Living Through War

Aisha

You are not alone in this sense of hopelessness. A number of unresolved issues continue to disturb us.

To be honest, we have an identity crisis to begin with. Are we South Asians or descendants of the Arabs or our origins are in Central Asia.

Are we suppose to be a secular liberal democracy or some kind of a theological state?

Why the democratic traditions have failed to take root?

Why the Army does not let the civil society to its own?

Why the violent religious fringe keeps returning back with a constant regularity?

Aisha,
this disturbs me

`` I know that because even today when I walk through a crowd, I peek from my downward gaze to see if someone is pointing at me and yelling I’m one of them. When I speak I hear my own fear tremble in expectation that I will be recognized as a Pakistani Muslim``

Why should we feel like that?

Ras

Aisha Sarwari:
you are right. there is far more we can contribute by fighting for or at least engaging ourselves productively in an often brutalizing environment.

why is fall of dignity funny? it seems most concepts/notions of dignity and honor themselves are funny.