New Delhi: The Jamaat-e-Islami is often labelled as fundamentalist and extremist organisation. But the Friday edition of its bi-weekly paper Daawat will be very different from earlier ones.
It's a historic edition and provides an insight into the thinking of the Muslim community in the aftermath of the 7/11 blasts.
It is probing the return of violence in the form of the inhuman Mumbai blasts. Entitled 'The Return of Violence,' it carries introspective pieces. It even carries articles by BJP leaders. It pleads for a neutral investigation.
Above all, it says that an entire community cannot be tarnished because of the actions of a few.
"We have called it Tashaddut ki waapasi, which means return of violence and its implications. We will try to find solutions," Parvaaz Rehmani, Chief Editor of The Daawat says.
Post Mumbai blasts, the paper is carrying articles of BJP leaders like J P Mathur. And Mathur has drawn a lot from Sammual P Huntington's Clashes of Civilization to draw a parallel between the Mumbai blasts and terrorist violence across the world.
Dawaat could be labelled fundamentalist by many, because it is affiliated to Jamaat-e-Islami. But the positives that are going to come out from Friday's edition are many. Many articles in the paper give a peek into sentiments within the Muslim community post Mumbai blasts.
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Abdul Haq Ansari says fingers should not be pointed at anyone without inquiry.
Dr Arshi Khan of the Jamia University cautions that media should be careful in its coverage. The majority feels that the entire community cannot be alienated for the action of a few.
"It is difficult for any community to shed such a tag and return to the mainstream," Umer Kotti, Correspondent, The Dawat, remarked.
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