“Ngikhathazekile ngaye,” kusho ubaba kaTalha. “Sisanda kumthuma ukuthi ayofunda, asizange sikucabange kakhulu.”
UTalha, umfana oneminyaka engu-12 ubudala, ungumfundi waseseminari ochazwe ku-documentary entsha Phakathi Kwamakholwa, ehlola elinye lama-mosque nezikole zezenkolo ezidume kabi ePakistan, i-Lal Masjid e-Islamabad. Njengabanye abafundi abaningi esikoleni, uTalha uyingane yomndeni ompofu waseKashmir. Uyise wamthumela e-Islamabad ngethemba lokumnikeza indawo yokuhlala, ibhodi kanye nemfundo, nokwathi kamuva wamthola engaphansi kwethonya labashisekeli benkolo. “Besingazi ukuthi hlobo luni lwezinto abazenzayo futhi bazifundisa izingane lapho,” kusho uyise.
Ngokuqhubeka kwefilimu, eqale ukukhonjiswa ku-Tribeca Film Festival futhi yaqondiswa nguHemal Trivedi no-Mohammed Ali Naqvi, U-Talha uyashintsha kancane esuka ekubeni umfana omncane oqotho, oqala ukumamatheka lapho kukhulunywa ngomdlali wakhe oyintandokazi wekhilikithi wase-Pakistani, abe ngumdlali oqinile futhi odabukisayo.
Lapho uyise okhathazekile evakashela esikoleni ukuze amkholise ukuba abuyele ekhaya, uTalha uyenqaba.
Indaba ka-Talha iwuphawu lwento ebanzi e-Pakistan: uhulumeni omkhulu ongenazo izindlela noma ugqozi lokuhlinzeka ngengqalasizinda kanye nethuba lezomnotho kuquqaba lwezakhamuzi zakhona ezimpofu. Njengoba zingekho izikhungo zikahulumeni, izikole zenkolo, ezinye ezinokweqisa, ziye zangenela ukuze zithathele ukufundisa izingane eziningi ezinjengoTalha. Imindeni ivamise ukuphoqeleka ukuthi ikhethe phakathi kukaHobson phakathi kwezikole ezikhokhelwa kancane, ezivame ukungasebenzi kahle, kanye nezikole zezenkolo ezihlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala yamahhala kanye nokudla. Izikole ezizimele, ezisekelwa yilezo ezingcono, azifinyeleleki emindenini efana nekaTalha.
A Ucwaningo lwe-2014 yi-International Crisis Group yabhala ngezimo ezimbi ezibhekene nentsha nabampofu ePakistan, lapho izingane ezilinganiselwa ezigidini eziyisishiyagalolunye zingayitholi imfundo yamabanga aphansi noma amabanga aphezulu. Eziningi zalezi zingane zingababaleki abavela ezingxabanweni zase-Afghanistan naseKashmir, eziye zashiywa zizimele ezindaweni ezinkulu zasemadolobheni njengeKarachi nePeshawar. Njengoba umbiko ubhala, igebe elishiywe umbuso liye lavalwa “ama-madrasa nezikole zezenkolo ezingalawulwa kahle.”
UMaulana Abdul Aziz Ghazi, umholi we-Lal Masjid kanye nomshumayeli oweqisayo ungene Phakathi Kwamakholwa, isho kanjalo, iphinda isho iqiniso eseliphenduke i-axiomatic phakathi kwamaPakistani. “Ababusi bezempi behlulekile ukuxazulula izinkinga ezinkulu zezwe. Abaholi beRiphabhulikhi behlulekile. Uma wonke umuntu ehlulekile, kudala isikhala. Kufanele umuntu ayigcwalise.”
