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LGBT & Religion; Yet Another Perspective by MAAZ MAHMOOD

I would like to put in my two cents to Dr. Satyapal’s recent article regarding same sex marriages and transgenders. Let’s talk straight to the point. LGBTs act upon natural instincts. There are two choices to accept them. Either take them as people with irregular psychological sexual behaviors or accept them as folks with deliberate non traditional choice of sexual preferences when it comes to opt for their partners. In first case that’s the way they’re programmed by nature. In second scenario they use a choice provided to them by nature. Sooner or later we will have to accept and accommodate them.

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Regardless of considerations to accommodate them we mustn’t ignore an important fact that sex itself is a taboo in our eastern society. The central idea about the subject topic being taboo is its prohibition in Image result for Hindu gayalmost every religion that presents sex as means to reproduce. Since every religious framework ensures the self integrity and stresses upon increment in its followers, none of the religions (as per my limited knowledge) promotes any doctrine going against this basic principle. For instance no religion teaches to create balance between income and the offspring. None of the religions be it Abrahamic or Non Abrahamic, clearly stresses upon Post delivery mother’s health restoration. Use of birth control is still disputed in many Islamic countries and other religious formations. It’s very unlikely to find Plan B over the counter in any Islamic State, not to mention alcohol, source of evil to reach on desire to use Plan B, is easier to find than habit contraceptives. Abortion is being dealt with strict hands still in many religious states.

The conclusion, I would like to draw is simple fact that every divine framework tends to promote its expansion. Same sex relationship comes on the wag and hence the complete idea is rejected and dissed by every divine set of rules. LGBTs are discouraged not because it’s against the norms but because they apparently hit the core delimitation of religion itself by limiting upcoming generation count. Norms change, Principles to spread religions don’t. The world we’re living in clearly understands the importance of gap between two consecutive deliveries. Never had been this focused by any of religions. Why? Again as it resists the idea of natural expansion of religious peers.

 We must come out of taboos!

Television was hated by religious center-points here in my Pakistan as it was supposedly some sort of a challenging invention by the created against the Creator. Later on even extremists and fundamentalists realized the pros of televised broadcast compared to its non availability and hence they agreed not only to accept but to use it with its full magnitude. Today we have dozens of religious channels across the globe spreading what they preach. Even ISIS is never reluctant to make use of TV and streaming wherever possible.

We must get rid of the taboos. Killing or isolating LGBTs might comply with extended versions of religion (something that’s seldom followed today) but for sure it’s against the core of last Abrahamic religion that revolves around peace and humanity and where a single murder is analogous to abandonment of the whole lot of humanity. Islam condemns isolation and division between Muslim brotherhood, we mustn’t forget.

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Feminism: A movement to end sexism I don’t know why a lot of people are afraid of women’s and girls’ rights. So many people send me messages on messenger not to speak for (بے حیائی). Demanding equal rights for the oppressed women is not (بے حیائی). This is the fight against harassment. And dear men, harassment isn’t confined to work place only. Women & girls are even harassed in the so-called educational institutions by the educated misogynists. Can you identify an organisation, university, or any other social platform that ensures or provides safe environment to girls & women? The answer is surely No. The problem with a lot of people who call themselves so-called feminists is that they misunderstand the meaning of feminism. Feminism is the belief in social, economic and political equality of the sexes. In other words, feminism is a movement to end sexism. There are a lot of reasons of harassment that women go through. Among them, the primary one is the patriarchal society. A society where men are dominant. Patriarchy cannot be eradicated completely. However, we can struggle to fight for the rights of women by educating our youth. People ask for girls education. Girls are already pursuing education in different institutions. The problem is that they are repeatedly harassed by the nasty patriarchal mindsets that exist here. Unless we endeavour to end the system that prejudices people based on their sexes, we cannot think of a safe environment for our mothers & sisters at any type of work place. Remember, book reading plays a pivotal role in this regard. Majority of our youth are not truly sincere with themselves. Being a student of honors at Balochistan University Of Information Technology Engineering And Management Sciences (BUITEMS), I see a lot of youth in university sitting in different canteens, waisting their time being indulged in useless conversations with each other. Most of the students are concerned about marks. Getting a desired CGPA satisfy them. Majority of the students say that they just attend classes for the sake of passing time. However, there are very few ones who come to university with full enthusiasm and are truly sincere with their studies. They are the real ones who realise the importance of girls & women in this world. Apart from teaching text books, our teachers should also promote the importance of reading researched books. Teachers can play a significant role in promoting book reading culture. They can help our youth how to think critically, and how to take critical approache while reading something. Let’s not squander our time. Let’s struggle to ensure a better and safe environment to our sisters. Let’s struggle to fight for the rights of oppressed ones. Unless we the youth come out of our comfort zones and take the primary responsibility of educating each other through promoting the book reading culture, we cannot think of a better and prosperous society.

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