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Slow down the anger Nadir Shah!
I am totally aware of the attempt to de-politicise Pashtoons and to turn them into "docile" clients of the state. It has been used as a tool to de-construct our cultural identity and in no way do I endorse it.
Our choices as a family are very Pashtoon centric and this has benefited me and cost me "friends". There are too many examples to cite, but put it this way, awareness of being Pashtoon is my priority. There is nothing passive about it.
I come from a family of generally leftist politics - a uncle of mine was very active in Kabul during the Soviet years and a signed up member of the ANP when he returned to Pakistan. He's now a US citizen - more the irony, I guess.
As a student, I was drawn to the idea of revolution and an instant fix - I guess that over a number of years I have found it increasingly difficult to see past the corruption of politics and how it has been used as a tool for ulterior motives.
I am totally aware of the attempt to de-politicise Pashtoons and to turn them into "docile" clients of the state. It has been used as a tool to de-construct our cultural identity and in no way do I endorse it.
Our choices as a family are very Pashtoon centric and this has benefited me and cost me "friends". There are too many examples to cite, but put it this way, awareness of being Pashtoon is my priority. There is nothing passive about it.
I come from a family of generally leftist politics - a uncle of mine was very active in Kabul during the Soviet years and a signed up member of the ANP when he returned to Pakistan. He's now a US citizen - more the irony, I guess.
As a student, I was drawn to the idea of revolution and an instant fix - I guess that over a number of years I have found it increasingly difficult to see past the corruption of politics and how it has been used as a tool for ulterior motives.
