Bassam Tariq: The beauty and diversity of Muslim life
بسام طارق: مسلم طرز زندگی کی رنگا رنگی اور خوبصورتی
Bassam Tariq delights in making eclectic career choices. A blogger, a filmmaker, and a butcher's shop owner, the common theme linking everything together is his boundless celebration of humanity. Full bio
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these identities come together.
یہ مختلف شعبے کیسے ہم آہنگ ہیں۔
our first Ramadan fast
in New York City.
اپنا پہلا روزہ افطار کیا۔
were swarming the streets.
سے بھری پڑی تھیں۔
(Laughter)
کسی لا ٹری سے کم نہیں تھا۔(قہقہے)
we knew how welcoming this space was.
کہ یہ کتنی پر لطف جگہ ہے۔
of this space being documented
شکل میں پیش ہوتا دیکھ رہا ہوں
painted of the American Muslim experience.
ایک خاص روکھے انداز میں پیش کیا جا تا ہے۔
ایک اچھو تا خیا ل سو جھا:
at a different mosque in a different state
ایک بلاگ میں لکھیں گے۔
اور بہت سی مسلم آ با دیوں سے متعلق
vastly different Muslim communities,
in the L.A. projects
in the woods of South Carolina.
سیاہ فام صوفی تک شامل تھے۔
and complicated portrait of America.
اور مربوط چہرہ آشکار ہوا۔
forced local journalists
سے دیکھنے پرمجبورکردیا۔
was seeing people from around the world
یہ تھی کہ دنیا بھر سے
their own 30-mosque journey.
اسی طرح کے تجربات کیے۔
from the league to do so.
was blossoming around the world,
working on a film.
a breaking point with many of our friends
some semblance of family.
بنانےکی کوشش کررہےہوں۔
of youth and family discord,
پیچیدگیوں پر روشنی ڈ ال رہے تھے۔
to comment on drones and target killings
ٹا رگٹ کلنگ کو بھی شامل بحث کیا جائے
who have entrusted us with their stories
ہما رے پاس ایک امانت تھیں
the tender gestures of love
immersion was only empathy,
دکھ کا احساس پیدا کرنا تھا،
deficient from films
festivals and theaters internationally,
planted at home in New York,
and still no real money,
to purchase some halal meat,
halal is a term used for meat
کے لیے استعمال کیا جا تا ہے
following very strict Islamic guidelines.
مطابق پالا اور ذبح کیا گیا ہو۔
of halal meat in America
زیادہ تر حلال گوشت
that my faith calls for.
about these unethical practices,
طور طریقوں کا پتا چلتا گیا
from my own community
of my orthodoxy.
فا ئدہ اٹھا رہے تھے۔
and absolutely no experience in butchery,
اور تجربے کی نا یا بی کے باوجود
گوشت کی دکان کھول لی۔
East Village fashion district.
organic, humanely raised animals,
مہذب طریقے سے پر ورش کردہ جانورمہیا کرکے،
to working-class families.
کی خرید اورپہنچ میں لاکر۔
that 90 percent of our in-store customers
interacting with Islam
(Laughter) --
to the businesses and curators
فوری اور جذباتی جواب ہے
my beliefs and my community,
کے ساتھ کھیلتے ہیں
is to play by different rules.
کام کر کےہرا یا جا سکتا ہے۔
with the love that only we can bring,
جو صرف ہم دے سکتے ہیں
میں اپنے عقائد کو پیش کرنا ہوگا
reclaim our beliefs
in every cut of meat,
کے ہر ٹکڑے کے ذریعے
for the sake of mass appeal,
کو لوگوں کیلیے نرم رنگ دیا
with more money and more resources
ہا تھوں بر باد ہو جا ئیں گے
is not for novelty or relevance.
محض نئے پن اور مطابقت کیلیے نہیں
are so damn unique and so damn beautiful.
اتنے انوکھے اور خوبصورت ہیں
to be acknowledged and respected.
میں ہی سرا ہا اور انکا احترام کیا جائے۔
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Bassam Tariq - Creative spiritBassam Tariq delights in making eclectic career choices. A blogger, a filmmaker, and a butcher's shop owner, the common theme linking everything together is his boundless celebration of humanity.
Why you should listen
"Our purpose is simple: we are here to change the world’s relationship to their food." TED Fellow Bassam Tariq does not have small dreams; every project he undertakes is a big plan to make real change. Hence the butcher's shop he helped to open in Manhattan's East Village is organic, halal, and specifically designed to encourage healthier eating habits and happier families.
In 2011, Bassam and his friend Aman Ali resolved to spend each night of Ramadan in a different mosque in 30 states around the United States -- and write about the experience. The result, 30 Mosques in 30 States, was a celebration of the stunning diversity of the Muslim experience in America, and a celebration of individual stories worth telling. Similarly, his documentary, These Birds Walk, is a portrayal of real life for street kids in Karachi, Pakistan.
Bassam Tariq | Speaker | TED.com