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“For seven months these men ‘trafficked’ me – moved me around from place to place, from sick pervert to sick pervert – across the north of England, not caring about the pain and the suffering I felt, intent on selling me to other men who found a sick pleasure in defiling children in seedy flats and houses.”
― Girl A: My Story
― Girl A: My Story
“There was an unspoken corollary: everything outside that community was shut out, everything outside was impious, impure, infidel. They were the righteous and the secure; they were happy in their reinforced faith.”
― Among the Believers : An Islamic Journey
― Among the Believers : An Islamic Journey
“Having only indirect evidence is a less than satisfactory way of accepting new realities, but it has a noble tradition in science. Consider atoms.”
― The Known Unknowns: The Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos
― The Known Unknowns: The Unsolved Mysteries of the Cosmos
“ But all these events took place in the trans-Indus region, and we may, therefore, agree with Lanepoole in saying that in C.E. 1000 there were no Muslims in northern India east of the Indus.”
― Indian Muslims - Who are They [Paperback] [Jan 01,
― Indian Muslims - Who are They [Paperback] [Jan 01,
“The ancient Varna system was re-engineered under colonial rule to result in the modern caste system. Blaming caste abuse today back onto ancient history is a mischaracterization of Hindu dharma as the cause of social oppression. Such claims do not explain how Valmiki (author of the Ramayana), or Vyasa (author of the Mahabharata) rose from the humblest strata to be revered by all. Nor does it explain how the great sage Vasishta achieved his brilliance despite being born in the most challenged community. Even Kalidasa, who is respected as the greatest Sanskrit poet, had humble origins.”
― Varna, Jati, Caste: A Primer on Indian Social Structures
― Varna, Jati, Caste: A Primer on Indian Social Structures
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