Muslims of India are no Blacks of America

Race is indeed an issue in America.

The political Liberals that have begun comparing Black-White race relations problems of America with Hindu-Muslim issues in India, need a severe reality check. 

Sure, every society has some or the other fault lines, but each are unique. 

The Blacks of America, were brought in as slaves & families were separated. Further, they were officially segregated in the American society till the 1960s & continue to be unofficially discriminated.

Nothing like that has ever happened to the Indian Muslims.

And yet, the Muslims become the quotes for the Liberals who demand an equitable society in India. Their arguments are on childish assumptions, like, Muslims don't feel safe in non-Muslim neighborhoods. Well, would they send their liberal daughters in Muslim neighborhoods? Would they themselves express their progressive social ideals and ideas in Muslim neighborhoods? 

For starts, let's get the fundamentals correct. 

The Muslims didn't enter India as slaves. They came in as invaders with a religious zest, converting people along the way & in India, and many parts of the world. They have in fact ruled large parts of India for over 500 years. 

At the time, atrocities if any, have been on the non-Muslims in terms of forced conversions by the Muslims, accompanied by the destruction of Hindu places of worship. 

They demanded a seperate & independent Republic of Pakistan & unfortunately post-partition, the Indian Muslim leaders still took to playing the victim card to fulfill their political agenda.  

And that continues today, with the English speaking & Western influenced Liberals, all who are marinated in some immature morality, becoming their mouthpiece. 

What they fail to acknowledge is that some Muslim parents fail to teach their children that society's respect is earned by reaching your potential through societal achievements, and not in being a claimant of perpetual victim-hood by it. 

Thus the Muslims remain behind in every economic aspect with their narrative being: What has the country done for me?

So while the Black problem needs to be undone by the designer of same i.e. the Whites, the Muslim issue must be resolved by Muslim themselves. 

Building a positive reputation is a great starting point; being identity centric & giving endless explanations for their backwardness is definitely no remedy. 

As strength recognizes strength, the politically inclined Muslim leaders need to resonate with and be inspired by the likes of say the Khan trio Bollywood superstars, or Bismillah Khan the instrumental music ustad, or Sania Mirza the tennis ace player, or Azharuddin the cricket captain, or IH Latif the ex-air force chief, or Ahmedi the ex-justice at Supreme Court or Syed Akbaruddin India's permanent UN representative, or Abdul Kalam the revered former president of India - to just name a few of the Muslims, that have negotiated with their personal space to reach great heights & become entire India's favorite. 

These need to be cited regularly for the youth to emulate and be inspired by. 

Post partition, the overwhelmingly Hindu dominated Constituent Assembly unilaterally rejected an idea of India that is exclusively of, for & by the Hindus in response to the formation of a theocratic Islamic Pakistan. 

It may be noted that cultural secularism, as opposed to just a constitutional one, is in the Hindu psyche, and so Cheraman mosque,  one of the earliest in the world, was indeed built by the Hindu king.

That large hearted-ness of the Hindus combined with the contribution of these iconic Muslim personalities need to be constantly called out by Muslim parents to impress upon their youth, so they remain familiar with the accommodative character of India,  be appreciative of their Hindu countrymen,  & believe in their own capabilities. 

It should be in their active cognition that this perhaps makes India the most unique country in the world where a minority community has not only been accommodated,  but has been given a space & so has achieved so much & in so many spheres.

It is time for Muslims to destroy their baseless & imagined anxieties and instead make all attempts to assimilate rather than ghettoize themselves. The Muslims need to recognize themselves as the second largest majority. 

It is also time for the ordinary hard working Muslims of India to reject their supposed spokespersons, irrespective of the sect & instead to express assertiveness in the reverse direction - that they are collectively around 15% of the population, more than 150 million in absolute numbers,  and have been sons of soil for hundreds of years!

Further, that they are very keen to look for opportunities to contribute & volunteer in building a modern India, and don't need any minority rights whatsoever. 

Finally, that they're capable of taking care of selves and on the contrary providing positive guidance, including alms to the underprivileged - not just to the deserving of their own community members but also to whoever else is worthy of it. 

That alone can be a true Muslim pride & not just being the data points for the limousine Liberals to use or quote, with whom they have nothing in common whatsoever.