In early 2009, Sikhs were forced to flee Swat and Buner as the Taliban imposed a tax on non-Muslims. They are internally displaced now and nearly 500 sikh families have taken refuge in the historical Gurdwara Panja Sahib. Funkor Childart Center and Civil Society Islamabad, organised an art activity of painting a mural on Sikh-Muslim Harmony with the children. Half of the mural was painted in Islamabad by Muslim children and the other half was painted in the historical Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasanabdal. |
| Muslim children painting in Islamabad |
Abdur Rehman |
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| Nigar |
Hamza |
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| Khadija |
Zehra |
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Haider |
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| Painting in Gurdwara Panja Sahib |
Painting in Gurdwara Panja Sahib |
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| Areena |
Himanshi |
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| Muskan |
Suraksha |
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Sunaina |
Ajit |
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Sakshi |
Dr. Soran Singh and Falaknaz distributing gifts |
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| Distributing gifts |
Distributing gifts |
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| Artists recieved 'Sadako's Prayer' |
Falaknaz and Naila distributing gifts |
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| Falaknaz and Lakshmi Das Sethi both are from Mingora, Swat |
Artists recieved 'Sadako's Prayer' |
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| Mural 'Sikh & Muslim Harmony' |
Group photo with Dr. Singh |
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Thanks to Tomoko Watanabe of Asian Network of Trust we were able to take 500 gift packs for Internally displaced Sikh children and distributed the book 'Sadako's Prayer' among artists.
Thanks to Zaibunnissa, Dr, Shirin Ansari, Iram Parveen Bilal and her mother we distributed candies among .
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Thanks to Niilofur Farrukh and Sabah Hussain for the art material
Text and Photos Fauzia Minallah |
