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Pak-Americans should spread Islam, says NWFP minister
North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Health Minister Inayatullah has urged Pakistani Americans to preach Islam and offer a good impression of Pakistan, said an official statement. Speaking at an Iftar dinner hosted in his honour on Wednesday Mr Inayatullah lauded Pakistani Americans and said their home country was proud of their contributions and hard work. He asked them to make their stay in the US fruitful and to teach Islam.
Yeah, buddy! That's one hell of an idea. First, y'see, you leave Pakland to come to the U.S.A., where not only can you make a nice living without being in thrall to your hereditary landlord, but you probably won't be bumped off over fine points of theology or what great-great-grampaw did to some other fellow's great-great-grampaw. Then, when you're all settled down and you've got a regular income and the respect of your neighbors, you try and convert them to Islam, so your new country can become just like your old country.
Tell you what. Why don't Paks in the U.S. stick to running their 7-11's, Shell stations, and pediatric practices and bask in the knowledge that people respect them for what they do, not for their piety or for how many people grampaw killed? I've got a lot more respect for the Paks that I've met in this country than I do for the folks they left behind in the NWFP. |
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-20 |
