In normal academic practice, the debate on an issue on which such a consensus exists, would only have been opened after the discovery of new facts wh… - Koenraad Elst
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In normal academic practice, the debate on an issue on which such a consensus exists, would only have been opened after the discovery of new facts which undermine the consensus view. The present debate is between a tradition which numerous observers and scholars had found coherent and well-founded, and an artificial hypothesis based on political compulsions instead of on newly discovered facts.
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Koenraad Elst
Koenraad Elst (born 7 August 1959) is a Flemish right wing Hindutva author, known primarily for his support of the Out of India theory and the Hindutva movement. Scholars have accused him of harboring Islamophobia.
In Gielen’s opinion, the main difference between the Abrahamic and the Dharmic religions is it “for every one of the Indic religions it is very difficult to arrive at a minimum definition because of the internal diversity”. (p.40) He doesn’t mention Christianity’s or Islam’s ambition of world conquest nor their history-centricity (followers have to believe in certain historic events around Jesus c.q. Mohammed in order to be real members), which Hindu scholars would consider far for fundamental differences.
Until recently, the most common smear was of a different type: the projection of Christian intolerance and of the enemy-image of "Islamic fundamentalism" onto Hinduism.
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https://twitter.com/Koenraad_Elst/status/1218415843123572736 Celebrate good times, come on! Let's celebrate! On 19 January, it is the anniversary of chasing all the Hindus out of Kashmir. Then as now, the slogan was "Azadi Hinduon se!" So, the Urdu crowd at Shaheen Bagh protesting asylum for refugees from Islamic persecution, celebrates. 2020
