If after what you have heard , you state that , upon reflection you find that the charges which you made against Mr Justice Dwarkanath Mitter were unwarranted and wholly without foundation , and that you are sorry for having made them , you may do so , and you may add , if you wish it , either that you did not intend to cast any reflection upon any of the other judges , or that the reflection cast was unfounded , and if you publish that apology in The Englishman , you may apply , on Monday the 3rd day of May next , for your discharge on payment of the fine ' . यह जानने के बाद , अगर तुम यह कहते हो कि विचार करने पर तुम्हें लगता है कि श्रीमान् न्यायाधीश द्वारकानाथ मित्तर पर तुम्हारे द्वारा लगाये गये आरोप अनुचित और पूर्णतः निराधार थे और तुम्हें उनके लिए अफसोस है ; और चाहो तो तुम उसमें यह जोड़ दो कि यह टिप्पणी निराधार थी तथा तुम्हारा किसी न्यायाधीश पर ऐसी टिप्पणी करने का कोई इरादा नहीं था , और अगर तुम यह क्षमा-याचना ' दि इंलिशमैन ' में प्रकाशित करते हो , तो अगले सोमवार , 3 मई को तुम जुर्माने की अदायगी के बाद अपनी रिहाई क लिए अपील कर सकते
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If after what you have heard , you state that , upon reflection you find that the charges which you made against Mr Justice Dwarkanath Mitter were unwarranted and wholly without foundation , and that you are sorry for having made them , you may do so , and you may add , if you wish it , either that you did not intend to cast any reflection upon any of the other judges , or that the reflection cast was unfounded , and if you publish that apology in The Englishman , you may apply , on Monday the 3rd day of May next , for your discharge on payment of the fine ' . यह जानने के बाद , अगर तुम यह कहते हो कि विचार करने पर तुम्हें लगता है कि श्रीमान् न्यायाधीश द्वारकानाथ मित्तर पर तुम्हारे द्वारा लगाये गये आरोप अनुचित और पूर्णतः निराधार थे और तुम्हें उनके लिए अफसोस है ; और चाहो तो तुम उसमें यह जोड़ दो कि यह टिप्पणी निराधार थी तथा तुम्हारा किसी न्यायाधीश पर ऐसी टिप्पणी करने का कोई इरादा नहीं था , और अगर तुम यह क्षमा-याचना ' दि इंलिशमैन ' में प्रकाशित करते हो , तो अगले सोमवार , 3 मई को तुम जुर्माने की अदायगी के बाद अपनी रिहाई क लिए अपील कर सकते
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If Turkish theologians can execute such changes, why not theologians in other countries, too? And if practices concerning women can be changed, why not those concerning jihad or the role of Islamic law as a whole? Islam can adjust to modernity no less than have other faiths. Conversely, if one sees Islam as irredeemably evil, what comes next? This approach turns all Muslims - even moderates fleeing the horrors of militant Islam - into eternal enemies. And it leaves one with zero policy options. My approach has the benefit of offering a realistic policy to deal with a major global problem. In conclusion, a reflection: Americans have acquired an impressive knowledge of Islam. Contrary to the incessant bleating by apologists for militant Islam about American ignorance of this topic, my readers know what they are talking about. Their critiques are sometimes erudite (for example, on the subject of Koranic abrogations), sometimes eloquent (“The next time you watch a film clip of the miniscule and microscopic body parts of Israeli citizens being scraped from the streets, sidewalks and buildings, just think about what is truly evil”). यह सम्भव है। एक हाल का उदाहरण है: मई में तुर्की के धार्मिक अधिकारियों ने निर्णय दिया जो कि पूरी तरह इस्लामी परम्परा के विपरीत है कि जिसके अंतर्गत महिलाओं को मासिक धर्म के समय पुरुषों के साथ नमाज की अनुमति होगी साथ ही मस्जिद में सेवा की भी। उच्च धर्म विभाग बोर्ड ने इस विषय में जो निर्णय दिया वह पूरी तरह आधुनिक संदर्भ में था कि पुरुष और महिला बराबर हैं और एक दूसरे के पूरक हैं। अगले माह यही बोर्ड मुस्लिम महिलाओं के गैर मुस्लिम पुरुष के विवाह के नाजुक विषय को देखने जा रहा है और आशा है कि यह पुनः सदियों पुरानी मान्यता के विपरीत निर्णय लेगा।
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Apr. 11, 2013 addenda : Some reflections that did not fit the main article: (1) Before this article appeared, I gave a several interviews ( here , here and here ) advocating tactical support for the Assad regime; these prompted name-calling by CAIR and some hysterical reactions about me urging genocide in Syria. No: I look forward to the day when Syria is at peace with itself and a good neighbor, when its government is democratic and law-abiding. But until that distant time, I prefer that evil forces direct their attentions against each other than against the outside world. (2) To the argument that early Western support for the rebels would have prevented the Islamists from dominating them ( which they now do ), I reply that Western powers did provide early support to rebels in Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt and look what that achieved - Islamists dominate all three of those countries. The same would likely have been the case in Syria. Western assistance is not that influential in altering the course of an ideological movement. (3) I dislike advocating support for Assad and respect the intentions of those who share my goals but disagree with my means. I do, however, see them engaging in wishful, non-strategic thinking. (4) That my approach gives priority to strategic considerations marks it, in the context of modern Western politics, as conservative. Liberals enjoy a confidence in their own wellbeing that conservatives lack. Where liberals tend to worry about others (snail darters), conservatives tend to worry about themselves (a sufficient electricity supply). Consistent with this temperamental difference, the former focus on civilian welfare in Syria and the latter on Western security. (5) My advice is hardly original to me but is old-fashioned Realpolitik. Put differently, it fits into a divide-and-rule tradition that goes back to the Romans. (6) Assad's staying in power has the advantage that the regime's chemical weapons are less dangerous than if he fell. इस भावना के अनुरूप मेरा तर्क है कि अमेरिका को हारते हुए पक्ष की सहायता करनी चाहिये और वह कोई भी क्यों न हो, जैसा कि मई 1987 के विश्लेषण में मैंने कहा था, “ 1980 में जब इराक ने ईरान को धमकी दी थी तो हमारा हित कुछ मात्रा में ईरान के साथ था। परंतु 1982 की गर्मियों से इराक रक्षात्मक हो गया और अब वाशिंगटन पूरी तरह इसके साथ है..... भविष्य की ओर यदि देखें तो क्या इराक एक बार पुनः आक्रामक हो सकेगा वैसे तो यह सम्भव नहीं दिखता परंतु असम्भव भी नहीं है, अमेरिका को फिर से युद्ध में आना चाहिये और ईरान को सहायता करने के सम्बंध में सोचना चाहिये” ।
