Sectarianism In The Coffin-Maker Speaks: The Coffin-Maker Speaks

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Wood grew scarce as the pile of coffins grew.
I sent my oldest son out for more, but there was no passage on the bombed-out roads.
Lisa Suheir Majaj “The Coffin-Maker Speaks”
The cities that used to be lightened some years ago, have lost their shine and are now filled with roars of different sects claiming their identities to be right, unbearable bomb blast explosions and mourning of bereaved families.
These days brutal violent conflicts and attacks have casted a shadow of horror and threat in our country. These acts depict resentment among the people belonging to different sects thus giving rise to sectarianism. This urges most of us to ask questions to our own selves; can we live peacefully in a country where people are killed just because they belong to a particular sect of Islam? Will we ever be able to live together despite of separate identities?
Reflecting to the current scenario, surely no one would be able to answer such questions. But still it is important for us that we understand sectarianism, its associated causes, possible impacts so that we can intervene and curb the danger of sectarian violence.
Sectarianism means feelings of self-uprightness and an intolerant attitude towards other sects of the religion causing violence in the society.
Sectarian menace has been prevailing in our society since decades. It has engulfed peace and harmony of the society and has given unacceptable gifts of brutality, violence, intolerance and bloodshed in the cities.
Moreover, extremism and hate among different sects have ruined the overall development of the country. These sectarian attacks cause a significant burden of deaths in the country. Around 1,649 people lost their lives in 631 sectarian conflicts between 2007 and 2011 (Yusuf...

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...nt sectarian conflicts in the country.
In conclusion, sectarian attacks can be caused by variety of reasons and it poses great impact on our lives. However, it can be prevented if due actions are taken. Hence it is very important to stop sectarian conflicts and prevent brutal deaths of innocent people. We all have to strive to make our country free from the plague of sectarian attacks. Because, if it continues then our country would continue to go backward in the race of development. Despite of development issues, brutal killings of people will continue to its eventual end. Even the coffin-makers would not be left to mourn. Many of the coffin-makers are hard at their work these days, cutting up the wood and making up a coffin, pondering which of their hand-made coffins might be theirs to lie in? So this is a time to intervene before sectarianism gets to its extreme.

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