Kanye nezikhungo zezenkolo ezifana ne-Lal Masjid, izinhlangano zezinsizakalo zezenhlalakahle emazingeni aphansi kanye namanethiwekhi angakahleleki asekelayo nawo asebenza njengezwe lenhlalakahle elingene kwabaswele kakhulu ezweni. Inhlangano edume kakhulu yenhlangano esiza abantulayo engekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni yasePakistan, i Isisekelo se-Edhi, ayisebenzi nje kuphela izikole okuhlalwa kuzo, kodwa futhi nenqwaba yama-ambulensi nezibhedlela ezixhaswa ngokuphelele ngeminikelo yangasese.
Kodwa ezweni labantu abayizigidi ezingu-180, izinsizakalo ezinjalo azikanele, futhi izingane eziningi zigcina zisebenza kanzima emigwaqweni noma zisebenza ngaphansi kwezimo ezimbi ezindaweni zokushisela izitini zesikhashana kanye nezimboni. Emantombazaneni, imindeni iphendukela emshadweni ngaphandle kwamanye amathuba. Kule filimu, uZarina oneminyaka engu-12 ushade nomfana wendawo abazali bakhe abamathintanyawo ngemuva kokuvalwa kwesikole sangakubo. Emikhayeni ebhekene nokukhetha okunjalo, ukuthumela ingane e-madrassa ekude kungase kubonakale kuyinketho enhle kakhulu, nakuba engavamile ukuyiqonda imithelela yayo.
Phakathi Kwamakholwa izithombe IPakistan njengezwe elisenkingeni yokungqubuzana phakathi kwamabutho enkolo ye-atavistic ngakolunye uhlangothi, kanye nenqubekela phambili, abashisekeli bezinguquko bezwe ngakolunye. Isibalo esishisekayo sika-Abdul Aziz Ghazi siqhathaniswa nesikaPervez Hoodbhoy, isazi sefiziksi yenuzi futhi okhulumela i-liberal intelligentsia yezwe. Kodwa nakuba lokhu kuhlukana kwemibono kubalulekile, mhlawumbe kulula kakhulu ukuqonda isimo esibucayi sezwe.
Nakuba i-Lal Masjid iwubukhona obunenhlamba emzimbeni wezombusazwe wezwe, akuwona wonke ama-madrassa asePakistan adalwe alingana. Endaweni yaseKarachi lapho kuhlala khona umndeni wami omkhulu, isikole sendawo esixhunywe kwi-mosque sinikeza imfundo yezenkolo, kanye nokufundisa ngesayensi, izibalo nezinye izifundo. Izikole ezinjalo, ngokwemvelo yezenkolo, azihlukile, futhi zinikeza enye yezindlela ezimbalwa eziya ekusaseni elingcono elitholakala kuningi labantu abampofu basemadolobheni basePakistan. Nakuba izikhungo ezingalawulwa kahle zingezinhle, zisanikeza ukufana kokuya phezulu ngemfundo lapho umbuso ungekho.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, inkohlakalo eqhubekayo kanye nebutho elinamandla, elingenakuziphendulela, liye lathatha izimali ebezingase zisetshenziselwe ukwakha izikole ezisimeme ezinezifundo ezijwayelekile kulo lonke elasePakistan. Kuze kube yilapho le nkinga ixazululwa, inani elikhulu lezingane zisazophoqwa ukuba zibe abantu abadala ngenxa yomsebenzi nokushada, futhi izikhungo ezifana neLal Masjid zisazokwazi ukuthola ukutholakala kwezingane ezizozifundisa embonweni wazo womhlaba.
Ezigcawini zokuvala ze Phakathi Kwamakholwa, u-Tariq, inhloko yedolobhana lase-Bunni Behk, uvula kabusha isikole uZarina afunda kuso, uTariq ayesisungulele izingane zasendaweni, futhi esasisengcupheni amaphekula endawo ahlobene ne-Lal Masjid. Ekilasini eligcwele abafana namantombazane abancane abafunda ukusebenzisa ama-computer abo, ejabula, uthi, “Uma isizukulwane esilandelayo sithola ukufunda, kusho ukuthi sonke sizofunda.”
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