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Mehrunisa Kabir, Photographer & Content Creator
Issue 351, 07-13 Jun, 2020 www.paperazzi.com.pk
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Mehrunisa Kabir, Photographer & Content Creator
Fly High
By: Hejab Fatima
DEAR ZOHRA
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think Zohra felt their pain. The birds that she freed, I think she deliberately let them go. After all, she was no different from them. They were enclosed in a cage made of mesh, wires or tiny bars. And, Zohra, she was imprisoned within one of blatant abuse, injustice and oppression. A cage of anguish, deprivation, exploitation. She was only eight years old. Eight - the tender age of learning and laughing, of singing and playing. Of squealing with joy after jumping in puddles and licking the last bit of chocolate directly from its cover. The age of running in the lawn all day and looking forward to ice cream by night. Of collecting dolls and dressing them up and down. Of having a favorite subject and making new friends at school. Of humming catchy tunes, dancing and swaying. The age of loving each minute of one’s innocent, beautiful little life. Instead, Zohra was busy scrubbing and scouring, wiping and washing, cleaning and dusting, 06
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perhaps even cooking too. She was busy taking care of a home, someone else’s home. She was busy looking after another child. My dear God, Zohra, was a child. It’s hard to wrap one’s head around the fact that this actually happened. The news that a child working for an apparently normal, probably somewhat ‘educated’ family, was beaten to death because she commit a crime as heinous as letting a few birds free. The very fact that an eight-year old girl was employed as a full-time caretaker of another child, itself, is quite indigestible. Some are saying that her post mortem reports suggest that it was yet another case of rape and kill. Either way, it is another example of another abomination, another atrocity that simply acquired prominence in the public eye. So many of these criminal acts go unrecognized, falling into a black hole of brutality and despotism, created by a failing system of social and legal justice, in a country like Pakistan where child labor is pervasive and
liability is low. Child labor, in other words, the employment of children under a minimum legal age, is a very deep rooted and firmly entrenched legal, social and moral issue in Pakistan. The socioeconomic situation of our country is such that a considerable proportion of our population is below the poverty threshold. There is a worrisome lack of economic opportunity for adult employment as well. Members of the working class are faced with a serious survival threat as they are unable to achieve their target take-home pay and are left with little choice but to pluck their kids out of schools (if they ever joined any) and appoint them to work. According to a survey conducted by the CRM National Secretariat in 2016, 8.52 million children under the age of 14 years were working as laborers in various industries including soccer stitching, carpet weaving, surgical instrument production, deep sea fishing, agriculture and domestic services. Car workshops, hotels, local shops and home based jobs provided an additional 3.98 million with a means to make ends meet. The story of Iqbal Masih, a carpet weaver turned activist against child slavery, who was thrown at the mercy of the carpet mafia at the tender age of 4 to be able to pay off his family’s meagre loan of 600 Rupees, still sends shivers down my spine. At the age of 10 he escaped from the carpet factory he worked at, and in the next two years that he got to live, he freed 3000 kids who were victims of bonded labor. He had aspired to become a lawyer to keep fighting for this cause, but the carpet mafia had other plans for him. He was shot dead at the age of 12 while visiting family in his hometown. With him, died another source of hope, another voice for change. Child labor and child abuse, often, if not always, go hand in hand. According to the 2018 Sahil Report “Cruel Numbers” conducted by the NGO, 9 to 12 children in Pakistan are victims of sexual and physical abuse per day. A total of 3832 cases of child abuse were reported, 55% of which were girls and 45% boys. 589 cases of sodomy, 282 of gang sodomy, 537 of rape, 345 of attempted rape, 156 of gang rape and 99 cases of child marriages were reported while 452 were found missing. A survey by the Ministry of Human Rights conducted in Punjab, showed that 46% of children were targets of psychological violence. Research papers and databases are full of numbers of similar crimes reported against children. But the accountability? It’s proportionately quite low.
