00:00Sir, I'm Ashna, Ashna Mahmood.
00:02As soon as I introduce myself as Ashna Mahmood,
00:05I notice a slight change in the expression of a person I'm speaking with,
00:08even in corporate sector too.
00:10And many a times I get the comments like,
00:12who do you support, India or Pakistan?
00:14This girl here, she's your batchmate, right?
00:17Or is she some kind of criminal, culprit, offender?
00:21Why does she have to go through a harrowing experience just because of her surname?
00:26What do we get from there?
00:27Let's please think logically.
00:29What do we get by harassing fellow Muslims?
00:33Obviously, that does not mean we will allow someone to harass us.
00:37If someone harasses us, we will respond.
00:39And we have the wherewithal for that, right?
00:41We are not weak and we are not cowards.
00:43If someone attacks us from outside or from within,
00:47we will deal with that.
00:49But is it not a mark of courage and bravery to not harass the weak?
00:56Why do you want to create needless acrimony?
01:00If you have to live with Muslims in the country,
01:03why can't you live peacefully?
01:05And you will rise and say,
01:06but sir, it's the Muslims who create all the trouble.
01:09If Muslims create all the trouble, we'll deal with that.
01:11We have a law and order system.
01:13We have the police for that.
01:14But why must you as normal citizens cultivate hatred?
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