The Missing Link The Loss of Universal Identity of Mankind Human beings, irrespective of their colors, creeds and nationalities and

religions, need to be reminded that they are the sons and daughters of Adam and the Eve. The “Flood of Noah” had dispersed and relocated

them in different geo-environmental zones which influenced their appearances, their languages, their life styles and ultimately their

beliefs and their faiths too. I do not find myself prepared for a minute to

believe that the Muslims, the Jews, the Christians, the Hindus and the Buddhists are justified in behaving like enemies of each other only

because they practice different religions. Religions are nothing but different sets of Divine Manuals regarding an individual’s “conduct of

day-to-day business of life” influencing every aspect of human behavior in this world. Does the God, who has created this universe and whatever

is in it, depend on His own creation to impose His will in the name of

religion on mankind, by force? He has all the power in the universe to do that Himself. But He did not opt for that. His last message Quran,

through his last messenger Muhammad (PBUH) categorically and strictly prohibits that. Islam is a religion that truly and literally means

PEACE. Muslims are allowed to go to war with a set of exemplary

precautionary instructions only when war is extremely necessary and unavoidable to maintain and create a genuine environment of peace. If

this is true and it is true then why are the Muslims treated like enemies of the non-Muslims and the Muslims treat the non-Muslims as their

enemies? Why they are suspicious of the intentions of each other? It is

ironic that a “Cruel Inhuman System of Exploitation” has been imposed on the people of the Muslim countries internally by a “Group of

Exploiters” in the name of secularism, moderation, toleration and “Unregulated Free Economy” with the blessings of their “External

Supporters” who are obviously justified in doing so in the strategic interest of their respective countries. Majority of the people in the

Muslim countries are helpless and the only weapon available to them is

frustration visibly dominated by hatred for their rulers, politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen, army generals and the foreign heads of

states and the governments who support them. The most genuine embarrassing question, therefore, is how to put an end to this

exploitation and consequently the frustration and hatred which is an

obvious outcome of the realities on ground?

ZHK

2004

Zahid Hussain Khalid

International Media Sales / SUN&FZ Associates ZHK 2004

THE MISSING LINK “THE LOSS OF UNIVERSAL IDENTITY OF MANKIND”

By: Zahid Hussain Khalid

The information highway has turned the global village into an enlightened informed village.

Now, the information travels faster than the light. It takes just split of a second to

communicate with hundreds of millions of people through regional and global satellite

channels and internet. News and email alerts from different channels and platforms provide

news updates and expert views and analyses on the subjects of an individual’s choice not in

minutes but in seconds. So, in a world that is so well connected and well-informed what

does one need is ONLY “Caution in Communication Approach.”

Human beings, irrespective of their colors, creeds and nationalities, need to be reminded

that they are the sons and daughters of Adam and the Eve. The “Flood of Noah” had

dispersed and relocated them in different geo-environmental zones which inf luenced their

appearances, their languages, their life styles and ultimately their beliefs and their faiths

too.

Let me explain this through an example: A couple had five sons and daughters. The four

sons and daughters left the parents and relocated to new unknown continents. They, in

their struggle for survival, did not find any time or the necessary means to get in touch with

their parents and each other. They got married and raised families without looking back and

thinking about their roots. Their children had no idea from where their parents had come.

And this is how they lost their “Genuinely Original Identity as Members of a Single

Family” which was expected to remind them of Adam and Eve, their Great -Great-Great

Grand Father and Mother binding them together as brothers and sisters.

The mankind has no sense of this loss!!!

Forget about that loss. Ironically, majority of the people in the world do not know the

names of their great and great-great grand parents!!! The people, living in different

countries and in different parts of the world have their respective “national and historically

yet-to-be documented and authenticated cross-ethnic identities.” Unfortunately, the most

important identity that they are oblivious of is their “Divine Universal Identity” as “Members

of a Single Family.”

Once, we prepare ourselves to admit that we are “Members of a Single Family” created by

the Only Creator through Adam and Eve, no matter where on earth we live, no matter what

is the color of our skin, no matter which language we speak, no matter which religious faith

or the ideology we follow, only then we will realize how difficult it is to hate or hurt a

member of our own family.

