The charges of ‘sexual assault and
rape’ levelled by a woman journalist of Tehelka against the founder and
Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Tarun Tejpal have created uproar in our
crime-ridden society. The crime allegedly took place twice on 7 and 8 November,
in Goa where the Tehelka ThinkFest was held on 8 and 9 November.
As the Goa police started taking
action on the allegations, Tejpal tendered his resignation from editorship of
the magazine and wrote a letter to the woman concerned, tendering an
“unconditional” apology for “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Shoma Chaudhury,
Managing Editor of the magazine, informed the readers that “Tehelka has now
constituted a formal complaints committee, in accordance to Vishaka guidelines,
to be presided over by Urvashi Butalia, eminent feminist and publisher, to
investigate the matter”.
In our society, sometimes we see a
criminal being acquitted or an innocent person being convicted. So here in this
world the judgement may or may not be in accord with the ground reality. As in
this case, the matter is still sub-judice, it is difficult to conclude that the
charges are genuine or Tejpal has been ‘more sinned than against sinning’. But
one thing is clear that in a free society, where men and women walk and work
together without any sense of segregation, there is every possibility of such
crimes taking place or at least of such charges being levelled. When we the
Muslims demand separate arrangements for boys and girls in educational and
other public institutions like hospitals, the so-called civilized and
enlightened persons dub us ‘backward’, ‘conservative’, ‘fundamentalist’, ones
‘living in Stone Age’, et al. But a close study of the society reveals
that the society can be a better place to live in if such arrangements are made
and the Islamic system of purdah is implemented and followed in letter and
spirit. This is so because Islam is the final religion perfected by God the
Creator and Sustainer Himself and thus it is the only system of life that
ensures a morally healthy society by forbidding free mixing of young men and
women.
Another important aspect worth
mentioning here is the sense of accountability before God. It is this strong
belief in the Day of Resurrection when each and every person who lived on earth
at any point of time will be awakened and made to stand before God the Almighty
to give the account of his or her deeds, good or bad, that serves as an inbuilt
mechanism in the life of a Muslim that keeps him or her from going astray or to
cite Tejpal from “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Our social scientists need
to study with open mind these two aspects in order to ensure a morally healthy
society.
Source:radianceweekly.in
Sense of Accountability before God Alone can Save the Society from Moral Lapses
1 Dec 2013
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The charges of ‘sexual assault and rape’ levelled by a woman journalist of Tehelka
against the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Tarun Tejpal
have created uproar in our crime-ridden society. The crime allegedly
took place twice on 7 and 8 November, in Goa where the Tehelka ThinkFest was held on 8 and 9 November.
As the Goa police started taking action on the allegations, Tejpal tendered his resignation from editorship of the magazine and wrote a letter to the woman concerned, tendering an “unconditional” apology for “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Shoma Chaudhury, Managing Editor of the magazine, informed the readers that “Tehelka has now constituted a formal complaints committee, in accordance to Vishaka guidelines, to be presided over by Urvashi Butalia, eminent feminist and publisher, to investigate the matter”.
In our society, sometimes we see a criminal being acquitted or an innocent person being convicted. So here in this world the judgement may or may not be in accord with the ground reality. As in this case, the matter is still sub-judice, it is difficult to conclude that the charges are genuine or Tejpal has been ‘more sinned than against sinning’. But one thing is clear that in a free society, where men and women walk and work together without any sense of segregation, there is every possibility of such crimes taking place or at least of such charges being levelled. When we the Muslims demand separate arrangements for boys and girls in educational and other public institutions like hospitals, the so-called civilized and enlightened persons dub us ‘backward’, ‘conservative’, ‘fundamentalist’, ones ‘living in Stone Age’, et al. But a close study of the society reveals that the society can be a better place to live in if such arrangements are made and the Islamic system of purdah is implemented and followed in letter and spirit. This is so because Islam is the final religion perfected by God the Creator and Sustainer Himself and thus it is the only system of life that ensures a morally healthy society by forbidding free mixing of young men and women.
Another important aspect worth mentioning here is the sense of accountability before God. It is this strong belief in the Day of Resurrection when each and every person who lived on earth at any point of time will be awakened and made to stand before God the Almighty to give the account of his or her deeds, good or bad, that serves as an inbuilt mechanism in the life of a Muslim that keeps him or her from going astray or to cite Tejpal from “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Our social scientists need to study with open mind these two aspects in order to ensure a morally healthy society.
- See more at:
http://radianceweekly.in/portal/issue/is-there-link-between-im-and-hindutva-terrorists/article/sense-of-accountability-before-god-alone-can-save-the-society-from-moral-lapses/#sthash.8X7l5OlV.dpufAs the Goa police started taking action on the allegations, Tejpal tendered his resignation from editorship of the magazine and wrote a letter to the woman concerned, tendering an “unconditional” apology for “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Shoma Chaudhury, Managing Editor of the magazine, informed the readers that “Tehelka has now constituted a formal complaints committee, in accordance to Vishaka guidelines, to be presided over by Urvashi Butalia, eminent feminist and publisher, to investigate the matter”.
