Arabification of Pakistan and Pakistani culture:

[Niksik]

Re: Arabification of Pakistan and Pakistani culture:

@khattichic

Niks, I get his point as well, what I don’t stand by though is pcg’s assertion that anyone with a drop of Pakistani lineage who dones an abaya vs a shalwar kameez and 1.5 metre ka dupatta is shunning being pakistani and following a cult.

@Muzna

I wear an abaya and scarf when I go to the mosque and when I am in the middle east and in Pakistan.
To the mosque because I am less conspicuous and blend in and because I am better covered so the “haram police” will leave me alone. And in middle east and Pakistan because by being in abaya I am not stared at with those x-ray-like glares.
Does that make me a wannabe too?

Seriously though…I don’t see the harm in adopting a good thing no matter what culture it may come from. So long as it is adopted genuinely and improves you as a person.

Here’s my problem. This past Ramadan, I missed getting a simple Ramadan Mubarak wish from many of my desi friends. Most of them were saying Ramadan Kareem. Nothing wrong with it, but some of them didn’t even know what it means…

See what I’m saying? It’s more about emulating a culture rather than picking habits and/or traditions that make sense to you and blend in with your lifestyle.