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A search for identity

#Pakistan

The city of Lahore lies on the border between India and the young nation of Pakistan, whose name means “Land of the Pure.” The city was once a stopping place for travelers who crossed the Indian subcontinent. During their journey through this vast territory, those travelers of yesteryear encountered all sorts of religions, beliefs, and tribes. The tribes had become settled in the area over the centuries and had learned to live together as part of a huge national entityDuring his constant, peaceful struggle for the independence of India, Mohandas Gandhi no doubt dreamed of maintaining all of the country’s borders as they were constituted at that time. But often warlords and religions separate people. In the case of Pakistan, the strife between Muslims and Hindus, abetted by the British colonialists, led to violence and massacre. Pakistan was created as an Islamic state after the partition of India. The borders drawn up by the departing British colonists, who were engaging in political gamesmanship, crushed any hope for a possible unity. And ever since then, recurring conflicts and perpetual animosity have set both countries against each other. After 60 years of existence, Pakistan has yet to find a unified national identity.
In a Sufi shrine of Lahore, a Sufi man catches my attention with his eyes. He was one of the followers of Rumi, the 13th-century.
Persian mystic who advocated tolerance and whose works provide a bond among peoples. Picture taken during an assignment for National geographic Magazine on Pakistan. Published in "War + Peace" (National Geographic Publishing, 2007), "Reza, entre guerre et paix" (National Geographic Publishing, 2008)
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