My dear friend and fellow participant Mr. Imdad Ali from Pakistan ans I had an interesting discussion about the role the Taliban has in Pakistan. Western people like me thinking of Pakistan come up with two issues. Of course there is the flooding closely followed by the Taliban influence in the Swat valley area.
Please watch the short documentary by Declan Walsh. It shows the colorful festival ' Sehwan Sharif ' close to the place Imdad lives. Please pay special attention during the last minute of the spoken text. That’s exactly what the most of the Pakistani think.
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This is exactly the kind of thing one only learns from travelling and private experience. Very interesting documentary. Beautiful people.
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WOW,Impressing slideshow, beautiful colors and beautiful people. Your blog is very interesting, and information like this makes it even more attractive. Esspecial in these days with the political situation in Holland.
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en ik pas me maar aan in het taalgebruik, alhoewel ik voor nederlands had gestemd. carin
I didn't know what to expect from your trip to the United States and still don't, but if exchanging experiences like these is the result it seems to me succesfull anyway. Nice!
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There's no way to happiness, happiness is the way (The Buddha)
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The documentary shows again the need of the ordinary individual to live long and happy forever. External influences, caused by politics turmoil in the area, which effect the normal live of people are normally not wanted. They interfere with the personal need of coloring and interpreting the individual experiences.
ReplyDeleteThis documentary shows that religion, in this case in a region where the Islam is worshipped, is more than the pictures we see on TV related to "the war of terror". Its shows the climax in ordinary people's life. A climax that may help to struggle for another year in hardship.