#Pakistan continues to demonize its minorities unabated, thanks to the draconian blasphemy laws. While clerics may show a flavor of animosity against each other, this act of persecution under the pretense of "Khatme Nabuwwat" sows the seed of unity among them.
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Naturally, this culture of intolerance and extremism has trampled every avenue of progress in #Pakistan.
And so this Muharram, I wish to share a similar story of my grandfather and perhaps shed some light on the most common thread that unites us, #Humanity.
So here goes.../2
May 20, 2020 β’ 6 tweets β’ 3 min read
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#Muslims continue to battle the demons of division and bigotry. The senseless murder of #AyaHachem is so painful and yet her beliefs have overshadowed her death π
#Ramadan is a time to step back and self-reflect - your collective conscious is screaming otherwise π /1
When will you understand that this is fuel and arsenal for Islamaphobic right-wing nutjobs? Its a feeding frenzy for the degenerates
You forget that by identifying yourself as #Muslims, you tarnish the reputation of #Islam by giving into your bigotries. /2
...immune against getting reinfected. In other words, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger.
It means two things; 1. You were previously infected. 2. You are likely to be protected against the #coronavirus at least for a while. Again, this is a paradox - a herd immunity.../2