Dr Hany El Banna is the president of The Humanitarian Forum, as well as the founder of Islamic Relief, Muslim Charities Forum, Zakat House and the International HIV Fund. He has visited the world's poorest and most vulnerable countries on behalf of these organisations and works tirelessly for those in need. On this blog you can find his own views on life and development.
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Empowered women series - Part 4
Once upon a time, in a luxuriously decorated room inside the King’s Palace, a young beautiful girl was sat on a chaise. An older lady was standing by her side, holding a golden brush and precious hairclips. She was hairdresser to the Princess of Egypt.
The hairdresser looked at the girl and said “Oh, God! You look beautiful today!” The girl said: “Thank you. When you said God, did you refer to my father?”
The hairdresser replied: “No. I mean the real God, our God”. The girl was startled: “Can I tell my father about this conversation?”The hairdresser serenely answered: “Yes. Why not?!”
Soon enough, the hairdresser was brought in front of the court of the Man God. When asked “Who is your God?” she gave the same answer she gave the Pharaoh’s daughter.
Everyone was yelling at the hairdresser to change her mind, but she didn’t waver. The Man God threatened her with punishment: “If you don’t recognise me as God, you and your children will be put to death in this boiling oil”.
The woman didn’t blink once in the face of this threat. After a few seconds, she begged to speak. The Man God asked: “Have you changed your mind? What can I do for you?” The brave hairdresser answered: “After our death, please bury us together”. This angered the Man God, who carried out his sentence.
The moral to this story highlights the qualities of this hairdresser, who had the courage to stand up for her unshakeable belief and should be an inspiration for all humanitarian and community workers on the field.
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