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| Friendship after September11-1(2002) | ||
| Gouache on wasli. | ||
| 30x16.5 cm. | ||
| Collection of Banik Koli | ||
| Friendship After 11
September 1" shows a new era of amity between Pakistan and the United
States. It depicts President Bush embracing President Pervez Musharraf
for helping him in the war against terrorism in South Asia. Beneath
this, people in the two countries are celebrating the victory of peace
and hope: the cow and the lion (symbols of strong and weak) are
together.
There is an American nation that is friendly and optimistic but has suffered from state terrorism and now wants to live in peace. And there is a Pakistani nation that is happy to be friends with this superpower, as it will open new opportunities and economic hope to a poor country. There are also the mullahs, who are oblivious about their own religion (Islam being a faith of peace and love). They are the ones who misinterpret their religion and manipulate the innocent public to commit violence in the name of jihad. They are never happy with this friendship, which is why they are portrayed as sad clowns at this occasion |
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