Adil Najam
Back in July, ATP had posted a picture of former world squash champion Jansher Khan being hauled away in a police van on charges of trespass and violent attack on a woman. Now, Moin Khan, former cricket captain and wicketkeeper, has joined Jansher in the Hall of Disgrace for beating his wife.
Shame on you, both of you. You may once have been stars. You are stars no more. And, Moin, even if you have been freed on bail, that does not absolve you in our eyes for maltreating your wife. No Sir. This is not a private matter between man and wife. This is a matter of national disgrace. But my anger at this incident is making me run ahead of the story.
So, first the news as reported in the Daily Times (17 January, 2006):
KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Moin Khan was arrested by the Darakhshan police late Monday night after his wife Tasleem alias Shama Seher made a phone call to Madadgar 15, complaining that he had beaten her.
According to Town Police Officer (TPO) ASP Azad Khan, the police received a phone call from Seher after midnight. A police team visiting the house found Seher standing outside and Moin Khan screaming at her from within. After a struggle, Moin Khan was taken in preventive detention under Section 151 of the CrPC, the TPO said. The couple was taken to the Darakhshan police station from where Moin was taken to JPMC for a medical examination. Seher was also taken to JPMC for a medical examination later on.
“If injuries are reported by the doctors examining her or a blood test confirms that he was intoxicated, the law will take its course,” said the TPO. Darakhshan SHO Inspector Zia Rizvi told Daily Times that this was a domestic matter, “but we brought it on to the court record”. Moin was produced in a local court and was granted bail. Seher told Daily Times that Moin had been disturbed for three days. “This isn’t something new, its been like this for a while,” she added. “He accused me of being involved with his friends. I asked why he was beating me and he told me that he hated the look of my face. He said, “Tum apnay gireban me jhanko, apni shakal dekho, apna character dekho” … There’s no special reason. Things were normal but I don’t know what had happened as recently he started to get harsh after drinking. I think that Moin still thinks of himself as a young star, Seher, a showbiz person herself, said. “Cricketers have the same life … (Another Karachi cricketers) wife recently separated and got custody of the children. Complaints remain as (many) cricketers treat their wives like this. Woh apnay beewiyon ke sath is tarha ka rawaiya rakhtay hain … Is tarha kay rawaiye mein kon sath reh sakta he? The problem with (some) cricketers is that they are getting better options outside the house. Unhain ghar ki murghi daal barabar lagti he.”
Both Moin Khan and the police seem to say that this is a ‘personal’ or ‘domestic’ matter. No, it really is not. It is a social matter. A national matter.
This case catches our attention because the man is a former cricket star and the wife a former TV personality. But the story here is repeated every day and goes unnoticed and unreported. His intoxication obviously made matters worse, but the malady here is deeper than alcoholism. It is the way women are treated. The Jansher case was one example, but there have been many others that we have raised here on ATP. Wife-beating is a serious social sin and the sinners here are not only those who do so, it is also those who condone it in the name of tradition or because it is a ‘personal matter’, and it is also those of see it happening and choose to remain quiet.
Salamalikum,
[quote post=”529″]A simple case of assault (assault and battery in the US legal terminology), has been turned by the ATP in-house mullahs into a battle between ‘Haq’ and ‘Baatil’ or Islam and ‘kufr’.[/quote]
Thank you first for updating us on US legal terms when the matter concerns Pakistan. Secondly, who talked about kufr? Again, don’t put words in people’s mouths, ok? If someone reads your comment without reading above comments, he/she might think that people are calling each other kafir or talking about kufr and imaan on this post. And, how come a Muslim drinking alcohol, and then beating up his wife not a matter of haq or baatil?
[quote post=”529″]Teri namaaz maiN baaqi jalaal hai na jamaal
Teri azaaN maiN naheeN hai meri sahar ka payaam
In your religiosity and prayers there is neither dignity nor beauty
In your call for prayer I do not see the signs of dawn[/quote]
So, a person who thinks this is not a case that involves Islam (when it clearly does) want to judge a Muslim’s deed as pious enough or not!! I’m not saying I’ve have jalaal or jamaal in my namaaz. But, could it not be, MQ, that it’s you who might not see jalaal or jamaal in someone’s deeds even though that preson might have it?
Nobody considered Bill Clinton as less of a President because he had sex with Monica Lewinsky. Most of the people have even forgotten it except for the Daily Show guys.
Lets keep professional and personal conduct seperate in Moin’s case as we do in other cases. He was a good cricketer and thats a fact.
The issue has nothing to do with Islam. He was drunk and beat his wife which was wrong. He has been punished for his crime and we should leave him alone. Since we are talking Shariat which we do a lot nowadays with every pseudo-mulla tom, pseudo-intellectual dick and pseudo-secular harry jumping in, how about some lashes for drinking?
