Caste system the untouchables

     In the video the untouchable, it describes the way of the hindu faith. I learned that the caste system is somewhat a system of heirchy. the only difference is that  You are born into a certain class and will remain so forever no matter how good or bad you are. Lower classes serve higher classes. The lower classes's woman and children are not safe because the higher class will do anything with them.
 
  the people who are on the higher caste system are the barahmins. the barahmins are the priests. those who are at the bottom are called sudras. They are the commoners. Then there comes the untouchables. They are followers of the hindu faith, but are not classifyed. Because of this they are the lowest of lows. These group of people are treated terribly then the other people who are in the caste system.

  these group of people have been harrased to the extream that they are ashamed of showing their own faces. Many have tried to flee while others simply gave up on life.

 Iwas so supprised by this video because such things still exist. It is a truely harsh and sad reality

identity

For me having an identity is something i pride myself with. For some an identity is classified by who your family is. Growing up i have found it very difficult in classifying myself. In second grade the 9/11 occurred. Immediately after the next day and the people behind it were told i was being questioned by all my peers both teachers and students. Who are you? Are u Muslim? Why do where the scarf? Being only seven my answers to these questions weren’t professional at all. However I wasn’t that dense I understood immediately that they were hostile towards me. For an example, when I asked for cheese pizza in the cafeteria I was given sausage. I didn’t tell my parents these events right away because there was a problem there. You see my house was raided by the FBI. Both of my parents were hawala people the company they managed in the twin cities and Rochester was al- Barakaat which was recently released out of the blacklist this year. With all of these things happening slowly I have started to withdraw myself. I mean what’s the point. Your teacher’s hate you they are aware about what happened at home but still the do not care in fact they ask. Do you know Osama? I replied saying no of course and said I only saw him on TV. My parents noticed many changes in my behavior. I no longer wanted to be in the book club nor did I want to associate with anyone. In fact subhanallah I even questioned my parents whether or not the Muslims are the ones who did that. My parents know understood they asked me about everything at school and I told them. My parents then decided that staying here for me and my sister was no longer a good idea. And we needed to move as soon as possible. When I remember the effort my parents put in to me in order to appreciate my religion. I am thankful for that. I feel blessed that I am a Muslim and that I am different.