Having said that, I do not find myself prepared for a minute to believe that the Muslims, the

Jews, the Christians, the Hindus and the Buddhists are justified in behaving like enemies of

each other only because they practice different religions. Religions are nothing but different

sets of Divine Manuals regarding an individual’s “conduct of day-to-day business of life”

influencing every aspect of human behavior in this world. Does the God, who has created

this universe and whatever is in it, depend on His own creation to impose His will in the

name of religion on mankind, by force? He has all the power in the universe to do that

Himself. But He did not opt for that. His last message Quran, through his last messenger

Muhammed (PBUH) categorically and strictly prohibits that. Islam is a religion that truly and

literally means PEACE. Muslims are allowed to go to war with a set of exemplary

precautionary instructions only when war is extremely necessary and unavoidable to

maintain and create a genuine environment of peace. If this is true and it is true then why

are the Muslims treated like enemies of the non-Muslims and the Muslims treat the non-

Muslims as their enemies? Why they are suspicious of the intentions of each other? When

we look at different codes popularly known as “constitutions” for the conduct of “the day -to-

day business of life” in different “religious zones” namely Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Hindu

and Buddhist, we find that the Islamic code of conduct, with certain religious, social and

economic exceptions in personal and business relationships, is dominantly reflected in the

Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist religious zones through politically rather

constitutionally administered social and economic policies and systems. The Muslim zone

has also created its own administrative political, social and economic manuals (read

constitutions) as their respective codes of conduct but only for the poor, weak and

helpless people either living below poverty line or engaged in a daily struggle to keep their

body and soul together. Constitution is just a piece of paper for rulers in the Muslim

countries.

Islam is unconsciously practiced in the non-Muslim zones as far as the rights and

responsibilities of an individual and a state are concerned. It does not exist and is not visible

in “day-to-day business of life” in the Muslim countries anymore. Islam is proudly owned

and practiced by the Muslims to the extent of following the known guidelines regarding an

individual’s appearance, prayers and Islamic rituals but in reality the real Muslims are

socially, politically and economically NO MORE visible anywhere!!!

The non-Muslims do not believe in Islam but surprisingly and visibly they are far better

Muslims than the Muslims themselves!!! How?

The rulers in the non-Muslim religious zones are accountable to their laws and their

courts. The Muslim rulers are not. Islam declares that rulers are not masters. They are

servants of the ruled. How many Muslim rulers believe and adhere to that?

The bureaucrats of the non-Muslim countries are public servants and the bureaucrats in

the Muslim countries have turned into Masters and are treated and hated like Monsters.

They are inaccessible, irresponsive, irresponsible and unaccountable.

Can a bureaucrat in a non-Muslim developed country behave like that?

The laws in the non-Muslim countries are uniform both for the rulers and the ruled,

affluent and the poor alike. But, in the Muslim countries laws are only for the helpless,

weak and poor people. The rulers, the political leaders, the generals, the bureaucrats

and the business tycoons defy laws and treat the courts with contempt. Islam and laws

of civilized country treat the ruler and the ruled as equals.

Are the rulers and people treated alike in the Muslim countries?

The non-Muslim countries have the genuine education policies, labour policies, health

policies, defence policies, media policies, investment policies, trade policies, industrial

policies and foreign policies with a clear understanding that voters will not vote for a

person but the policies of the party to which that person belongs. A party or a person

can fool the voters once but can not do it twice. In the Muslim countries the policies are

made to fleece the people and plunder the resources of the country.

Is it thinkable in a civilized non-Muslim country?

In the non-Muslim countries the political, military, economic and diplomatic decisions are

taken in the best national interest through consensus. In the Muslim countries, the

monarchs and the dictators issue proclamations and ordinances either to please their

“external patrons” or to perpetuate their rule and plunder the resources of their

countries with “conditional external moral, political, diplomatic and economic support”.

Is it even imaginable in a civilized developing or a developed non-Muslim

country?