cover story Change begins at home. It is our social and ethical duty to condemn such barbaric and immoral acts. Child labor, irrespective of the domestic or industrial sector, is not only detrimental for a child’s physical and mental health but it also strips them off of a chance at experiencing a real childhood - their basic birth right. Research shows that children who survive through years of “harmless slaps” on the face and “light” blows on their backs, develop mental disorders like anxiety and depression and eventually grow up to be individuals who repeat the same steps with their offspring. This vicious cycle is the reason behind atrocities like Zohra, Zainab, Iqbal Masih and many others. The government and courts have always promised to implement stricter laws, provide better protection services and formal training to those in charge. But what can we do in our capacities to avoid such tragedies again? 1. Educate. Educate ourselves and our families about the sensitivity and eventual repercussions of this unfortunately prevalent practice. And educate those who work for us about the vitality of ensuring a proper education for their children. The idea that education is unnecessary, rather a waste of time and resources, is quite popular amongst the lower working class and it is upon us to counsel them out of it. The concept of vocational education is still acceptable to many and should be further encouraged as it can actually prove to be helpful for this cause. 2. Forbid children from working in our homes. Instead, we should hire their parents and make sure that their paychecks/ “extra benefits” are inciting enough for them to send their kids to schools. 3. Openly call out friends or relatives who have an underage individual attached to them, holding either a baby or a baby bag, at an age when their own kids are considered eligible for throwing tantrums. 4. Donate to organizations that are actively working towards educating and protecting children and their rights. In the age of social media, especially Instagram, simply posting against such monstrosities and using hashtags that are trending, just isn’t enough. We must make an effort of tracking down such organizations and supporting them through our donations/in whatever capacities we can.
These issues have been brought to the attention of many national and international organizations that actively work to try and construct stricter laws against child labor and exercise checks on the implementation of these laws. The ILO, UNICEP, SPARC, NCCWD and CRI are namely a few that have worked for this cause in the past or continue to do so. However, amongst other reasons widely attributable to a gross mismanagement and lack of adequate funding, a severe paucity of awareness and education amongst our society still remains the frontline problem.
All we have to do is be willing to be a part of this much needed change.
How is that we expect inhumane acts of abuse and tragedies like that of Zohra or Iqbal Masih to disappear when individuals who decide to employ underage children as babysitters and helpers in their homes, still exist? That too, quite a few times in the social circles we ourselves are a part of. Many of us who know better than to hire underage children, directly refuse to be a part of such injustice, but our passiveness and seemingly harmless silence on seeing family and friends wallowing in the luxury of having an extra set of tiny hands for help, makes us co-conspirators in the grand scheme of events.
I hope that your pain is a little less now, Zohra. And that you see the ones who did this, being punished with nothing less than what they truly deserve. I hope your sacrifice brings justice to all the little birds, who much like you, are held in cages of unlawful and illegal jobs. I hope your story sets them free before they too, lose their innocence, their childhood, their lives.
As for you, Zohra, I hope that you’re finally happy. I hope that your clipped wings are growing back and that you’re soaring high, amongst the birds that you freed, away from this sad excuse of a world that you were once a part of. I hope that you’re playing in the gardens of Heaven, eating all the candies you secretly longed for and making all the friends you never had. And at night, when you’re free from all the fun you’re finally having, I hope you’re sleeping close to where the angels are.
I hope, my dear Zohra, that you’re finally smiling and resting in peace. At least you’re not caged anymore.
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ART SPEAKS Sofia & Luna Designs
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We started off as two colleagues working in a firm together and ended up appreciating each other’s aesthetics and design language but most importantly we bonded over our international experiences as students. There was creativity when two of us put our heads together and brought our strong suits to the table. We mold ourselves to our clients’ needs but we make sure to add a touch of Fatima and Mahnoor to it. A win win situation for both the parties. Our styles are unique to our personalities but amalgamated when it comes to execution.
Did you always consider a career in architecture and interior design? Fatima Hasan: I was always inclined towards just making everything look a certain way and ended up choosing it as career. Mahnoor Khan: I’m the third generation to be involved in this field and have always wanted to contribute since I came to my senses. Tell us about your educational backgrounds. Fatima Hasan: I have an undergrad in Architecture Design from the University of Toronto and a double masters in Design Strategy from Dublin, Ireland. Mahnoor Khan: I did my undergrad from Chelsea College of Arts and Design (London) in Spatial design.
