Lion of Punjab
This is bad and sad news. Tarek Fatah is gone.
Renowned Pakistan-born Canadian columnist and famous television personality Tarek Fatah died on Monday, April 24 at the age of 73. The author, based in Canada, died after a long-drawn battle with cancer. His daughter Natasha Fatah confirmed the news of his death in a Twitter post.
NDTV goes on:
Tarek Fatah was born on November 20, 1949, in Karachi, Pakistan. He migrated to Canada in the early 1980s and worked as a political activist, journalist, and television host. He also authored several books including, ‘Chasing a Mirage: The Tragic Illusion of an Islamic State’ and ‘The Jew is Not My Enemy: Unveiling the Myths that Fuel Muslim Anti-Semitism.’
Mr. Fatah was known for his progressive views on Islam and his fiery stance on Pakistan. He called himself an ‘Indian born in Pakistan’ and a ‘Punjabi born into Islam’.
That picture, the one with them together, is wonderful, It’s the sort of picture I wish I had with my dad, especially now that I’ve lost him. He wasn’t a man to hug, though.
iknklast, I feel the same. I have many photos of my father, but not with us together, the sole exceptions being one when I was a mere bub and the other at my wedding.
About 20 years ago when I began “working on myself” to be a better man, I asked him “Why are we such an odd family? Why don’t we ever say ‘I love you'”?
His reply “We don’t have to. It’s a given”.
And hugs? They were for women and poofs.