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The Times of Corona

More than 3000 kms away from my motherland, tucked in my room as the dust storm grazes my window panes I ponder on the chaos my country is living in. The dark outrage that we are seeing around is heart-breaking. The same technology that is considered a life-saver is breaking the backbone of the unity of India. In the last couple of weeks, I see that social media is shoved with so much hatred. I wanted to fight it, I did.. I tried. But the hatred is so widespread and deep, that you just need to drown in it or flow with it. Let me make it clear. I am a Muslim and I want to help fight this deadly virus that has engulfed us. Before I progress towards the gigantic effort of disbanding the religion from this virus, let me say this out loud: - A human* spitting at another human is wrong. - A human* pelting stones at another is wrong. - A human* disrespecting another (in the 1000 possible ways) is wrong. - A group of humans* getting together INTENTIONALLY to cause the spread of virus