Posted on 08/14/2023 1:21:01 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Pakistan’s national flag was raised at Cork City Hall today to mark the 76th anniversary of its independence.
It was followed by a celebration in the council chambers organized by the Irish-Pakistani community in Cork, which will also see the civic bulding lit up later tonight with the colors of Pakistan. […]
Organizer Fahmeda Naheed thanked Cork City Council for hosting the event saying that when she had discussed celebrating the 76th independence day at home with her children, they started asking her questions about their identity. […]
She described today’s celebration as a historic event for the community, as it is the first time that an Irish local authority has marked Pakistan’s independence day.
Welcoming members of the Irish-Pakistani community in Cork to City Hall, Lord Mayor (Kieran) McCarthy said both communities share a colonial history. …
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Irish-Pakistanis? How’s that mass immigration working for the EU?
Welcoming those who will blot out their culture....
The place my ancestors left...fitting.
Well, it’s creating a backlash in continental countries. The self-identified “rebels” in Ireland, and especially the “rebel county” of Cork, not so much; they seem very, very conformist by contrast to the image they want to project.
Give Ireland Back To The Irish!
I don’t see the “Europeans” doing that any time soon.
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