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P24 – PAKISTAN LINK – SEPTEMBER 25, 2020 COMMENTARY
The Surprising Connection between Golf & Investment Pakistan Flood Relief
n By Saghir Ahmed Aslam ment Director, also happens to notice that every single player In late August of 2020, Heavy monsoon
Rawalpindi, Pakistan be a 20-year member of the PGA goes through a routine before rains once again caused devastation in
of America who counts many making a shot,” Champion says. Pakistan, killing over 100 people and
(The following informa- golfers as clients. Here, gathered “This routine is critical to sus- damaging thousands of homes. Hidaya
tion is provided solely to edu- from personal experience in both tained performance.” Foundation’s partner organization, Hidaya
golf and working with clients, he Trust has a strong infrastructure of over
cate the Muslim shares his thoughts on how les- Investors can also create a 300 team members across 8 district
community about sons from the golf course can routine that drives action. That operation offices, and is active year round
investing and fi- help inform investors’ financial routine should include specif- with nearly thirty projects and experienced
nancial planning. long game. ic steps, such as defining your in providing disaster relief throughout the
It is hoped that the overall financial strategy, mea- country over the past 20+ years.
Ummah will ben- Lessons from the golf course suring risk tolerance, knowing
efit from this effort can help inform investors’ long your time horizon and aggres- Please donate Zakat and Sadaqah
through greater fi- game. sively saving. “Find moves you towards the disaster relief and
nancial empowerment, enabling can make on auto-pilot, such as ongoing assistance of the region.
the community to live in security • Tweet this regularly putting money into a
and dignity and fulfill their reli- • Share this on LinkedIn 401(k),” Champion says. Donate online: www.hidaya.org
gious and moral obligations to- • Share this on Facebook By Mail: PO Box 5481, Santa Clara, CA 95056
wards charitable activities) • Email this (Saghir A. Aslam only ex-
Did you know that the tried- Follow a Routine plains strategies and formulas 408.244.3282
and-true habits of top golfers can “When you watch golf, you’ll that he has been using. He is mail@hidaya.org
also be applied to how you invest? merely providing information, www.hidaya.org
Many amateur duffers watch and NO ADVICE is given. Mr.
tournaments to pick up tips from Aslam does not endorse or rec- Hidaya Foundation is a non-profit 501 (c)(3) charitable organization with Tax ID # 77-0502583
pro golfers on how they might ommend any broker, brokerage
improve their swing, go the dis- firm, or any investment at all, nor Exchange Rates for Currency Notes*
tance on the fairway, or handle a does he suggest that anyone will
difficult putt. In fact, golf and its earn a profit when or if they pur-
best practitioners have a lot more chase stocks, bonds or any other
to offer in terms of discipline and investments. All stocks or invest-
lessons learned, especially when ment vehicles mentioned are for
it comes to helping investors stay illustrative purposes only. Mr.
the financial course. Aslam is not an attorney, accoun-
Mason Champion, a Mor- tant, real estate broker, stockbro-
gan Stanley Financial Advisor ker, investment advisor, or certi-
and Global Sports and Entertain- fied financial planner. Mr. Aslam
does not have anything for sale.)
HISPANICS FROM P20 Puerto Rican Imams, Islam In Span- unscheduled rains create hurdles in Countries Buying Selling
ish, Hablamos Islam, CAIR Español, our journey. We are late in reaching Rs. Rs.
Catholicism and Christianity and and others. the pasturelands,” he said.
realize that historically, these faith USA 165.90 166.40
systems were imposed on them by It is no secret that the Muslim “Pakistan is facing more late UK 210.50 214.50
European colonizers, they also inves- population is growing day by day in winter rains,” said Sardar Sarfaraz, S.Arabia
tigate other beliefs and are eventually the United States due to many factors the director of the country’s meteo- Japan 43.85 44.40
led to Islam. that include immigration, birth rates, rological department. “Some stud- Euro 1.57 1.60
and conversions. Of those conver- ies indicate the lessening of early UAE
The presence of Muslims in Lat- sions, the fastest growing minority in winter December-January rains and 192.50 194.50
in America does not only date back Islam are Latinos, just as they are the increasing of later winter rains, that 44.95 45.45
to the discovery and settlement of fastest growing population in the US. can partly be attributed to climate
the New World. During and after the The interesting thing about Muslim change.” (*September 24, 2020)
dismantling of the Ottoman Empire Latinos is that they can trace their
in the 19th and early 20th centuries, roots back to Islamic Spain, West Af- Rauf said the animals struggle order to protect plants under Prime ate national parks and protected ar-
Muslims migrated to Latin America rica, and the tribes of the Americas in extreme heat, remembering a Minister Imran Khan’s Billion Tree eas but it should also accommodate
in massive numbers, and continue that may or may not have also been year when “we spent four months in Tsunami project. Bakarwals,” he told The Third Pole.
to do so until this day, bringing the introduced to Islam. When they em- the Deosai pastures, where the tem- “These communities have been tra-
number of Muslims and their de- brace Islam, they are tracing their perature is usually 6 degrees C to 8 Khan said, “When thousands of versing these routes for centuries —
scendants living in that region to heritage rooted in centuries of Islam- degrees C. But when we reached the animals pass through forests, they stopping them is a violation of their
millions. We often hear about the ic influence. Islam offers a return to a plains of Punjab at the end of Oc- eat small plants. Goats especially indigenous rights.”
