http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2099283.cms
'I don't have faith in Islam' Brutally raped in Peshawar and threatened by an Auschwitz in Kashmir, Fauzia Ahmed Khan realises that strength and resilience are not for export. Fauzia Ahmed Khan sat beneath a tree watching the changing shades of evening. She looked beyond the boughs, to the stars and heard from afar the gentle murmur of the streams in the valley of Kashmir. When the birds had made themselves safe in the leafy branches there came to her ears a noise - a distant booming followed by low stuttering growls. At times, it was like the snapping of dry twigs, sudden and unexpected. The mirror which she was holding in her hand fell and broke into pieces. The fragments lay scattered on the grass, one piece reflecting the serenity, while the other bearing the signs of an impending danger. This is a real lifestory of Fauzia Ahmed Khan, a 29-year-old Kashmiri girl, who became a victim of fate. She lost her abba, Inayat Ahmed Khan, in a terrorist attack. "It was 10.30 pm, Thursday. Bhaijan (Shaukat Ahmed Khan) and ammi were waiting impatiently for abba at the dining table. Suddenly, we heard about a blast in Srinagar. Ammi asked khalajan to give abba a call. His cell went on ringing. No one picked up. Ammi still dials the number in the hope that he might pick up some day. Albeit! He never returned. We couldn't even find his body for intekal. I protested. The outcome? They abducted bhaijan," laments Fauzia. A week later, she got him back. They had chopped his right arm and taken his tongue out. Fauzia left Kashmir. With her ammi and bhaijan, she took shelter in Pakistan and joined a private bank in Peshawar. Fauzia Ahmed Khan, didn't have faith in Islam. She couldn't ask for her 'peace' of mind from Khuda, who 'teaches man ways of destruction'. Panic struck the marketplace at Peshawar. Fauzia, while coming back from her work, managed to push her way through the crowd to the adjoining road. People were running in every direction, slamming against each other. As she ran, she became aware of a ripple, in the ground beneath her, a rhythmic tremor that travelled up her spine through the soles of her feet. Suddenly, she was in the front ranks of the crowd, looking directly at two Pakistani army men, mounted on brown stallions. She shouted, pleaded, no one helped her. Her blood veins were ripped apart. She was raped. Fauzia went to the mosque one last time. She left her burqa and her ammi's Quran. She was still bleeding. The maulana couldn't wipe the blood from the place where she sat. Fauzia Ahmed Khan left Pakistan - her watan. She left her Islamic self, shed her Indian soul. She made a new passport, in the name of Fauzia and fled. Her Masters degree in economics and business statistics helped her getting a job at a bank in UK. No one asks her whether she is a Muslim or a Hindu. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
