Who is the Muslim’s Pope – asks my 7- year old…
From the Blog shaistathinks By now, most of the readers would have heard about Pope Francis visiting the Philippines #PopeFrancisPH I was showing his videos to J&S my boys aged 13 and 7 respectively. I was showing them how much respect I have for the Pope for the way he interacts with people of all ages, color and creed – how he keeps a smile on his face, and blesses everyone as he meets them. My 7-year old asked me, who is a Pope. Out of convenience, I told him casually, ‘well, think of him as a Maulvi’. ‘Oh okay,’ he said thoughtfully. ‘So mama, who is our Pope in Pakistan?’ His question, which came as a painful shock to me, left me speechless. I wish I could show him one religious leader in Pakistan who is loved and respected as much as the Pope, even the Muslim Ummah if you please, and who in retpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Between Two Burrs on the Map - Travels in Northern Pakistan
From the Blog odysseuslahoriSalim Mushtaq, working for a tour operator in Islamabad, had a load of what he called "soft tourists" from Germany to drop off at the check post and his sobriquet for them was as apposite as any. The girls all had manicured and freshly polished nails and prim hairdos, while the men were all meticulously shaven. Their neatly pressed clothes advertised the best fashion designers of Europe and the interior of the coach reeked with a profusion of Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci and Cartier. I, with my shorn head, frayed collar and discoloured patch covering the tear on the seat of my only pair of trousers, certainly did not belong with this lot. They stared dumbly out of the windows, occasionally ordering the coach to be stopped in order to scramble outside to show off their expensive stpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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