Art Activity "Sikh - Muslim Harmony", in Gurdwara Sri Panja Sahib, Hasanabdal
In early 2009, Sikhs were forced to flee Swat and Buner as the Taliban imposed a tax on non-Muslims. They are internally displaced now and nearly 500 sikh families have taken refuge in the historical Gurdwara Panja Sahib. Funkor Childart Center and Civil Society Islamabad, organised an art activity of painting a mural on Sikh-Muslim Harmony with the children. Half of the mural was painted in Islamabad by Muslim children and the other half was painted in the historical Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasanabdal.
Children who painted half the mural in Islamabad were:
Zehra........................................Haider
Khadija...................................... Abdur Rehman
Nigaar........................................Fakhrunnissa
Hamza.......................................Maryam
Painting the Mural in Islamabad
Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hasanabdal
Meeting old friends from Mingora and distributing gifts.
Finishing the mural in Gurdwara Punja Sahib
Children who finished the mural in Gurdwara Punja Sahib
were:
Beeraj ........................................Muskan
Sakshi..........................................Himanshi
Janvi...........................................Suraksha
Janvi...........................................Suraksha
Padmini......................................Sunaina
Ajit
Ahmad Faraz packing up
