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taken from an email from Luke Powell

Posted in by Khana Bibi on Sun, 2006-08-20 12:04

During our setting up of this site we asked Luke Powell the reknown photographer and photo journalist of the Pukhtuns for permission to use some of his pictures.

Luke turned out to be a very interesting person with lots of insight into the workings and doings of the Pukhtun culture. I am posting a portion of his email

  • LUKE POWELL

    Ancient societies like yours are always patriarchies, because patriarchal tribes never change very much. They survive and people live simply for centuries. Settled, urban cultures inevitably into matriarchies, and once embarked on that route they destroy themselves and are over-run by their enemies, but the process the whole journey of decadence and destruction is a great flowering of energy. The women who come into the public arena give it great power, but the home life of the society collapses because their energy is no longer there. The children do not have proper attention, and the next generation is weak.

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    Zahids email

    Posted in by Khana Bibi on Sat, 2006-08-19 21:51

    Salamoona

    A lady wrote me about the contents of KhyberWatch and accused us of being full of racism. I replied that first we have to realize and differentiate between Racism and Nationalism.

    Once we understand this difference, then there will be no problem. We don't want to take over on other nationalities next to us but want peace and stability in our motherland, so in this way we are in defensive mood. We love our codes and want to preserve it. History shows Pakhtun’s have paid huge price for it, by defending it or sometimes pressuring others to be in their limits. We also believe that every nation has a right to preserve or follow their land, history and cultures.

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    Impressions of Pakistan 2006

    Posted in by Khana Bibi on Wed, 2006-08-02 22:55

    The increasing number of religious institutions reflects the growing desolation that most of the public feels. The general feeling of apathy and despair that these people feel is reflected and passesd into their interpretation of Islam. The general feeling that things are only getting worse and that all that is happening is a sign of the end of times.
    Instead of finding sympathy for their fellow beings there seems to be a strong belief that one suffers due to their actions and that all that is happening is what they deserve. In short they conceive of a God that is in their own image, a God who is vindictive and unforgiving who is uncaring and unloving of His people.

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