065 – Should Exmuslims Criticize Hinduism or Stick to Islam?

A discussion with ex-Muslim Hindu YouTuber @Farhan Qureshi  , ex-Muslim YouTuber @IntrovertedSmiles  , Mukunda of Meru Media (Hindu) to discuss bashing of Hinduism and was it appropriate. Youtube version Support the podcast Bookmarks 0:00 Introductions.1:02 Abdullah's understanding of Hinduism.4:10 Farhan's recap of the sexy kali controversy.5:05 Mukunda's recap of the controversy- is it free speech vs religion? Should you comment on issues if not well informed?7:38 Farhan's take on the controversy.10:42 IntrovertedSmiles's message to Hindus on how to react to controversy.11:11 Differentiating between Hinduism and Hindutva and cautioning against lumping them together.11:43 tribalism, Mukunda's message on how to respond to people exercising free speech12:30 Hindus drawing parallels between the sex Kali controversy and the BLM movement.13:17 How the Hindus might be perceiving the controversy (applying historical context)14:36 Farhan's response to this charge.17:13 Hinduism should not be granted special treatment or exempted from criticism and mockery17:51 Quranic verse regarding ridiculing other idols, Mohammad desecrating idols and temples of other religions.19:40 worldview that created modern atheism and how it is different from the open atheism in Hindu texts and traditions.23:37 Ask for help from people who are well versed in a given text/subject. Abdullah shares an anecdote on quoting a portion of the Verda and what he learned from the experience.25:33 What is the relationship between Hindus and their religious texts? Are the texts divinely inspired?26:16 Farhan's response (both from a personal and traditional perspective )27:32 Mukunda's response (different schools of thought and tradition in Hinduism including atheism)31:00 currently there is no room for questioning people and skeptics in Islam although some regions are showing openness towards secularism.33:40 How should people bypass the "reactionaries" when blaspheming against Hindu gods?35:40 Why should Hinduism be granted the chance to explain context before people can criticize it?39:16 How the free speech spaces are different for people in the west compared to Indians in India.40:10 Thought process for blaspheming (Armin's reasoning)42:25 Was it okay to post the photo of the goddess Kali?42:45 Farhan's response (Silent majority vs reactionaries)44:01 Proportionality in the response by the Hindus44:50 Mukunda's response46:34 Why are Hindus largely for the desecration of the Quran but not their gods?48:14 Is it just tribalism or there is more to the Hindu response? (Anti-muslim sentiments)50:16 Can we make an equivalence of Hindutva and Islams or Salafism? (conservatism and nationalism)53:12 Blasphemy and Free speech in India (court cases against Armin)56:03 Article 295 (Anti-religious sentiment law in India)57:48 Should we be worried by the online response or should we count on the silent majority for the safety of blasphemers.1:01:25 Are Hindus offended by the blasphemer's identity more than the intent of the person? (historical context).1:04:01 Why cling on to the past? ( Ultranationalist sentiments)1:05:36 How the current civil/ family law structuring might be contributing to the animus between Hindus and Muslims.1:07:53 Context in which desecrating the Quran and blasphemy is a better form of protest1:11:36 Farhan's perspective on desecrating the Quran.1:12:44 Creating spaces for reasonable criticism.1:15:55 Farhan's response to the argument of creating safe spaces for more criticism1:19:37 Mukunda's response1:22:37 How this controversy exposed people's bigotry1:26:33 The need for "western type" of secularism in India, a brief history of Indian secularism.1:28:42 Indian heritage inherently Hindu and hence the need to consider this as a historical aspect.1:30:39 Announcements and guest youtube channel details.1:33:55 Beef ban in India.