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NEW DELHI: They share their name and religion. One is 27, the other 30. But the parallels end there, at least for Muslim opinion makers.
Noticing that this year's IAS topper, Dr Shah Faisal from the backward Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, and would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, have a common name, Muslim activists and intellectuals have rushed to draw a line between the good and the bad.
"The name can always be deceptive, a man's journey through life depends on the environment at home, his milieu," said Abul Hameed Nomani, Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind spokesman.
Noting the coincidence of the two Faisals hogging the headlines for entirely different reasons, Nomani said if one became an achiever guided by the values of his family, there was reason to suspect that the other had fallen in `bad company'.
The 27-year-old Shah Faisal, whose father was killed by militants for his refusal to give them shelter, now stood for the `emotional integration' of the Kashmir Valley into the national mainstream, said Kamal Farooqi, member of the Muslim Personal Law Board.
Farooqi pointed out that Faisal's personal tragedy had lent a special meaning to his achievement. "Family values and social environment play a decisive role in the making of a man," Farooqi said.
Indeed, the tale of two Faisals seems to have set off a new debate in the circles of Muslim intelligentsia.
Faisal Shahzad, the 30-year-old Pakistani-American, working as a financial analyst in Connecticut, had a promising life ahead, particularly after he attended the citizenship ceremony in Hartford on April 17, 2009.
Like any other immigrants, it was a big moment. His suburban life with wife Huma and two children was smooth until the moment he hurriedly packed up and moved back to Pakistan to train with terrorists.
This is in sharp contrast with the journey of his namesake. After his father's death in Sogam village, Shah Faisal's family moved to Srinagar. Though the trek had been prompted by a sense of insecurity, migration opened up new opportunities for Faisal, then a schoolboy.
"If a boy gets the right direction he can earn laurels, become a topper; if he falls into bad hands, then he is the Times Square bomber," said Md Shafi Qureshi, Minorities Commission chairman.
Muslims see a huge gap between the two Faisals - India - The Times of India
Noticing that this year's IAS topper, Dr Shah Faisal from the backward Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, and would-be Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad, have a common name, Muslim activists and intellectuals have rushed to draw a line between the good and the bad.
"The name can always be deceptive, a man's journey through life depends on the environment at home, his milieu," said Abul Hameed Nomani, Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind spokesman.
Noting the coincidence of the two Faisals hogging the headlines for entirely different reasons, Nomani said if one became an achiever guided by the values of his family, there was reason to suspect that the other had fallen in `bad company'.
The 27-year-old Shah Faisal, whose father was killed by militants for his refusal to give them shelter, now stood for the `emotional integration' of the Kashmir Valley into the national mainstream, said Kamal Farooqi, member of the Muslim Personal Law Board.
Farooqi pointed out that Faisal's personal tragedy had lent a special meaning to his achievement. "Family values and social environment play a decisive role in the making of a man," Farooqi said.
Indeed, the tale of two Faisals seems to have set off a new debate in the circles of Muslim intelligentsia.
Faisal Shahzad, the 30-year-old Pakistani-American, working as a financial analyst in Connecticut, had a promising life ahead, particularly after he attended the citizenship ceremony in Hartford on April 17, 2009.
Like any other immigrants, it was a big moment. His suburban life with wife Huma and two children was smooth until the moment he hurriedly packed up and moved back to Pakistan to train with terrorists.
This is in sharp contrast with the journey of his namesake. After his father's death in Sogam village, Shah Faisal's family moved to Srinagar. Though the trek had been prompted by a sense of insecurity, migration opened up new opportunities for Faisal, then a schoolboy.
"If a boy gets the right direction he can earn laurels, become a topper; if he falls into bad hands, then he is the Times Square bomber," said Md Shafi Qureshi, Minorities Commission chairman.
Muslims see a huge gap between the two Faisals - India - The Times of India
