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Pakistan: A country of religion, and culture
It all started with racism, hate and discrimination. ... This quote from The Land and people of Pakistan states, “Pakistan was created to please the Muslim people”(33) This would later happen, but for this to happen, the Muslim would have to go through a lot. The country of Pakistan was created and soon came a clash of cultures and ideas. Its history started in India and ended in its own country of Pakistan. Pakistan has used India as a cultural template, and Islam, to develop societal changes in the past fifty-five years. ... This quote from, Pakistan: a country side, deals with this issue, “The idea of a Muslim nation, distinct from Hindu India, was introduced in 1930” (111). ...
In 1947, the Muslims won the war, and started a country which they would name Pakistan. ... This quote from, Pakistan: Land of Tragedy, gives evidence to how Pakistan and India share there culture in common: “There was cultural interchange between India and Pakistan resulting in most of Pakistan’s culture coming from India” (8). This “interchange” results in Pakistan and India sharing ideas, food, clothing, but with these similarities one thing was pulling the two countries apart, and that was religion. ... So in the early history of Pakistan, Islam and its teachings were enforced to the citizens. ... Also in early Pakistan history, all laws of the country had to be approved by Islamic priests.
Approximate Word count = 1163
Approximate Pages = 4.7
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