Mithi, in the city of desert, an extraordinary performance Religious harmony The Hindu prepared food for the fasting of Muslims, while the Muslim community welcomed a Holi procession, marrying a rare moment of unity in a country and often married with religious discrimination.
According to AFP, while religious tension is prevalent in Muslim-by -st Pakistan, Mithi, a city Sindh province Rolling stands as an exception, with sand dunes and mud-brick houses.
The city, the house of about 60,000 people, is one of some places in Pakistan where Hindus form a majority.
30 -year -old Hindu businessman Raj Kumar said, “All traditions and rituals here are celebrated together.” Kumar said, “On Holi, Hindu youth join Muslim youth, celebrate together and apply colors on each other”.
This year, the month of Islamic fasting of Holi and Ramadan matches the two communities closer. In the AFP report, hundreds of Hindus participated in a procession through the Mithi roads, where they were warmly obtained by Muslim neighbors at the city square.
Mohan Lal Mali, a 53 -year -old Hindu resident, said, “We have learned to live together since childhood. It has come to us through generations, and we are also following it,”
Muslim Maulvi Babu Aslam Kimkhani revealed the close bond between communities by applying Holi powder to Hindu MP Mahesh Kumar Malani and said, “Today, you cannot see color on me, but in the past, they will get me in colors.”
According to AFP, the local Imam also included both religions in his prayers, which ended the call for prayer, “Peace to Hindus and Muslims.”
Mithi remains unique in Pakistan, where freedom of religion is often threatened. According to Pakistan’s Human Rights Commission, religious violence and discrimination are increasing and state officials often fail to control unrest.
However, Mithi has seen very little religious violence, and even during Hindu celebrations, unlike other parts of Pakistan, there is no need for armed security, AFP said. Muslims and Hindus vote for each other, and there are no beef shops outside the honor of Hindu beliefs in the city.
Instead, Muslims only sacrifice goats during festivals.
19 -year -old Muslim laborer Aman Ullah said, “There is no division among us. We are all humans, and we are all the same.”
Despite this peaceful co -existence, residents fear that an external influence may disrupt harmony. The remote place of the city in the Tharparkar desert adapted it to the partition violence in 1947, when India and Pakistan were formed.
However, as the mythi develops, an influx of outsiders has introduced radical elements in the city.
A big banner for Tehreek-e-Labbak Pakistan (TLP), a radical Islamist group who is now hanging the champion laws of the champion, now hanging in the city’s Central Square, said AFP.
Padma Lodha, the headmistress of the Hindu school, said, “People coming from outside the city are creating some doubts and there is some understanding of fear.”
For now, however, Mithi remains a rare symbol of Interfath Hormony, where Muslims, even Hindus and even Christians are in co -existence, are celebrating their traditions together.
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