“…I was approaching the age of 12 and it was just before people became completely hopeless. I remember clearly when I saw our Mawla on TV for the very first time (it was when we had electricity for some hours). I was at my uncle’s and there were about 15 of us living at his house. I didn’t understand why suddenly all the grownups started to cry and say SHUKR MAWLO, SHUKR MAWLO….”

“Shukr Mawlo, Shukr Mawlo” – When Hope is All You Have Left, a Story for Mawlana Hazar Imam’s Salgirah

Pamiri Ismaili youth. Please click for “Shukr Mawlo”. Photo: Matthieu Paley. Copyright.