Sohaib
May 28, 2011, 2:48pm
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Putting up with crap like this is also patriotic......not running away...and staying in the country and contributing in whatever way you can.........
agreed. but gotta make sure that if we somehow are not removing the crap with our efforts, we are not adding to it!
Obama
May 28, 2011, 2:57pm
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Re: Patriotism ?
Muslim hain hum watan hai
Sara Jehan Hamara!
Allama Iqbal
So Sheyn to answer your concern about your safety..
Move to where ever you feel safe…:k:
since my inclination towards practicing deen,i have no such feeling,all i know is muslims r one body n i’m not pakistani,i don;t feel 4 pakistan but for ummah!
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When I lived abroad I always had this fervour about wanting to come back here and make a “difference” and help this nation . I considered that as my “patriotism”. However after having lived here and watched and experienced events first hand up close and personal my so called “patriotism” has evolved into a cynicism where I’ve realized even if I want to make a difference my hands are tied by the current situation and way of life that exists in Pakistan.
Even today I was startled awake at 4 :30 am by a huge bomb blast nearby which literally had me fall out of bed and the ground shook and window panes splatter. Do I go to work in such a situation considering I have committed to helping poor patients living out of the parameters of main city and do my “patriotic bit” or do I curse the government for bringing these events to being and wish I had never come back to Pakistan. Does that make me un-patriotic ? On a another note does cursing or criticizing your government considered Un-patriotic ???
What exactly do we mean when we label ourselves as “Patriotic” ???
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I admire you and salute your bravery and patriotism! This is the least I can say, God bless!
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Beside all of my family had foreign nationality and passports but I chose to remain be a Pakistani with green passport, i preffered to be a permenat residence and stay with Pakistani nationality, i faced problem becoz of it in various ways but in my opinion staying out and living there we always counted in Foreigners so I dont wana be treated atleast in Pakistan as a foreigner if i have a different nationality or passport!!
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