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By Khalid Baig “We mortals hear only the news and know nothing at all” – Homer, The Iliad. Several years ago an Indian reporter for Time magazine approached Maulana Waheeduddin Khan, a prominent scholar and author in India, and interviewed him regarding the status of women in Islam. She raised the commonly asked questions and recorded each answer. A few weeks later she returned with more “follow-up” questions, which were twists on the original questions and went over his previous answers. Then a third time. When Maulana Waheeduddin wondered about the purpose for this exercise, the reporter boasted: “Because we…