In a scenario like this from where does the religious differences come in and what is the

demand of diplomatic sanity? It is ironic that a “Cruel Inhuman System of Exploitation”

has been imposed on the people of the Muslim countries internally by a “Group of

Exploiters” in the name of secularism, moderation, toleration and “Unregulated Free

Economy” with the blessings of their “External Supporters” who are obviously justified

in doing so in the strategic interest of their respective countries. Majority of the people in

the Muslim countries are helpless and the only weapon available to them is frustration

visibly dominated by hatred for their rulers, politicians, bureaucrats, businessmen, army

generals and the foreign heads of states and the governments who support them. The most

genuine embarrassing question, therefore, is how to put an end to this exploitation and

consequently the frustration and hatred which is an obvious outcome of the realities on

ground?

It is not that the sensible people and heads of the states and governments of the developed

and developing non-Muslim countries do not have this question in the back of their minds.

As a matter of fact, President Bush himself had asked on several occasions, immediately

after 9/11, as to why do the Muslims hate the Americans. It is wrong to say that the

Muslims hate the Americans. They do not hate the Americans. They hate the American

policies which, according to their belief, have almost destroyed the very moral foundation of

the social, economic, political and military institutions in almost all the Muslim countries. An

inaccessible, irresponsible, irresponsive, arrogant, inefficient, incompetent, corrupt, and

unjust system of political, social, economic and corporate governance to the extent of

extreme cruelty has shattered the nerves and negatively influenced the patience of even

those Muslims who are genuine moderates. The words moderation and toleration are now

considered and ridiculed as the most undesirable utterances of demagogues.

Why is it so and what is the way out?

To answer that, one has to look at the Triangle of Trust formed by affluent individuals and

nations (Donors/Lenders); poor, under-developed and under-privileged people and

countries (Recipients); and the organizations through which donors and lenders try their

very best to help the recipients in whatever way they can (Delivery Systems / Channels

or International Humanitarian Organizations). This Triangle of Trust owes its formation

to a desire for addressing the “genuine grievances and the crying social and economic

iniquities” in the deprived, under-developed and under-privileged countries of the world.

There are different perceptions regarding the three.

It is generally believed that the donors and lenders provide the humanitarian social and

economic assistance, aid and loans to only those countries and rulers who blindly

support and follow their strategic policies without questioning the intentions of the

donors and the lenders and analyzing the repercussions of the dictated policies. As such,

in majority of the Muslim countries, the intentions of the donors and lenders are doubted

by the recipients and the purpose of donations, aid and loans is, to some extent,

considered to be partially served through an invisible engineered element of reciprocity

predominantly in the interest of the donors and against the interest of the recipients.

It is usually perceived that the donors and lenders have no idea about the genuine

needs of the recipients as such, according to analysts, there is not even a single well

focused human and natural resource potential and performance based study

identifying self-reliance programs with implementation timeline for the deprived

and under-privileged people living below poverty line in different parts of the world.

It is now almost an acknowledged reality that almost 80% of the funds available f or

Social and Economic Development, Poverty Alleviation and United Nation’s Millennium

Development Goals are evidently spent on politically motivated social and economic

development projects; on disbursal administration; on outdated, inconclusive and

irrelevant research papers; on majority of experts who have no idea about the social

and economic realities on ground in different parts of the world; and on professional

credential presentation and exchange platforms like workshops, seminars and

conferences which definitely provide glimpses of the theoretical wonders of the world

instead of practical solutions with realistic implementation strategy and its requisite

timeline. Most of the remaining 20% funds are allegedly embezzled and

misappropriated. Consequently, the Delivery Systems / Channels and International

Humanitarian Organizations have lost their moral and ethical credibility.

Now, the challenge confronting those who stand at the three corners of the Triangle of Trust

is how to address the above perceptions for compassionate interaction founded on mutual

trust.

