part
63
The
day for Kamaal to depart came and Shree was there to help him in
preparing for his baggages. It was in Kamaal's apartment and while
they were working to prepare the baggage Ibna was not present. Both
young men were free to discuss their topics. Shree wanted to find out
what would be Kamaal's reaction if Ibna stays back and never returns;
he really did not know how to open the subject however it was very
essential to get to that at any cost. While Shree was contemplating
on that as to how to open up the topic, luckily for him Kamaal began
to talk about his village and rigid customs practiced there. He was
by heart appreciating the type of freedom everybody
was enjoying here and how absurd it was
in his village that every thing was controlled by a few persons in
the name of their religion. He felt that Islam was a shackle rather
than any support to people. He began to narrate events happened in
his village where innocent people were panelized for petty mistakes
and there was no sense of proportion in the mistake and the
punishment. He told Shree that he would prefer to stay away from his
country as far as possible and would want to permanently settle in
some European country, preferable Germany or Turkey, leaving his
country's nationality. This talking gave Shree some moral support and
he decided to push a little further to know what could be his ideas
about his sister's life. Shree exclaimed abruptly, "It is all
right for you, being a man you are comparatively free to take such
decisions about your life but what about women from your community?
How they can escape deadly clutches of village chiefs?" For a
while Kamaal was quiet and after some moments replied, "Your
query is fitting, see for example my sister Ibna, she has seen better
world and now at home they want to get her married to a man almost my
father's age just because he likes Ibna and he is rather wealthy as
compared to us. This is really not correct but what can we do. We are
hard pressed by the community leaders that as per our age old custom
she should marry him, saying that she will be happy all her life as
the man proposing is wealth; all bullshit." He looked very
disgusted as he uttered it.
"What would you
suggest if she decides not to return and stay back here with us?"
Shree
Shree was expecting that
kamaal would react sharply but to his surprise he did not; instead he
looked back to Shree with a smile and uttered, "Is it possible?"
"Why not? Provided
you support!" Shree
There was silence for
some time, Shree was very eager to get Kamaal's personal approval for
that arrangement and if that happens everything was simple for him.
Shree was breathing heavy and as silence continued for more moments
he began to loose his patience.
Finally silence broke and
Kamaal whispered, "I personally would be very happy as I knew of
all Mahaale people and you particularly, also we are partners and if
she is here I shall feel doubly confident of future of our business
but how that is possible. She is scheduled to leave as her work is
completed".
"I want to get some
points cleared by you Kamaal." Shree
"What points?"
Kamaal
"What will happen to
your family if Ibna stays here and marries me?" Shree throws a
point blank question.
"This is important
as my family will have to suffer some, may be very severe punishment
under so called Sharia." Kamaal
"What would be that
punishment?" Shree; he had by now become bold enough to ask such
direct query as he now knows that Kamaal was in favor of Ibna staying
back.
"I cannot say what,
but it shall become clear only at that point."
With a smile on his face
Kamaal looking to Shree asked, "Why you are worried about what
happens to them? You got your wife, so will that not be good enough
for you?" Kamaal
"I am sorry, but
every thing matters to us, we are good people and Ibna's family in
trouble means we all are in trouble!" Shree
"I am very happy
that your culture makes you worry for people you have never seen and
may be shall never see, if such marriage takes place; because most
probably, village chief would like to kill my father and mother in
retribution.
This answer by Kamaal
gave jitters to Shree, he could not possibly imagine of such dreaded
consequence. For a while he felt of forgetting Ibna but things were
not as easy as that.
"What is your
opinion about that?" Shree to Kamaal
"Well, if you want
my frank opinion you two better get married and start life, do not
bother for them as, any way people have to die at the end, let us
think our parents died for a good cause and pray for therm."
"How dare you even
think of such things, Kamaal?" Shree
"We Arabs are like
this our religion has made us heartless and so looking to other
people's good is not in our system. We kill people so easily for such
paltry excuses that death never bothers us. And you know our parents
are now old enough to die anyway! Just forget all that and think of
your future, I am also going to leave that dreaded place for good and
you know not a single well meaning educated person wants to stay
there." Do you know, my one uncle was killed by village chief
because he wanted Ibna to learn and get educated and do something.
What you see of ibna is
because my uncle died. So that is life in Arabia. We are sort of
subhuman race and killing is an everyday affair there. Our religion
tells us to kill others naming it Jihad! Kamaal gave a sad laugh at
that.
Go ahead and please do
not look back. Your cultured thinking let not create obstacle in the
life of my dear sister.
Shree was aghast
listening to this cold blooded advice of Kamaal.
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