An e-magazine talked about the worst history books in the world. Teaching distorted history is a good way to subjugate the population. The Chinese tell their kids about the evil Japanese and Indians while whitewashing over their own follies. Even in India, we are told lies by glossing over historical wrongs. All in the name of control.
This article reminded me of a conversation with a Pakistani who told me a little about the history as taught in Pakistani schools. A little digging up revealed a lot of nasty stuff taught in Pakistani schools. After reading it, I am sure that anyone will understand the visceral hatred Pakistanis have for Indians. They have their own rulers to thank for it. Here are some examples:
Hindu has always been an enemy of Islam.
The religion of the Hindus did not teach them good things -- Hindus did not respect women.
Hindus worship in temples which are very narrow and dark places, where they worship idols. Only one person can enter the temple at a time. In our mosques, on the other hand, all Muslims can say their prayers together.
“The Hindus lived in small and dark houses. Child marriage was common in those days. Women were assigned a low position in society. In case the husband of a woman died, she was burnt alive with his dead body. This was called ‘sati’. … The killing of shudras was not punished, but the murder of a Brahman was a serious crime. … However, the people of low caste were not allowed to learn this language. The caste system had made their life miserable.
The Sultans of Delhi were tolerant in religious matters. They never forced the non-Muslims to convert to Islam. The Hindus embraced Islam due to the kind treatment of the Muslims.
The Hindus who have always been opportunists cooperated with the English.
The Hindus praised the British rule and its blessings in their speeches
The Hindus had the upper hand in the Congress and they established good relations with the British. This party tried its best to safeguard the interests of the Hindus. Gradually it became purely a Hindu organization. Most of the Hindu leaders of the Congress were not prepared to tolerate the presence of the Muslims in the sub-continent. They demanded that the Muslims should either embrace Hinduism or leave the country.
…but Hindus very cunningly succeeded in making the British believe that the Muslims were solely responsible for the [1857] rebellion.144 The British confiscated all lands [from the Muslims] and gave them to Hindus.
Therefore in order to appease the Hindus and the Congress, the British announced political reforms. Muslims were not eligible to vote. Hindus voter never voted for a Muslim, therefore [A shear distortion, and a blatant lie that the Muslims were ineligible to vote].
Hindus declared the Congress rule as the Hindu rule, and started to unleash terror on Muslims. At the behest of the government [during the Congress rule], Hindu “goondas” started killing Muslims and burning their property.
The Hindus always desired to crush the Muslims as a nation. Several attempts were made by the Hindus to erase the Muslim culture and civilisation. Hindi-Urdu Controversy, shudhi and sanghtan movements are the most glaring examples of the ignoble Hindu mentality.
[The Muslims] were not allowed to profess their religion freely.
While the Muslims provided all type of help to those wishing to leave Pakistan, the people of India committed cruelties against the Muslims (refugees). They would attack the buses, trucks, and trains carrying the Muslim refugees and they
were murdered and looted.
The Hindus in Pakistan were treated very nicely when they were migrating as opposed to the inhuman treatment meted out to the Muslim migrants from India. (Musalmanon nein Pakistan se janay walay Hinduon ko her qissam ki sahulatein deen , lekin Baharat ke logon nein Musalmnon per bohat Zulm kiyay).
After 1965 war India conspired with the Hindus of Bengal and succeeded in spreading hate among the Bengalis about West Pakistan and finally attacked on East Pakistan in December 71, thus causing the breakup of East and West Pakistan.
This article reminded me of a conversation with a Pakistani who told me a little about the history as taught in Pakistani schools. A little digging up revealed a lot of nasty stuff taught in Pakistani schools. After reading it, I am sure that anyone will understand the visceral hatred Pakistanis have for Indians. They have their own rulers to thank for it. Here are some examples:
Hindu has always been an enemy of Islam.
The religion of the Hindus did not teach them good things -- Hindus did not respect women.
Hindus worship in temples which are very narrow and dark places, where they worship idols. Only one person can enter the temple at a time. In our mosques, on the other hand, all Muslims can say their prayers together.
“The Hindus lived in small and dark houses. Child marriage was common in those days. Women were assigned a low position in society. In case the husband of a woman died, she was burnt alive with his dead body. This was called ‘sati’. … The killing of shudras was not punished, but the murder of a Brahman was a serious crime. … However, the people of low caste were not allowed to learn this language. The caste system had made their life miserable.
The Sultans of Delhi were tolerant in religious matters. They never forced the non-Muslims to convert to Islam. The Hindus embraced Islam due to the kind treatment of the Muslims.
The Hindus who have always been opportunists cooperated with the English.
The Hindus praised the British rule and its blessings in their speeches
The Hindus had the upper hand in the Congress and they established good relations with the British. This party tried its best to safeguard the interests of the Hindus. Gradually it became purely a Hindu organization. Most of the Hindu leaders of the Congress were not prepared to tolerate the presence of the Muslims in the sub-continent. They demanded that the Muslims should either embrace Hinduism or leave the country.
…but Hindus very cunningly succeeded in making the British believe that the Muslims were solely responsible for the [1857] rebellion.144 The British confiscated all lands [from the Muslims] and gave them to Hindus.
Therefore in order to appease the Hindus and the Congress, the British announced political reforms. Muslims were not eligible to vote. Hindus voter never voted for a Muslim, therefore [A shear distortion, and a blatant lie that the Muslims were ineligible to vote].
Hindus declared the Congress rule as the Hindu rule, and started to unleash terror on Muslims. At the behest of the government [during the Congress rule], Hindu “goondas” started killing Muslims and burning their property.
The Hindus always desired to crush the Muslims as a nation. Several attempts were made by the Hindus to erase the Muslim culture and civilisation. Hindi-Urdu Controversy, shudhi and sanghtan movements are the most glaring examples of the ignoble Hindu mentality.
[The Muslims] were not allowed to profess their religion freely.
While the Muslims provided all type of help to those wishing to leave Pakistan, the people of India committed cruelties against the Muslims (refugees). They would attack the buses, trucks, and trains carrying the Muslim refugees and they
were murdered and looted.
The Hindus in Pakistan were treated very nicely when they were migrating as opposed to the inhuman treatment meted out to the Muslim migrants from India. (Musalmanon nein Pakistan se janay walay Hinduon ko her qissam ki sahulatein deen , lekin Baharat ke logon nein Musalmnon per bohat Zulm kiyay).
After 1965 war India conspired with the Hindus of Bengal and succeeded in spreading hate among the Bengalis about West Pakistan and finally attacked on East Pakistan in December 71, thus causing the breakup of East and West Pakistan.
More on the topic can be read at (Between pages 79 and 94. Beyond page 94 are some more articles of interest):
http://www.sdpi.org/whats_new/reporton/State%20of%20Curr&TextBooks.pdf
http://www.sdpi.org/whats_new/reporton/State%20of%20Curr&TextBooks.pdf
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