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34 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1999
There is a family that lives across the street directly in front of us. They occupy the upper storey of the house and are extremely loud and incredibly close as our street is barely 10 feet wide. When they start talking, which in their case is equivalent to shouting, we hear each and every word as clearly as if there was a radio blaring in the house. Naturally, they are a source of constant amusement to me. About a month ago, a fight broke out and I happened to be listening. The reason was this; the son commented that his baby nephew looked kaala. His sister lost her cool completely and a yelling match transpired. She demanded that he take his words back while he refused because in his opinion o hai e kaala. All the while, the mother tried to pacify them both. It seemed hilarious at that time. Now, when I have read Baat Umar Bhar Ki Hai, not so much.
I was born fair-skinned so I am not going to pretend that even if I wasn't I wouldn't have been bothered by my skin tone. It is drilled into our heads our entire lives through media, through people around us that "to be pale is to be perfect". It is impossible not to develop that particular mind-set. Which is why, what matters most in the end, is not how you feel but how you react and carry yourself.
The problem with Muslims today is their delusional thinking that only sex, alcohol or murder is a sin. Backbiting, lying, unfair discrimination,etc are just as big and bad. People fail to realize that. Worse, they ignore it.