Sometimes I think about blog posts to the point where I think I've written them and published them, and this one is such a post. I could have sworn I've published it but it seems not. I was at the State Library to see another exhibition but this one as I entered the library attracted me, about the Hazara people and we have a lot of them here in Australia. They are mostly Moslem and come from various countries where they are persecuted for reasons I don't understand. Most of the refugees are from Afghanistan, with some from Pakistan.
The photographic exhibition was quite moving.
I fortified myself with coffee and cake.
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I think life is way too short for hatred. ~sigh~ Best wishes!
ReplyDeleteNone of us like seeing and hearing of such things, Darla.
DeleteYes, moving photos. Sad.
ReplyDeleteIt is Pradeep. I believe there are Hazara in your country too.
DeleteIt looks like an incredibly moving exhibition. I might have required stronger fortification than tea and cake.
ReplyDeleteEC, I seem to be able to dissociate myself in such situations.
DeleteI tend to get too emotional to see those types of exhibitions. I once embarrassed myself by crying at a very moving image at a museum.
ReplyDeleteJayCee, we went into the museum in Saigon where they have the Agent Orange foetus stored in liquid and Ray left and would no longer go into anywhere like that.
DeleteSad that we cannot accept other people for their lives, their faith, their lack of faith, their gender identity, their sexual orientation, their color, age etc.
ReplyDeleteWhy can't we just be respectful of people?
Bob, most of us can, but a number cannot. It is sad that some have such closed minds.
DeleteThat is the kind of life I enjoy, strolling along the shops and enjoying the shows. Some snacks too
ReplyDeleteRoentare, that sounds good to me.
DeleteOur State Library is a great facility, but why is the State Library the place we would look for photographic exhibitions like this? And why wasn't it advertised? You found it by accident.
ReplyDeleteHels, I guess its appeal factor is low. Having it right at the entrance drew people in, like me. The other exhibition that I saw was well advertised.
Delete*Sigh* Yet another persecuted minority. And to think that this is the first I've heard of these people. But their story is all too familiar.
ReplyDeleteKirk, yes those stories are heard by us too often. We can't keep up with them all.
DeleteI hope they find that magic combination of cherishing their heritage while adopting and embracing their new home which is taking them in so generously. Best wishes to all. Aloha Andrew
ReplyDeleteCloudia, yes and it will take time. Thanks.
DeleteI met a number of Hazara men when I used to visit villwood detention centre.
ReplyDeleteThey seem to be universally lovely people, persecuted because they're a disliked ethnic group. Or maybe that's a statement of the obvious.
I had no idea about the dancing boys
Kylie, you were a volunteer visitor? I don't really understand why they so persecuted. I don't think Afghanistan wants the world to know about the dancing boys. It is of course illegal but practiced by rich and powerful men.
DeleteI was a volunteer visitor. I stopped going when the people I knew were released.
DeleteRohingya and Hazara men.
The rich and powerful seem to always be twisted. Or maybe it's just that they can fulfil their gross wishes
Quite a moving exhibition. I am horrified and disgusted at the way some people treat others and am glad some find better lives here in Australia.
ReplyDeleteRiver, refugee immigrants can take time to adjust but they do. Often their children though are caught between two worlds.
DeleteI see they even tried to make a musical about the dancing boys, but it was too much, (https://www.theatermania.com/off-broadway/news/the-boy-who-danced-on-air_81228.html/ ). It all ended in "yellowface"-ish recriminations - ironically when covid livestreaming brought it to a wider audience. (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53396586 )
ReplyDeleteMC, that is very interesting information. Thanks. Normally I would side with the creative culture side, however in this case, I think they got it wrong.
DeleteThey're a good-looking people. Why are some groups/races/sects persecuted? I don't understand it at all.
ReplyDeleteJB, some times there is an obvious reason, even if the action is wrong. In this case I don't know. We can't fix it all.
DeleteThat looks an interesting exhibition. Sad pics though. I agree with the other commenters Why can't all people respect one another whatever their background?
ReplyDeleteDiane, they are sad pictures. They are curated to create sympathetic feelings, and they work.
DeleteVery touching and some are rather sad Andrew. Be good to see this exhibition.
ReplyDeleteIt was good to see Margaret, and yes, quite moving at times.
DeletePowerful stories and images. One nice thing about living in a city, is being able to see exhibits like this near home.
ReplyDeleteYes TP. I forget how easy it is for me to see such an exhibition, but not for most.
DeleteThis is tough to even think about, heartbreaking. I admire anyone who can attend this sort of exhibition.
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
Alison, I understand that. There was some positiveness in that many have been taken in by other countries to go on and lead good lives.
DeleteThat's sad, about the Dancing Boys. Rich and/or powerful people always abuse others I think, whether openly or secretly, as in the Catholic church hiding and dismissing so many abuses.
ReplyDeleteStrayer, it is not always the case but too often the rich and powerful abuse their positions.
DeleteAbuse is so rampant everywhere. It's heartbreaking to me how our tolerance level keeps rising. Starvation, babies in body bags, genocides, rapes of women, etc. You brought another to my attention with your interesting and sad post.
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WWW, I think you are right about our tolerance levels. A certain culture has been created and I look to big business as the root cause, with politicians in its pockets.
DeleteLooks like an interesting (but also heartbreaking) exhibit. Man's cruelty to man!
ReplyDeleteSteve, it is sad to see.
DeleteThere is so much prejudice in the world and fear of the 'other'. Such a sad exhibit, Andrew.
ReplyDeletePat, yet your and my country do mostly successfully take in many refugees from around the world. It can be done.
Deletethecontemplativecat here. My nephew came out as a young adult, now is 40. His life has been so hard, but now he is married and in safe community. He lives near his brother and parents. Horrendous things have been done to all gay men. He is loved.
ReplyDeleteYes CC, I know I've had it pretty easy in my life compared to so many. I am glad your brother is loved.
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