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Sunday, April 19, 2009
Now after the passage of the so-called Nizam-e-Adl regulation in Swat and Malakand I understand fully the proverb "My enemy's enemy is my friend". I am a resident of Malakand and I have no shame in saying that I would want the US drones to now fly over my land and bomb the Taliban -- after all since our own government and military are not willing to take them on, we have to turn to our enemy's enemy. Osman Ali Saidu Sharif
Sunday, April 19, 2009 I am a girl who lives in Swat -- and I have a question for the Taliban. Will I be allowed to become a doctor? If not tell me now -- so I can commit suicide. Dari Swat
To the people of Buner Sunday, April 19, 2009 We the people of Buner have a very civilised and proud heritage. We have been peaceful for decades, we have never indulged in any sort of unlawful or inhumane activity. We are passing through a critical period now in our entire history — with the Taliban knocking on our doorstep. It is critical because our district is developing, it is peaceful and because we have developed a strong faith in women's emancipation and rights. The Taliban, if they succeed and have their way, will clearly change all of that. Our forefathers were progressive: they never denied us our culture, which includes art, poetry and all other essential aspects of what makes a civilisation human and alive. I can still remember those sweet reverberating sounds of dolkay (drums) at our hujras, on the occasions of our marriages. Our elders never kept women in the four walls of their houses — after all who can deny that our villages have 'gudhars' (a place where women would go and fetch water for the household). Also, we all remember 'talona' (seesaws) in our graveyards, where young girls would go during Eid. We should never let this great culture of our ancestors go away off our hands and we should show zero tolerance against all those who try to grab this great culture from us under the garb of implementing Sharia. We can and will succeed if we remain firm and united in our resolve to fight off these monsters. However, if we remain divided on this then we will have to face horrible consequences — and proof of this is what happening in our neighbouring district Swat. A concerned Buneri Karachi | ||||
| Posted by:john frum |
| #1 The residents of the Nazi concentration camps prayed that the Allies would bomb them and/or the trains bringing more, quite willing to sacrifice their own living death if that would quicken the end of the Nazi war machine. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-04-19 14:40 |