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Pakistan Link n By Mowahid Hussain Shah Speaking Haq

uring a Washington sum-
mer weekend, a forum
Advisory Board Dwas convened on how
Dr Sohail Masood Pakistanis can make headway in
President mainstream US
Arif Zaffar Mansuri polity and society,

ArifMansuri@PLpublications.org where I was asked
to offer remarks.

Editor Its gist is encapsu-
Akhtar Mahmud Faruqui lated here. he audi-
afaruqui@pakistanlink.com ence included a US
congressman, local
Editor Urdu Link & Bureau Chief (Pakistan) politicians, diplomats, academia,
Shabbir Ghori and business figures, as well as the

urdulink@yahoo.com working class.
Resident Editor Urdu Link Useful lessons can be drawn
& Director Video Operations from the conundrum of Asian

Anwar Khawaja Americans. They are highly profi-
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and economically well-off. Yet, their
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with violent attacks on them. They

YKKB did their best to fit in. Their appeas-

ykkb03@gmail.com ing posture, however, made them
inviting targets of harassment and
Sacramento, CA
Sacramento@plpublications.com abuse. Now, a much-overdue stock-
taking has been thrust upon them.
San Fransisco/Bay Area, CA When George Floyd was mur-
Sanfrancisco@plpublications.com dered in broad daylight in the jails.” Because of his stance, Ali to conform that there is a dread of the expense of doing the right thing.
streets of Minnesota on May 25, became the most famous face on appearing controversial, thereby It explains why it is uncommon to
New York, NY
Newyork@plpublications.com 2020, this outrage was a trigger for earth. Although initially shunned hear voices of Haq. And this, de-
the worldwide spread of the BLM in his own country, he got the big- Because of his stance, spite freedom of expression being
Houston, TX protest movement of racial equity. gest non-state funeral in the history constitutionally enshrined under
Houston@Plpublications.org Over half a century before that, Mu- of the US, in June 2016. Why? Be- Ali became the most the First Amendment.
hammad Ali raised his moral voice cause he chose to speak Haq (truth) Despite tremendous talk of
Phoenix, AZ as a conscientious objector upon against all odds when it mattered. famous face on earth. diversity, the misplaced focus is on
Phoenix@Plpublications.org

first winning the heavyweight box- And won over the admiration of his Although initially diverse faces and diverse names but
Ontario, Canada ing crown at Miami on February 25, erstwhile foes, inspiring hundreds shunned in his own not on diverse voices.
Ontario@Plpublications.org 1964. Blacks were slow to embrace of millions across the globe. Expatriates are prone to con-
him. Black ambivalence endures in When Palestinians, during country, he got the sole themselves with the belief that
Letters to the Editor acknowledging the enormity of the Ramadan 2021, were bearing the biggest non-state the next better-educated generation
debt owed to Malcolm X, whose brunt of a brutal bombardment would be better without furnishing
Readers are welcome to express their opinion

in these columns. Please keep your letters biography, “The Dead Are Arising” from Israel, it took one Congress- funeral in the history evidence of how and why. All the
brief and to the point. Letters without full by the father-daughter duo, Les and woman, Rashida Tlaib, to turn the education, resources, and numbers
name, complete address, and a daytime of the US, in June 2016.
phone number will not be published. Tamara Payne, just won the 2021 tide when, on May 18, she accosted put together are of little use if there
Also, copies of letters sent to other news- Pulitzer Prize for Biography. the hitherto unmoved President Why? Because he chose isn’t the mental strength to fight ir-

papers are not encouraged. Letters can be

mailed, faxed or e-mailed to the Editor at Ali’s greatest fight started out- Biden on the tarmac at the airport rational fears. To cite Shakespeare,
the Pakistan Link Headquarters address side the ring when his title was in Detroit, Michigan, about the to speak Haq (truth) a frail heart never won a fair lady.
listed below.

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