While living in the West, how much should ties to the motherland dictate our behaviours and actions? Are minority communities living in the West more insulated than their counterparts, insisting on practices that would not be considered the norm even by the educated in the East?
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South Asia consists of some of the most corruption nations in the world, and this is especially reflected in the activities of the police force and various government agencies.
If you are a lay South Asian citizen, and you see a crime being committed – but know for a fact that the perpetrator of the crime will go unpunished by nature of who the individual is (i.e. they have connections, or money, etc.) - are you justified in taking the law into your own hands and punishing the perpetrator? How much should a citizen take upon his/her shoulders and correct what is wrong, when living in a society where the police force and/or government is of little or no use? How does one apply this within the framework of living our lives as a Muslim, “enjoining good, and forbidding evil”?
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 | .m on Rights of Minorities |
