I am tied to Traditions

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Re: I am tied to Traditions

@IceSoul

But it isn’t going backwards either, it it? So why do some people oppose such changes? It’s just neutral, so why do some people get offended by a girl wearing skinny jeans?

The bad thing is people trying to **impose their traditions on others. **Other than that, it’s cool

Also, I really like your point about Dowry and girls getting married young without pursuing any career. It’s unfortunate indeed that 95% of Pakistanis, both men and women will disagree with you.

I used the skinny jeans example as a metaphor for all things un-islamic in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Let me share with you an excerpt from an article I was reading about Salman Taseer’s assassination:

 Javed Ali, 70, remembers how bars and cinemas once flourished  in Pakistan, and dance parties were advertised in newspapers - admission  price, 1 rupee. While visiting Karachi, Ali would go to The Moonlight  Club, where dancers would entertain middle and lower middle class  visitors. "Now, that's a dream," says Ali, who lives in the city of Multan in central Pakistan.

Mansoor remembers a more live and let-live society. “I was a handsome man and had good taste as well,” he said. “I had many girlfriends and I would liberally take them to my home and nobody would mind. I would take my girlfriend to the beach and no police would harass us. But later on, the police would ask for marriage papers even if you were with your wife.”

That’s exactly the Pakistan our ancestors fought for and our founders dreamt of, isn’t it?!

Don’t publish more research papers, don’t fund more institutions, don’t encourage your women to pursue education and careers, don’t give equal opportunities to the rich and the poor, don’t get rid of corruption and all un-islamic traditions but do let us wear skinny jeans and party with the girls in bars and on the beach.

I don’t see how that’s advancement of the society? I said I was all for positive progress that did some good for the community. Last time I checked, there were about 40 million children aged 5-19 years old who don’t go to school in Pakistan. These are the kind of issues we need to tackle and only then can we truly be a modern country that knows how to get with the times whilst holding onto its history and traditions.

With all that said, Pakistan is way more liberal than other Islamic countries so needless to say people can do whatever they want to, no one’s imposing anything on them.