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What drives your design decision? What are some of your biggest inspirations? We purely design with our instincts. Mostly our designs are inspired by our travel experiences and surroundings. We do like an eclectic and unique approach.
your job as a designer and what is the most rewarding one? As creative individuals we need to do things out of the box nowadays but clients are usually stuck in that Pinterest frame of mind. Inhabits you to let loose sometimes.
Do you consider aestheticism or functionality to be more important? Why? Did you ever have to compromise one for the other? Sometimes one needs to be chosen over the other but our priority is always to cater to both equally according to the brief of the project.
What is your favorite project to date and why? You can’t ask a mother to choose between her children….. Honestly all of our projects have a unique factor to them but working on a secret project in the mountains..So stay tuned and follow us on instagram Sofiadesigns_inc Lunadesigns_mk
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world to know about you or your ideas? Our projects are not just a job for us we give them all our time and mind. We are not shy to make a bold statement and our colour palettes are, we believe, our ‘IT FACTOR’. What makes you different/unique from other designers in this field? We respect all creative individuals but we feel our country needs to step out of this carving and ornamental state of mind and start valuing the raw form of materials. We want to promote our local work and stop this import culture. Embrace the natural form in its beauty. What advice would you give to someone who is new in this field? Get ready to work and forget about your after work hours, there is no such thing. Good luck!
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Did you stumble upon your career or was it something that you always wanted? I’m a lawyer by profession and have worked for different law firms before jumping on the entrepreneurial bandwagon. My husband dreamt big for me and he incited me to let go of the employee tag and become my own boss. What was your “aha!” moment? Seeing things falling in the right place and Souchaj growing bit by bit, moving forward inch by inch ... it’s an ahaa every day!! Who has been the greatest inspiration in your life? My greatest inspiration has been my better half, “Junaid”. I wouldn’t be where I’m today, without his support and encouragement. He’s been the driving force throughout my Souchaj journey. When was the time you felt completely discouraged and how did you push through it? Setbacks happen, so expect and accept them when they come. It goes hand in hand with trying something bigger and better. What was the best advice that your mentor gave you? Listen to all but do as you want!!
Name one boss lady that you admire and how she still inspires you? There are many but the one woman that I really look up to is Amal Clooney. The list of her accomplishments is never ending. She is a lawyer, a human rights teacher, and a mother of two. She does all this with such perfection, grace and poise that she has become an inspiration for me. Describe a day in your life Well, it's generally similar exercises each day: waking up early in the morning for the kids. After sending them to school, I prepare myself for a long day ahead. I attempt to plan the absolute best I can, for myself and for the business, every single day. As soon as I get to the studio, I sit with my team to review last day working and discuss daily tasks. I have kept second half of the day for researching and sketching ideas. I try to leave by 6pm so that I can reach back in time to spend some quality time with my children.
"CHALLENGES ARE WHAT MAKE LIFE INTERESTING, OVERCOMING THEM IS WHAT MAKES IT MEANINGFUL."
What are the top 3 things you cherish in your life? 1. The love of my loved ones. They give me the strength to move on in life with enthusiasm 2. My children, my reason for never giving up. 3. Last but not the least, I greatly cherish seeing Souchaj grow every day. What is the #1 thing that is yet to be ticked off your bucket list? Go skydiving, which I doubt would ever get off my list What does nobody tell you about being the boss? I was under the impression that being your own boss meant to have flexible working hours and can accordingly manage things your way. However, with great authority comes great responsibility; hence you get no time off and have to work around the clock for the business to be prosperous.
Complete this sentence: To me, a #BossLady is…” Someone simply outstanding in terms of intelligence and individuality
What did you learn from your biggest failure? No "failure" as such but challenges yes! But they are a part of life. Challenges are what make life interesting, overcoming them is what makes it meaningful. Which world leader would you most like to have dinner with? Jacinda Ardern. A strong headed woman with just the perfect amount of resilience, confidence, and empathy is the kind of woman that I would love to have dinner with. What advice would you give to young girls out there who have dreams and goals like yours? Courage is your fuel to achieve amazing success in life, follow your dreams and exercise courage. In sure enough time, you will be unstoppable.
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