In our society, sometimes we see a criminal being acquitted or an innocent person being convicted. So here in this world the judgement may or may not be in accord with the ground reality. As in this case, the matter is still sub-judice, it is difficult to conclude that the charges are genuine or Tejpal has been ‘more sinned than against sinning’. But one thing is clear that in a free society, where men and women walk and work together without any sense of segregation, there is every possibility of such crimes taking place or at least of such charges being levelled. When we the Muslims demand separate arrangements for boys and girls in educational and other public institutions like hospitals, the so-called civilized and enlightened persons dub us ‘backward’, ‘conservative’, ‘fundamentalist’, ones ‘living in Stone Age’, et al. But a close study of the society reveals that the society can be a better place to live in if such arrangements are made and the Islamic system of purdah is implemented and followed in letter and spirit. This is so because Islam is the final religion perfected by God the Creator and Sustainer Himself and thus it is the only system of life that ensures a morally healthy society by forbidding free mixing of young men and women.
Another important aspect worth mentioning here is the sense of accountability before God. It is this strong belief in the Day of Resurrection when each and every person who lived on earth at any point of time will be awakened and made to stand before God the Almighty to give the account of his or her deeds, good or bad, that serves as an inbuilt mechanism in the life of a Muslim that keeps him or her from going astray or to cite Tejpal from “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Our social scientists need to study with open mind these two aspects in order to ensure a morally healthy society.
Sense of Accountability before God Alone can Save the Society from Moral Lapses
1 Dec 2013
0 comments
The charges of ‘sexual assault and rape’ levelled by a woman journalist of Tehelka
against the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Tarun Tejpal
have created uproar in our crime-ridden society. The crime allegedly
took place twice on 7 and 8 November, in Goa where the Tehelka ThinkFest was held on 8 and 9 November.
As the Goa police started taking action on the allegations, Tejpal tendered his resignation from editorship of the magazine and wrote a letter to the woman concerned, tendering an “unconditional” apology for “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Shoma Chaudhury, Managing Editor of the magazine, informed the readers that “Tehelka has now constituted a formal complaints committee, in accordance to Vishaka guidelines, to be presided over by Urvashi Butalia, eminent feminist and publisher, to investigate the matter”.
In our society, sometimes we see a criminal being acquitted or an innocent person being convicted. So here in this world the judgement may or may not be in accord with the ground reality. As in this case, the matter is still sub-judice, it is difficult to conclude that the charges are genuine or Tejpal has been ‘more sinned than against sinning’. But one thing is clear that in a free society, where men and women walk and work together without any sense of segregation, there is every possibility of such crimes taking place or at least of such charges being levelled. When we the Muslims demand separate arrangements for boys and girls in educational and other public institutions like hospitals, the so-called civilized and enlightened persons dub us ‘backward’, ‘conservative’, ‘fundamentalist’, ones ‘living in Stone Age’, et al. But a close study of the society reveals that the society can be a better place to live in if such arrangements are made and the Islamic system of purdah is implemented and followed in letter and spirit. This is so because Islam is the final religion perfected by God the Creator and Sustainer Himself and thus it is the only system of life that ensures a morally healthy society by forbidding free mixing of young men and women.
Another important aspect worth mentioning here is the sense of accountability before God. It is this strong belief in the Day of Resurrection when each and every person who lived on earth at any point of time will be awakened and made to stand before God the Almighty to give the account of his or her deeds, good or bad, that serves as an inbuilt mechanism in the life of a Muslim that keeps him or her from going astray or to cite Tejpal from “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Our social scientists need to study with open mind these two aspects in order to ensure a morally healthy society.
- See more at:
http://radianceweekly.in/portal/issue/is-there-link-between-im-and-hindutva-terrorists/article/sense-of-accountability-before-god-alone-can-save-the-society-from-moral-lapses/#sthash.8X7l5OlV.dpufAs the Goa police started taking action on the allegations, Tejpal tendered his resignation from editorship of the magazine and wrote a letter to the woman concerned, tendering an “unconditional” apology for “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Shoma Chaudhury, Managing Editor of the magazine, informed the readers that “Tehelka has now constituted a formal complaints committee, in accordance to Vishaka guidelines, to be presided over by Urvashi Butalia, eminent feminist and publisher, to investigate the matter”.
In our society, sometimes we see a criminal being acquitted or an innocent person being convicted. So here in this world the judgement may or may not be in accord with the ground reality. As in this case, the matter is still sub-judice, it is difficult to conclude that the charges are genuine or Tejpal has been ‘more sinned than against sinning’. But one thing is clear that in a free society, where men and women walk and work together without any sense of segregation, there is every possibility of such crimes taking place or at least of such charges being levelled. When we the Muslims demand separate arrangements for boys and girls in educational and other public institutions like hospitals, the so-called civilized and enlightened persons dub us ‘backward’, ‘conservative’, ‘fundamentalist’, ones ‘living in Stone Age’, et al. But a close study of the society reveals that the society can be a better place to live in if such arrangements are made and the Islamic system of purdah is implemented and followed in letter and spirit. This is so because Islam is the final religion perfected by God the Creator and Sustainer Himself and thus it is the only system of life that ensures a morally healthy society by forbidding free mixing of young men and women.
Another important aspect worth mentioning here is the sense of accountability before God. It is this strong belief in the Day of Resurrection when each and every person who lived on earth at any point of time will be awakened and made to stand before God the Almighty to give the account of his or her deeds, good or bad, that serves as an inbuilt mechanism in the life of a Muslim that keeps him or her from going astray or to cite Tejpal from “the shameful lapse of judgement”. Our social scientists need to study with open mind these two aspects in order to ensure a morally healthy society.
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