The Muslim religious extremism is a very strong feeling in Pakistan, but there are those who fight it using art just for having been a victim
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A designer and his co-workers, the CFX Comics group, decided to “ride” one virtual band from cartoons to combat extremism in the field of ideas.
Similar to the secular band Gorilaz project, the band has achieved success among children and adolescents, and presents itself as a ray of hope so that the different religious choices are not killing motive.
“If we do not act as a society and as individuals, things can skid very quickly. Sooner or later, we discriminate one another due to the size of the beard or the type of jeans we use. Let’s kill each other because of that. It is the natural conclusion of this type of ideology and acceptance of this kind of hatred. This happens in Pakistan and also in the West, “said the creator of the project, Gauhar Aftab, 31.
Aftab visit schools and talk with students about the need to adopt an attitude of greater tolerance. His initiative is explained by the fact that he himself has suffered what he calls “brainwashing” when attending school in the 1990s, in the city of Lahore.
According to information site EuroNews in addition to the paper version, the work of the virtual band is also available in an application for s martphone (photo), which helps spread the project faster.
The problem of religious extremism in Pakistan is as serious as Nigeria, Iran, Syria and Iraq, for example. The country is the seventh on the list of Open Doors from the major countries where there is risk of death for Christians.
Khawja Khalid Farooq, former head of the fight against terrorism in Pakistan, said the state needs to establish partnerships with civil society to combat the discourse of fanatics: “If they see the message and realize that the state’s intentions are serious, people will be satisfied, will support the state and there will be changes. But for now, this is a distant dream, “he opined.
Another initiative involving art was taken in the city of Karachi, involving friends activist Sabeen Mahmud, who was murdered in April. They gathered 300 artists to repaint a wall that was covered in graffiti with violent messages, religious extremist content, “If one reads violent things, it will leave a mark in people’s minds, especially in children who see these messages every day. If we speak the language of hatred, then the hatred will spread. If we talk about love, love will spread, “said the Pakistani Adeela Suleman, who participated in the action and added that the end of violence only happen when the whole society to fight extremists and their ideas.
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