“It wasn’t a particular community that was attacked, but the whole nation.”
– Sharjeel Memon, Pakistan’s Information Minister
The Ismaili community has a right to live and practice their faith freely in Pakistan, not because Aga Khan III struggled with Jinnah to fight for a separate nation, not because Jinnah was Shia himself, not because the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) is working for the betterment of this nation, and not because the Ismaili community is a peaceful community. But because they have a right to live and practice their faith freely in this country because they, like you, are humans; because freedom to practice all religions was one of the foundations this nation was built upon.
But you do not need to worry, because neither will the members of this community come out on the streets and protest nor will they pick up weapons and attack. Not because they are few and weak but because they are the community that welcomes peace and harmony. Because they have survived worse evils in the past, and they will survive this one too. But the scars remain. Always.
Read the complete story via The Express Tribune | Blogs | Are we not ‘Pakistani’ enough for them or are we not ‘Muslim’ enough?
By Sana Lokhandwala Published: May 14, 2015
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