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OPINION MAY 28, 2021 – PAKISTAN LINK – P11
Open Letter to Administrator KMC Anti-Semitism Has No Place in the Palestinian

about Neglect of Galerie SADEQUAIN Movement but Many Pakistanis Haven’t
Gotten the Memo
akistan is standing in soli- from Zionism. One is a religion and
darity with Palestinians but the other is an ideology and nationalist
Pmany people don’t seem to movement for the re-establishment of
understand the difference between a Jewish state. These past few years we

supporting Palestinians and being have seen how nationalist movements
anti-semitic. For many, these are two such as those espoused by Trump in
sides of the same coin but this is far the US and Modi in India are breeding
from the truth. grounds for hate.
The most recent example of this Hating one group of people is not

is PTI MNA Kanwal Shauzab’s hate the solution. Jews aren’t doing this,
speech in the National Assembly. In Israelis are and not all Jews support

her speech she glorified Adolf Hitler Israel. Palestinians are the victims of
and said he left some Jews alive dur- genocide and ethnic cleansing but that

ing the Holocaust as a lesson. A video doesn’t mean people should be justify-
of her speech was posted by the South ing the genocide of millions of Jews.

Galerie SADEQUAIN Signage paid by SADEQUAIN Foundation in 2017 (left) and its dilapidated condition today (right) Asia Media Research Institute on Twit- The Palestinian movement isn’t

n By Dr Salman Ahmad SADEQUAIN Foundation USA in 2017 Sadequain is among a handful of ter but has since been removed as it benefitting from your bigotry and anti-
violated the platform’s rules.
semitism. It’s being discredited.
SADEQUAIN Foundation USA requested and was duly granted permis- Pakistanis, who can rightly be called a You don’t need to listen to her Thankfully, people called out

he neglect and dilapidation of sion by the concerned authorities to take pride of Pakistan, and his work should speech to get the gist of it — Jews are misguided MNA Kanwal Shauzab on
Galerie SADEQUAIN located necessary actions and bring the Galerie transcend generations. But the responsi- bad and Hitler wasn’t so bad after all. Twitter. - Images

Tat the historic Frere Hall is a bad to a respectable condition. bility of keeping Sadequain’s legacy alive It should be common sense for

reflection on KMC and disrespectful Subsequently, the Foundation falls on the new generations. anyone, most of all a public repre- SHARES FROM P1
to Sadequain and his gift to the citi- spent US-$50,000 on the repairs of the SADEQUAIN Foundation USA is sentative, to not glorify a maniacal “Pakistan Stock Exchange adds

zens of Karachi. Galerie, furnishing of the Galerie with located in the USA. It has limited ex- dictator responsible for the genocide yet another feather in its cap by at-
Galerie SADEQUAIN was estab- new roof, new lighting, new carpets, posure in Pakistan, yet it invested time, of millions. Don’t fight hate with hate tracting all-time high trading vol-

lished in Frere Hall in 1986, while Sade- new furniture, and provided several energy, and money to save Sadequain’s and, for God’s sake, don’t try to justify ume of 2.21 billion shares in [a]
quain was working on the ceiling mural dozen high-quality framed artworks legacy in Pakistan in the form of an im- genocide. But this sudden glorification single day,” it noted.

titled Arz-o-Samawaat. representing Sadequain’s wide array of pressive Galerie in Frere Hall named of Hitler isn’t new to Pakistan. However, the equities wit-

Sadequain passed away in Febru- work. Beides, a Galerie SADEQUAIN after Sadequain. SADEQUAIN Founda- Veena Malik praised Hitler re- nessed a volatile session Thursday,

ary 1987 before he could complete the signage on a marble slab was mounted tion USA did not ask and did not receive cently (though she later retracted it and with the benchmark KSE-100 index
ceiling mural. The night Sadequain next to the main road in front of Frere anything in return. Yet, the custodians said she had been hacked) and count- ending the day at 46,791 points with

passed away, dozens of his paintings Hall across from the Marriott Hotel. of Galerie SADEQUAIN, who are paid less Tweeps have been vocal in their a loss of 21.56 points, despite gain-
kept in storage in Frere Hall were stolen In February 2017, the newly fur- employees of KMC tasked to maintain abuse of Judaism and Jewish people. ing more than 391 points in early
and this was duly reported in the media, nished Galerie SADEQUAIN was in- the Galerie, were derelict and have wit- To make it clear, Hitler is not trading hours.

but no action was taken by the authori- augurated by the Mayor of Karachi Mr nessed the gradual deterioration of the someone to praise: praising a homi- The technology and communi-

ties. Waseem Akhtar at an impressive cer- hallowed shrine named after one of cidal maniac isn’t helping Palestine. It’s cation sector continued to remain

Since Sadequain’s death, the Gal- emony. Pakistan’s true icons and did nothing to detracting from the cause and is add- in the limelight on Thursday, with
erie SADEQUAIN has been a victim of I am disappointed to report that prevent it. ing to claims that opposition of Israel 950m shares, or 43pc of the aggre-
neglect and left to deteriorate over time. soon after the inauguration of the Galer- I urge you to take necessary ac- is anti-Semitism. Israel does not rep- gate trading, captured by the penny

There has been no measurable effort to- ie SADEQUAIN, most of the improve- tion to restore the 2017-glory of Galerie resent Judaism anymore than the Tali- stock WorldCall Telecom (WTL)

ward the upkeep and maintenance of the ments made and paid by SAFDEQUAIN SADEQUAIN. SADEQUAIN Founda- ban represent Islam. We must learn to alone — the highest-ever volume
Galerie. Foundation USA were dismantled, and tion USA will once more stand firm with separate the religion from the people recorded in a scrip, according to a

Disappointed and concerned over the Galerie was rendered back to its old resolve to shoulder its responsibility for committing human rights violations. daily roundup by Ismail Iqbal secu-
the desecration of Sadequain’s memory, decrepit condition. the restoration of Galerie SADEQUAIN. We also need to separate Judaism rities.

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