We as Pakistani who have Urdu as national language and many local languages but why do we use English alphabets for many of our national
symbols or heritage?
We have PTV, ARY (Geo is better)
We have PAF but why not Pakistani Hawaai Fouj? (Pay hay Phay)?
Why do we have our TV dramas or programs titled in English?
Why do we have so many people in Pakistan or on Pakistan TV speaking too much and unnecessary English?
Why do we think knowing English language means educated?
Why do Pakistani wear Tie and Suit on occassions when many others wear mostly their national attire…even when we represent our country on political tour?
etc. etc.
Are we still in slavary mode?
Please don’t be superficial and say why do I write in English here…hope you get the point.
We are in a slavery mode/mentality not just for the facts you mentioned but also for many others. We are intellectual slaves. We are political slaves. We are economical slaves. We are religious slaves etc etc. You name it .....
We are in a slavery mode/mentality not just for the facts you mentioned but also for many others. We are intellectual slaves. We are political slaves. We are economical slaves. We are religious slaves etc etc. You name it .....
True, sad but true.
We have enough intellect to bring our own way of life much better that what we have...correct?
There is a game some people play its a colorful cube with different color on different sides...don't know what it is called..............
............the point is that if colored squares are disturbed to the point of seemingly hopelessness..still there are some people who can bring the cube with similar colors on each side.
It depends if these dresses are in accordance with the clothing requirements of West (Tight jeans and outfits exposing parts of body) or Islam (loose, non-releaving etc)
Well in his initial post, deedawar asked hwy do we wear suit and ties instead of traditional salwar kameez.. Im wondering, why does tha t make any difference? Last time i checked desi clothing wasn't xactly "Islamic" either.
Can you answer me where was tie/suit before brits came to this land?
Do you see the point here?
Now this particulat thread is not about religion but I would say definitely traditional clothes are more islamic then jeans t-shirts etc. One can make
traditional clothes designed in such a way that their 'traditionality' and religiousness stay.
Political representation is also a way to promote cutural values and there is no need for wearing tie/suit etc by Pakistani officials.
I think its quite possible that in order to look 'educated' and 'modern' Pakistani over-react by speaking in English unnecessarily or wear clothes which are not traditional.
There is a lot of beauty and dignity in traditional clothes.
"Dignity is in the eyes of beholder!?" <---you just answered yourself.
Nationalism is quite alright in Islam. Read about islam please. As long as Nations do things within the bounds of islam, nations are to be respected identified and justified. This thread like I said before is not about religion.
I was afraid someone like you may get the wrong impression from me saying about the dignity sentence. My apologies.
This calls for clarification. A person is considered dignified no matter what that person wears in at least some logical boundary. But we as Pakistani need to 'train' the eyes of beholder for Pakistani dignity and identity.
What could be more hilarious than seeing Pakistani ambassador/official wearing tie/suit and smoking pipe/cigar speaking in english for Pakistan and its people!
Is he/she a representative of Pakistan or British india?
Hope you got it.
I may present few more examples of Pakistani enslaved mentality. I am sure you are coming across that as well.
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Can you answer me where was tie/suit before brits came to this land?
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Well, our Prophet(saw) wasn't exactly walking around in salwar kameez - maybe you should try a thobe. :)
What's the difference between an article of clothing which came from hindu culture and an article of clothing which came from british - both can be 'islamic' it's just the amount of fabric you use.
Oops - forgot to add my opinion. In my humble opinion, desi enslavement has a lot less to do with the British and a lot more to do with revering in a culture that strongly discourages individual thought and is highly suspicious of change.
The idea of not going against or correcting elders even when they are blatantly wrong about serious or religious issues is a clear example of this.