[quote comment=”29872″]I repeat that professional skills of some invidual has NO relation with his nature,characterstics etc. Why is it so hard to understand this?[/quote]
I do not think anyone has suggested that he is any less of a cricketer because of this. But I personally do think he is less of a person for doing this. To me at least who one is as a person is far more important than who one is as a professional.
A simple case of assault (assault and battery in the US legal terminology), has been turned by the ATP in-house mullahs into a battle between ‘Haq’ and ‘Baatil’ or Islam and ‘kufr’.
Reading the long sermons and the taunts by these mullahs all I can say is repeat what Allama Iqbal said about them:
Teri namaaz maiN baaqi jalaal hai na jamaal
Teri azaaN maiN naheeN hai meri sahar ka payaam
In your religiosity and prayers there is neither dignity nor beauty
In your call for prayer I do not see the signs of dawn
Ibrahim follow the saying which I mentioned in one of my above post to Akif. You don’t have to reply everyone here, wait till these kids get tired and sleep in the cradles otherwise your constant attention will keep them awake whole night and they won’t stop making noise. The article you mentioned in your last post is given below.
www.paktribune.com/pforums/posts.php?t=2855&start= 1
As I said, our psuedo desi liberal and enlightened ladies and gentlemen are far far away from real enlightened and educated class of west who do make efforts to study new things.
The condition of our _educated_ liberals who go abroad is not different than an innocent villager who gets impressed after seeing “batian”[lights] of big cities and feels proud to tell his pals back in town without making any efforts to know the ground realities of a big city. The only difference is that the villager wears a dhoti while these “western khurda” people wear Jeans/shorts and t-shirts
[quote post=”529″]And you think others have no brains â€â€? sheesh[/quote]
After reading some lame remarks by few kids here that i am “DEFENDING” moin because I am not rejecting his contribution for Pakistani cricket does give me impression that few people here are not using brains and just posting for sake of trolling.
Offcourse you wouldn’t like someone criticize your 12/15 professional career just because you do some sick thing in your personal life. I repeat that professional skills of some invidual has NO relation with his nature,characterstics etc. Why is it so hard to understand this?
[quote post=”529″]Moin Khan is public figure[/quote]
nah, doesn’t mean he’s someone’s personal property. As I already said that when concerned institutes are present to deal the things[which I think they are dealing] then no one else should be thinking loud about this while none of you is saint either. Those who are cursing to moin are not saints either.It’s just Everyone tries to ignore his own sins and try to highlight others mistakes. shame.
total useless topic to talk on!its simple beating your wife or any woman is wrong period!him being a celebrity and his attitude that is shared my billions all across the world not just Pakistan!even the most cicilised countries like USA Uk have celebs actin weird! reason its a good story to talk aboutan to show!OJ Simpson Micheal jackson Nelly,Naomi Campbell hittin her maid,Clinton/Monica fiasco!But they arent subject to the clause of christianity that dun allow a woman to even get a divorce! Its a fashion now adays to talk abt islam and sharia just like ” MU ” talkin can a wife hit a husband!
Pakistan is a namely islamic country where people practise the religion admixed with culture and tradition and have killed the true nature of religion! U can neva be called an anti-islamic as this term isnt coined yet but talk abt jews ull be anti-semetic an even Mel Gibson have to issue an apology!
Just dun act retards this so called terrorism and media hype of islam labelling the religion ,women matters etc! where was the world in cold war eras?where were women rights then!its all to divide an rule policy!
MOIN KHAN is a just a player an the sensational remarks by Adil made me ponder! what have they to do with mainstream pakistanis?talking about an issue using his name just creates ddivision an no consolation yet its a great journalism weapon how to exploit on an issue using any one as a scapegoat!Moin was wrong no one can defend him!but so are many!its his personal life i agree with it and media just need a news like mukhtaran an shazia as well but has any one learnt y he did it?? the same question implies y muslims are labelled terrorist? y u get angry? get the question first then try to locate or manufacture the answer!if u gonna do the opposite like its happening everywhere it will become a good news no doubt but not the true tale!
Lifes very simple laws of nature are yet the same!wether its 2007 or it was 1007 of 107 humans err! punish them dun make em something that ppl can side!just like americans got divided over OJ Simpsons black lineage an the famous qoute that if ur black and have killed some one goto LA fer a trial u cant loose!
the news is bad!but not to the extent that it shud have been a discussion topic!
Moin is not just a good cricketer, but his hard work and making it into the team and giving his best for the team has made him a role model. People watch him specially teenagers, he must know that and anything he does is exposed to media because he enjoys a celebrity status.
He should have watched for his actions.