Many who were unable to participate in the protests showed their solidarity by trending the hashtag #NotInMyName
KARACHI: Protests were held across India on June 28th when Pakistan enjoyed its third day of Eid. The protests were held to safeguard the rights of India’s most marginalised Muslim community after a wave of attacks on them by mobs were carried out, accusing them of killing cows or eating beef.
The masses in India stood tall and protested against the brutal lynching in the name of their religion. Many who were unable to participate in the protests showed their solidarity by trending the hashtag #NotInMyName on social media. The protests were followed by the lynching of a 16-year-old Muslim boy in the eastern Jharkhand state of India, who was accused of possessing beef on a train. In the aftermath of this, Muslims across India silently protested by wearing a black band on their arms and trending #BlackEid.
This comes at a time when Pakistan too, recently witnessed bombings on its Shia community in Parachinar, killing over 80 people. But unlike our neighbours we chose silence and celebrated our Eid with much fervour and enthusiasm instead. This time, perhaps, India not only beat us by over 180 but thousands instead.
Sabah Khalid
Published in The Express Tribune, June 30th, 2017.
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