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MY NAME IS KHAN
(AND I AM NOT A TERRORIST)
ByPrihantoro
ReporterofCultureSection
utyourhandsoveryourhead!’Oneofthecustomsofficersshoutedharshlyto
amanaftertakingoffhisjacketandshirt.Themanwasbewildered,buttoo
powerlesstofightbackwithtwoothercustomsofficerssurroundinghim.‘Now,
yourmouth.Openit!’Theofficercontinued,checkinghismouth,noseandhishairlike
aveterinariandoingahealthcheckonacow.Anotherofficercheckedhisbag.Insteadof
findinganythingwrong,hefoundacardwritten‘AutismAlert’.
That was the very ‘warm’ welcome that greeted Rizwan Khan, an Indian who was
arrivingintheU.S.Besidesworking,hewishedtoconveyamessagetothePresidentof
US.Thedialogueabovewasexcerptedfromoneofthescenesof‘MynameisKhan,’a
moviethatIwanttosharewithallHUFSansandArgusreaders.KhanisaMuslimwho
receivedawfultreatmentfrompeopleintheU.S.whosemindsweremisledafterthe9/11
tragedy. His son died from this unfair treatment, and he left his family to seek justice.
Khanfinallymetthepresident,deliveredhismessageandgothisjustice,butitwasnot
aseasyasonemightthink.
During his ordeal, Khan was once tortured and sent to prison without any trial, just
because he was suspected of being a terrorist. Although Khan was born with autism,
he was blessed with honesty and his help-giving hands. One time he returned to a
flooded and stormy area to help a devoted black Christian family that once gave him
dinner during his journey. Khan wanted to convey the message that to help others, you
don’t have to ask their religion or consider the complexion. Indeed, Khan successfully
motivatedmanypeopletolendtheirhandstohelpthoseinneed.
DirectedbyKaranJohar,thismovieillustratessomeideasofIslamicphilosophy.From
thismovie,Khanasksustoremovethe‘terrorist’labelandseeIslamfromacorrectand
fair perspective. For those who want to know more about Islam through movies, and
hopefully the ones starred by the leading actor Shahrukh Khan, I strongly recommend
thatyouwatchthisnoblemovie.
WhatthemovietellsiswhatalltheMuslimsincludingmewouldlikeyoutohear:My
nameisPrihantoroandIamnotaterrorist.IamaMuslim.
prihantoro2001@yahoo.com
www.theargus.org

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