A detailed analysis of pre and post 9/11 scenarios, presented to the President of Pakistan in

January 2002 after its approval by a team formed by the President Secretariat, identified

the following areas of concern which are not confined only to Pakistan but are visible in

almost all Muslim countries:

Lack of Strategic National Consensus – Political Front

Activities of the Religious Lobbies – Diplomatic Front and

Communication Deadlock – Media Front

The cause and effect analysis clearly indicates that the Lack of Consensus on internal front

has created a Communication Deadlock between governments and certain influential

segments of masses and their self-proclaimed religious political leaders in the Muslim

countries which is clearly visible in regional and international media providing a position of

privilege to confronting extremist and fanatic religious groups and lobbies both in the

Muslim and the non-Muslim countries. These religious groups are taking full advantage of

the social, economic and political frustration of the deprived and underprivileged people of

the Muslim countries. The consensus, therefore, can only be arrived at by declaring an all

out war against the following social and economic evils that have eroded the confidence of

the people in the overall “State Management System” in almost all the Muslim countries by

converting the globally acknowledged visible strengths of the elements of their national

power into psychologically irritating weaknesses.

Illiteracy and Ignorance

Unemployment

Poverty

Internal and external reliance

Diseases

Corruption

Injustice and violation of human rights

Political, ethnic and religious prejudices

and

Sectarianism and Terrorism

The above social and economic evils are partially identif ied by the UN Millennium

Development Goals. Billions of dollars are being spent annually but the situation is day by

day deteriorating to an alarming extent.

How to convert this environment of confrontation into a movement for understanding and

cooperation? The world leaders have a responsibility to declare a genuine war against the

identif ied social and economic evils. This war will automatically put an end to sectarianism,

fanaticism and terrorism. The proposed Agenda of the war against social and economic evils

will consist of the following five steps:

A proper evaluation of the natural and human resource potential of the least developed

countries in general and the Muslim countries in particular

A real and impartial evaluation of the social and economic indicators to determine the

precise extent of their self-reliance and reliance on others.

The declaration of a Strategic Plan consisting of workable options for bilateral, regional

and global cooperation to fill and / or narrow the artificial bridgeable gap between

natural and human resource potential and social and economic performance.

The creation of unhindered channels for the flow of human and natural resources from

human and natural resource rich countries to natural and human resource poor

countries.

The authorization of International Court of Justice to try the rulers, politicians,

bureaucrats, army generals and business tycoons who are responsible for the creation

and perpetuation of the “Systems of Inhuman Exploitation” in the under-developed and

developing countries.

It is the responsibility of the world leaders to take immediate steps in this direction because

the delay in the declaration of war against social and economic evils will make the world an

increasingly unpleasant and alarmingly unsafe place to live.

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT ZAHID HUSSAIN KHALID An exciting biographic journey from childhood to school to university to Russian classes to job in Saudi Arabia to employment in Jang Group to adventurous years in Pakistan Television Corporation to memorable time spent with Jang Group's Mir family as an employee and relocation to Hong Kong for the refining of professional skills, back to Jang Group and the launching of International Media Sales with authorization to market Forbes, Euromoney Magazine, Petroleum Economist and Asiamoney magazines in Pakistan, beginning of the most satisfying creative period by authoring two winning technical and financial proposals for 9th SAF GAMES fundraising campaign and President of Pakistan's post 9/11 strategic media plan.

A FEW MILESTONES: Global Vis ion 2000: A conceptual framework to make the world an enjoyable place to live Launching of the pre-test edition of State Management Review - Country's first magazine on Good Governance Identification of a Cycle of Nine Social and Economic Evils and preparation of a global, regional and Pakistan specific plan to confront and eliminate the evils Preparation of a Model for a unique Media City-cum-Theme Park in Pakistan

PROJECTS IN PIPELINE:

A book on Future of Emerging Markets and Global Economy Launch of an e-Initiative against Global Social and Economic Evils Creation of a unique Entrepreneurial Platform of Global Corporate Angels for the Monitoring of social, economic, political, diplomatic and military governance Preparation for the launch of a Global Movement for ban on sponsorship of political, social, religious and business news and discussion programs for teaching the mainstream media owners the real meaning of “Conflict of Interest.”