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As an Ahmadi who grew up in Peshawar, the martyrdom of #MerajAhmad sahib hits home.
What started as marginalization of Ahmadis in almost all walks of life turned into where we are today.
#AhmadiApartheid
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As an Ahmadi who grew up in Peshawar, the martyrdom of #MerajAhmad sahib hits home.
What started as marginalization of Ahmadis in almost all walks of life turned into where we are today.
#AhmadiApartheid
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It brought back painful memories of being shushed at school by a concerned teacher about my faith as an Ahmadi Muslim.
She didn’t want a sweet little girl to be ostracized because of her faith because, “that’s not her fault.”
#AhmadiApartheid
She didn’t want a sweet little girl to be ostracized because of her faith because, “that’s not her fault.”
#AhmadiApartheid
Memories of quietly watching as girls debates over why #Shezan is a Kafir drink because it’s owned by Quadianis (yes that’s how some pronounced it)
Planning to respond but then deciding against it.
#AhmadiApartheid
Planning to respond but then deciding against it.
#AhmadiApartheid
The unforgettable day when the Islamiat teacher was asked about Ahmadis and she gave this long tirade of them being the “worst kind” of kafirs.
Having enough of it, I couldn’t keep quite that day and spoke up.
#AhmadiApartheid
Having enough of it, I couldn’t keep quite that day and spoke up.
#AhmadiApartheid
The teacher may have been surprised at my courage.
But I was awestruck.
I could not believe what my ears heard. Some friends stayed with me, others left.
Life got a little harder for the rest of the school year but I gained a little victory that I still cherish to this day.
But I was awestruck.
I could not believe what my ears heard. Some friends stayed with me, others left.
Life got a little harder for the rest of the school year but I gained a little victory that I still cherish to this day.
Soon after, an Ahmadi was brutally killed in the court premise in Shabqadar not too far from Peshawar.
He was dragged on the roads while he read Kalima. He died while the police watched and public turned a blind eye. #AhmadiApartheid
That’s when it hit me really hard.
He was dragged on the roads while he read Kalima. He died while the police watched and public turned a blind eye. #AhmadiApartheid
That’s when it hit me really hard.
The passive aggressiveness towards Ahmadis remained part of Peshawar culture for way too long.
Little kids mocked at, women denied access to healthcare, conveniently denying jobs despite being the most qualified for the position. #AhmadiApartheid
Little kids mocked at, women denied access to healthcare, conveniently denying jobs despite being the most qualified for the position. #AhmadiApartheid
This was the perfect breeding ground for those terrorists who brutally murdered Army Public School Children and attacked the church in Peshawar.
This was the background that incited a 15 year old boy to muster the courage to kill a grown man on the basis of blasphemy.
And it was the celebration of that killing that took the life of #MerajAhmad for being an Ahmadi Muslim.
I still love my birth city, the city of flowers.
Please don’t make it harder for us. Please let us remember it for it’s rose garden, greasy Chapli Kebob, and cool shades of Chinar trees.
#Peshawar
Please don’t make it harder for us. Please let us remember it for it’s rose garden, greasy Chapli Kebob, and cool shades of Chinar trees.
#Peshawar
