‘Will You Hate Him, as You Hate me’ Muslim Hating in the Bone of the Nation – Book Excerpt
Arundhati Roy defined Body on the Barricades. Life, Art and Resistance in Contemporary India as “a series of meditations on hatred, tenderness, grief, mourning, labour, resistance, social justice and the possibilities of meaning and solidarity, all viewed through the lens of some traumatic events that have convulsed India in recent years.”
We reproduce here an excerpt of the book.
Body on the Barricades, by Brahma Prakash, published by LeftWord Books, Delhi (mayday.leftword.com), pp. 210, INR 325 (USD 18).
Excerpt reproduced with permission. Footnotes withheld for readability.
Anupam Roy, From Resistance Land (2018) Write Write Down I am a Miya My serial number in the NRC is 200543 I have two children Another is coming Next summer. Will you hate him As you hate me? Yes, we will hate him as we hate you. We don’t have any remorse for hating your children. It doesn’t matter whether you belong here or have a birthright. It is no longer about whether you are Bengali Muslims in Assam, or Bihari Muslims in Delhi, or the locals of Mumbai. It doesn’t matter if you are Sheikh, Pasmanda, Sufi, or Faqir. It is no longer about good Muslims and bad Muslims; for us, you are a Miya — a Muslim. And that’s enough. It is ground enough to hate you and take your life and rights. We think that your religion is a threat to the global order. We believe…
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