'There's no greater place to live as a human being than the subcontinent'
Inset: Author Tarek Fateh 'There's no greater place to live as a human being than the subcontinent' June 12, 2008 T he Atelier Club in downtown Toronto was packed to capacity recently for the launch of Pakistan-born Tarek Fateh 's book Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State . Fateh's book argues that Muslims have been force-fed lies about their history for over a millennium -- not by Islam's enemies, but by its imams. 'Islam came to free humanity from the clutches of the clergy. Instead, the religion of peace has become a prisoner of war, held captive by the very priesthood it came to eliminate,' Fateh, founder of the Muslim Canadian Congress, writes in his book. In an exclusive interview Rediff India Abroad Senior Editor Ajit Jain , the prolific author, broadcaster and columnist pointed out that in India "Muslims, who are 12 per cent of that country's population, thrive," while "next door in Pak