glory of Islamic Spain or Andalusia, glorious past, a connection with the tober, the temperature was above 35 uproot plants and all the efforts [of
but we ignore that the legacy of Mus- Almighty, and the promise of victory degrees C. Our animals could not the plantation drive] are wasted.” Tahir Rasheed agreed that the
lims in Spanish and Latino culture in the Hereafter. bear this change in temperature. government should recognize pas-
lives on. They fell ill and had to be sold. It As a result, the animals are only toralists’ role and rights and include
(Wendy Díaz is a Puerto Rican was not like this before. This year, allowed to pass in vehicles. the services they provide in the
In all Latin American coun- Muslim writer, award-winning poet, it rained heavily in Gilgit-Baltistan, country’s GDP. He said that a new
tries there are mosques, or Islamic translator, and mother of five. She which is why we are returning a Bakarwals are reluctant to climate calendar should be devel-
centers, where Islam is practiced. In is the co-founder of Hablamos Is- month earlier.” transport their animals this way, due oped for them, providing weather
the United States the existence of lam, Inc., a non-profit organization to the poor condition of roads in the alerts so they can adjust when they
Muslims of Latin origin grows daily. that produces educational resources He added that the same thing mountain regions. Animals are in- travel.
More than six percent of the seven about Islam and culture in Spanish. happened last year, and the Bakarw- jured during the rough journey and
million Muslims currently in the She is also the Spanish content co- als were forced to sell 700 sheep at some are suffocated. Another major Dr Nafees was in favor of in-
United States are Latino. The high- ordinator for the Islamic Circle of low prices as they fell ill. factor that compels Bakarwals to volving them in forest policy. “We
est concentrations of these Muslim North America’s WhyIslam Project travel on foot is that they cannot af- can learn from our neighbor Af-
Latinos live in cities with the highest and a columnist for MuslimMatters. “A few days ago, 300 of our ford vehicles. They also consider the ghanistan,” he said, adding that the
Hispanic populations such as New com. Díaz has also written, illus- relatives’ goats died during their journey by foot as beneficial to ani- country has recognized the Bakar-
York, Chicago, Houston, Miami, and trated, and published 10 children’s journey towards the Ganga peak mal health. wals as an integral part of national
Los Angeles. books. She is a frequent speaker at pastureland in Kashmir because of a policy. “A system can be created for
major conferences.) drastic change in temperature.” “Many of the goats die dur- pastures and agricultural lands so
Latino Muslims have been ing the loading and unloading in that the land after a certain height
present in the United States for de- https://www.soundvision.com/ Tahir Rasheed is former chief trucks,” said Sultan Ahmad, a herd will be considered as pasture.” He
cades, and have even been involved article/ojal-or-oh-allah?eType=Ema executive of South Punjab Forest keeper from Gujrat. added that frequent vaccination of
in championing the struggle for ilBlastContent&eId=6b04e6cc-f550- Company, a government organiza- Bakarwal cattle would help them
civil rights since the 1960s. Due to 42b7-bbdd-9b339c752160 tion that aims to promote sustain- According to Jamil Khattana, withstand harsh weather condi-
the growing need for Spanish re- able forestry investments, and an a professor from Kashmir, “Until tions. Mobile schools, health sys-
sources, and to fulfill the needs of BAKARWAL FROM P22 environmentalist. He said that cli- three decades ago, herdsmen had tems and mobile courts can also be
Latin American Muslims in the US, mate change is the biggest threat to thousands of animals, but now they developed.
many organizations have been estab- where — if these crimes are being the Bakarwals, adding, “If there is are limited to a few hundred as pas-
lished with the purpose of tackling committed, the forest department prolonged snowfall, grass will not tures are being converted into agri- Dr Nafees said that if these
the challenges of living as a minority should arrest the culprits,” he told be available — a factor which affects cultural land.” problems are not addressed, this way
within a minority. There are Hispan- The Third Pole. the health and price of the animals.” of life could die out. “Pakistan may
ic-led Islamic groups spread across The former top boss of forests, lose traditional and affordable live-
the US that offer services that range Rauf added that Bakarwals are In recent years, Bakarwals have Syed Nasir Mahmood, said the gov- stock production. The meat, leather
from outreach and mentorship to so- being forced to abandon their way protested against the forest depart- ernment must protect Bakarwals and wool industry will be affected
cial services and disaster relief. Some of life due to prolonged rain and ment, which has banned them from and formulate a policy to solve their badly. Most importantly, there will
examples are the Latin American snowfall as well as extreme heat. travelling through the forests of problems as Pakistan has ratified the be an imbalance in the mountain
Dawah Organization or LADO, PIE- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. United Nations Declaration on the ecosystem.” - The Third Pole
DAD, ¿Por qué Islam? (WhyIslam’s “We usually begin our journey Rights of Indigenous Peoples (Un-
Spanish department), Ojalá Founda- towards the meadows in Vaisakha Ayaz Khan, a member of Khy- drip) 2007.
tion, Outreach in the Barrio, the 3 [the second month of the Indian cal- ber Pakhtunkhwa’s forest depart-
endar, which corresponds to April/ ment, said livestock are banned “The government should cre-
May], but now harsh weather and from crossing the forests on foot in
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