Shaoor Magazine 2019

Revised SOCIAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF ISMAILI COMMUNITY OF HYDERABAD Urooj Tharani Roll# 2K17/MC/152 Ismailism is a branch of Shia Islam. They got the title Ismaili when they accepted Imam Ismail Ibn Jafar as Imam. They believe in oneness of God and Prophet Muhammad as last Caliph. Ismailis are in Hyderabad since pre-partition. In starting they were in minority but now in Hyderabad there are five colonies of Ismailis Prince Ali, Mubarak housing society, Aminabad colony and Aliabad where almost 7,500 to 8000 Ismaili families live. Now Ismailis found in majority in pakistan and India but they are also found in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Jordan, Iraq, East Africa, Angola, Lebanon, and South Africa, and have emigrated to Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Trinidad and Tobago. There are also a significant number of Ismailis in Central Asia. Ismailis called by the name Khowaja but it is not khowaja the real title is...

“Smoking is Injurious to Character”   By Urooj Tharani 2k17/MC/152 “Smoking is injurious to health” but if a woman smokes it becomes injurious to character. It is fine and acceptable for everyone if a man does anything he wants. But when a woman does something of her wish it becomes the matter of character, family honour, (Log kya kahen ge) factor. When this difference is going to end? When our society will accept feminism? It is 72nd year of independence but our women are not independent yet.  Smoking is injurious to character in case a woman is smoking. A guy smoking is considered normal. Okay the guy might be considered indulging in the wrong habits, but wouldn’t be judged much. Whereas any girl smoking would automatically be judged as ‘loose.’ when a woman is smoking it is considered a sin. Why is it so? In our society there are some things which are not expected from a woman to do and smoking is one of them. When a woman buys a pack of cigarettes, people around ...