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The Beautiful Dawn

Yasser Latif Hamdani May 15, 2000

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Will it just be a dream?



Lahore 5th June 2030:

The Prime Minister of Pakistan is celebrating his 50th birthday. Pakistan has come a long way from what it used to be. The Prime Minister of
href="/tag/Pakistan">Pakistan whom the people refer to as Quaid e Azam saani, has singlehandedly transformed Pakistan into a model Muslim state. Countering fanaticism and bigotry Pakistan is finally aligned with the ideals it was founded on 83 years ago. The literacy level has shot up to an impressive 92%. The National Assembley consists of 35% women members.All provinces and minorities are well represented and looked after. There are three non muslims on the Cabinet one of them being the Minister of Defence. Pakistan today has a progressive mixed Economy. The Prime Minister's party, Taraqi o Musawaat Party has lived upto its Manifesto. In a simple yet elegant ceremony the Prime Minister has invited his close friends from all over the Islamic Ummah , the third world and China. There is ofcourse the much disliked and mistrusted presence of the American Ambassador.

Washington DC 5th June 2030:

The United Minorities Front of USA is organizing its largest demonstration at Capitol Hill. There are more than 5 million minority demonstrators on this eventful day here representing almost all racial and religious groups known to man. Led by the 35 year old Malcolm X doyem, the minorities are finally ready to make decisions of its own destiny. The crowd chants periodically

"down with the republicans, down with the hegemons." The United Minorities front has already announced its intention of fielding a candidate for the position of the President of the United States. Everyone expects it to be Malcom X doyem aka Hassan Jones. The crowd hushes down as Malcolm X Doyem begins to speak

"In the name of Allah the most beneficient, the merciful

My dear Americans of Color we are here today ................"

Simla 31st December 2030:

The Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Prime Minister of India come out smiling to face the press. They know each other from their college days in the United States. Quaid-e-Azam Saani and Prime Minister Bodagala in a joint declaration announce "the complete bilateral pull back of Pakistani and Indian troops from the vale of Jammu and Kashmir, the deployment of UN peace keeping troops, and dissolution of Indian and Pakistani Governments in the disputed regions." India finally is ready to honor its promises to the International community. It is termed a monumental achievement for both Prime Ministers. In a seperate interview Prime Minister Bodagala recalls how as students at Rutgers University they had vowed to bring peace in the Sub Continent. There is talk that both the Prime Ministers will get the Nobel Peace Prize.

Quetta 4th March 2032:

Quaid e Azam Saani opens the 1st third World summit at the University of Pakistan, Baluchistan Campus which is aimed at "bringing harmony and properity to all the third world nations, and eradicating poverty and other basic problems plaguing us". The Nobel Prize winner Quaid e Azam Saani gets a standing ovation when he finishes his speech. The third World Summit makes some land mark decisions. The Union of Third World comes into existence.

New York City 1st March 2033, Hassan Jones, the first minority President of the United States visits the Harlem. It is a beautiful dawn for the African American community of the United States. People flock in great numbers chanting "Malcolm Malcolm". The MSNBC camera focuses on Senator Gulliani Junior who is standing next to the President. His dazed expression says a lot.

New Brunswick 18th March 2000:

"Get up Yasser, your mom is the phone", yells Brian angrily handing me the phone. "Hi Mom" I say "I just saw the most amazing dream... I was the Prime Minister of Pakistan and ....."


Yasser Hamdani is Sophomore at Rutgers University NJ

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