. That seems equal to a court’s process. Triple talaaq is just a phrase, but there is a set procedure, which is better than courts, to pronounce the divorce as valid.
From Ms Jana Aradhan Swamy
UAE
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Equal rights
All women deserve and have a right to the same things a man does. Gender is not only for reproductive purposes and should not be used, any more than religion, to control half the population of the world. It is pathetic.
From Ms Sandy Y.
UAE
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Right for each community
India is a democratic nation, not a Hindu or Islamic country. Narendra Modi is trying to give equal rights to every community. Those who do not know should read and find out the fact that Indian Muslim women have raised their voice against the concept of ‘triple talaq’ and the percentage of these women is increasing every day.
From Mr Narbahadur Pun
Ahmedabad, India
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Who is truly responsible?
The article about owners of air conditioners in India was biased, hid core facts and tried to project the developing nations, especially India, as a threat to the global environment (“Raising the heat on India’s AC owners”, Gulf News, October 24). The report just zooms into the hot cities of India where some families, who out of dire need, purchased a new air conditioner and propagates this fact as a threat to the globe, where those nations like the US, who lead the disastrous trail, are left without any mention. India, which is home to 18 per cent of the world’s population, of which majority still live in rural areas, always acquired standard necessities like televisions, cars or air conditioners very late and basic necessities like electricity and cooking gas still remain inaccessible to a lot. Even when the US burns out fossil fuels for fun, India still treads carefully where the environment is concerned and apart from the cities, the villages are still eco-friendly, where one can see community transport, less reliance on plastic and a generation who cares for the Earth more than anyone does. According to The World Bank, the total greenhouse gas emissions (kilo tons of CO2 equivalent) in India is 3,002,895 while that of the US, which has only four per cent of the world headcount, is 6,343,841. Instead of sanctions and extending unrealistic deadlines to the developing nations, the so-called developed nations should create and handover clean technologies and associate with related industries to promote them. Further the blame for harm due to chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are to be traced back to those nations who invented them and companies who made a profit should be penalised for all the negative effects caused by them to Nature.
From Mr J. H. Thomas
India
Downfall of West Indian team
Kudos to Misbah-ul-Haq and his team for annexing the test series against the West Indies team (“Series for Pakistan, six for Yasir”, Gulf News, October 26). As averred by Haq, we too are totally disappointed over the downfall of the once mighty West Indies cricket team, which was the king of cricket during the 1980s under the able leadership of Clive Lloyd and then Vivian Richards. However, the present team is the worst since 1990, in my opinion. The present team has lost 19 test matches out of 29, just won four and the remaining six were draws. Of course there is nothing wrong with the players, as they are the kings of the T20 format. The difference is the absence of talented players like Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo and Andre Russell, who were the real match winners. It is time the West Indies Cricket Board realises their folly and recalls these match winners into the test team, lest they may even be pushed to the bottom of the ranking.
From Mr Vinay Mahadevan
Dubai
Power struggle
The feud in Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party came out into the open again with a high voltage drama unfolding in public view (“Mulayam signals truce but Samajwadi tensions simmer”, Gulf News, October 26). Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav sided with his younger brother Shivapal and friend Amar Singh, and reprimanded son Akhilesh Yadav, but ruled out his removal as Chief Minister. There were ugly scenes and name calling, with Shivpal Yadav, the state Samajwadi Party chief, snatching the microphone from Akhilesh and calling him a liar, only to make a dramatic appearance at the chief minister’s residence. Addressing the gathering Akhilesh ruled out forming a new party, a claim which Shivpal disputed, saying he was prepared to swear that he would indeed float a new party and contest the Assembly polls in alliance with some other political party. This is a nasty power war among the relatives, which I am sure is going to fall.
From Mr Sunny Joseph
Kerala, India
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