Ethnic rivalries must be brought to an end quickly
nikah, Anju said: “I have converted to Islam and feel safe in Pakistan." Peshawar, where she currently resides, is the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. It is regarded one of the most dangerous regions in the world due to its proximity to Afghanistan. How can Anju feel comfortable in such a setting? Is this not the Pakistan government trying to settle scores for Seema Haider, who landed in Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, with four children from Pakistan, and caused a sensation on both sides of the border.
Just as Anju feels safe in Pakistan, Seema feels secure here along with her children. You can connect the dots here if you like. The media circus has thrust these women into the spotlight, and all stories that should have been at the top of the news line-up have vanished.
In no way can the cases of Anju and Seema be linked to national identities. This is not the only instance of a sexist attitude toward women. Let me now tell you what I felt last week.
A lovely rainy morning transformed into one of misery for me when I stumbled across a video from Manipur showing what was done to two women by a mob. Manipur’s evildoers pushed these women into a position of helplessness, but the video also permanently exposed them in front of the entire world. This cockiness is not new.
It always has disastrous repercussions. Let me cite an instance from history to further affirm my point. Though historians disagree on whether the great king Prithviraj Chauhan abducted Samyogita or whether she went of her own accord with him, this episode undoubtedly made Samyogita’s father, Raja Jaichand, feel immensely humiliated.
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