Don’t let anyone kill your dreams, says India’s only woman Muslim pilot

[WAJsal]

YVW mate, peace out, Tay.

I am a teenager and should be aware of slang,but not so aware of YVW ,elaborate.

 

[terry5]

Looks like a man in drag
If this is indeed a woman shes one ugly looking specimen

 

[Taygibay]

I am a teenager and should be aware of slang,but not so aware of YVW ,elaborate.

You're Very Welcome …



often in answer to TYVM … AKA thank you very much

 

[WAJsal]

You're Very Welcome …

You can always quote me!don't forget next time.

 

[Taygibay]

You can always quote me!don't forget next time.

LOL just corrected that as you answered … force of habit, you know but thanks for the invite, I will.

Tay.

 

[WAJsal]

Ouch ...my eyes are hurting .

Ugliest flight crew in the history of mankind
Imagine being on a flight with these beasts ,i wouldn't even let them serve me a cup of water as there ugliness will contaminate the water .

These women/men ? should take jobs in the dairy industry turning milk into yoghurt /cheese with those looks

Dude,that's just racist,sexist,judgmental , not cool.

 

[Bitter Melon]

Ouch ...my eyes are hurting .

Ugliest flight crew in the history of mankind
Imagine being on a flight with these beasts ,i wouldn't even let them serve me a cup of water as there ugliness will contaminate the water .

These women/men ? should take jobs in the dairy industry turning milk into yoghurt /cheese with those looks

I wont blame your eyes, but I have no doubt about your straw filled brain. Those women are pilots and engineers and were selected for their knowledge of flying the aircraft and not to do ramp walk. We know how well Pakistani airlines are doing with their stress on beauty and neglect of brains.

 

[Taygibay]

Ouch ...my eyes are hurting .

Ugliest flight crew in the history of mankind
Imagine being on a flight with these beasts ,i wouldn't even let them serve me a cup of water as there ugliness will contaminate the water .

These women/men ? should take jobs in the dairy industry turning milk into yoghurt /cheese with those looks

And do you comment on the looks of the male pilots when you board a plane too?
Personally, in all professional situations, say a doctor, my only concern is that the ones entrusted with it are qualified.
If they are, they can be the illegitimate hermaphrodite child of an alien octopus and a unicorn, I couldn't care less …

just saying' Tay.

 

[Levina]

Saarah Hameed Ahmed. PHOTO: HINDUSTAN TIMES

India’s only female Muslim pilot urged women on Sunday to not let the ‘community’ kill and mould their dreams.

“Don’t fret over what the community thinks of you. And don’t let them kill your dreams,” said Saarah Hameed Ahmed, according to Hindustan Times.

The 25-year-old from Bengaluru, the only known Muslim in a pool of 600 women employed in the Indian aviation sector, hosts a series of reactions when she tells people she’s Muslim.

“I just love the look on people’s faces when they discover I am Muslim,” she said.

However, the reactions are not always amusing. Saarah admitted like many others she too had to face the brunt of Islamophobia that gripped the world post 9/11 but she still managed with a combination of ‘humour’ and ‘tact.’

However, it’s not just community and other people as Saarah even faced a battle at home over her decision to join the aviation sector.

“Initially, none of us encouraged her. In our community girls don’t usually take up professions where they have to stay away from home and live in hotels without an escort,” her father Hameed Hussain Ahmed said.

However, when Saarah refused to back down, her father spoke to his friend Atif Fareed, a senior pilot in the United States.

“Fareed told me that I should consider myself lucky because most Muslim girls don’t even dream of flying. If he hadn’t convinced me, I might have made the blunder of killing Saarah’s dreams,” he said.

In 2007, when she was just 18, Saarah enrolled with a flying school in the US.

“Those days most Muslim students were being denied US visas. When she got the visa without any trouble I saw it as a final message from God,” he added.

Read: Excuse me, while I touch the sky: Meet war pilot Ayesha Farooq

The pilot committed to her profession also dreams of having a family.

“I really want to get married and have children,” she said. However, many of her suitors have either wanted her to quit her job or move cities.

“My father has shooed away people asking them to get their sons to quit his job and move cities,” Saarah said.

Two other Muslim pilots are making their way to the aviation industry in India.

Ayesha Aziz, 18, is an aspiring pilot from Baramulla, Kashmir, and she has already obtained a basic flying licence.

Fatima Salva Syeda, 26, is a licenced commercial pilot. But she has to qualify additional training before she can be a professional pilot.
Just a bright side of things.With all the negativity posted by some Pakistani members,this should counter it.
@SpArK ,@Srinivas , @levina ,@doppelganger ,@Blue_Eyes ,@OrionHunter ,@jamahir ,@third eye ,@nair ,@Ind4Ever ,@Dash ,@Zebra @Bang Galore @WAR-rior .........

Amazing isnt it??
No matter how much we talk about gender equality, the sub continent still discourages its women from pursuing their dreams. But this girl is definitely blessed!!!
But am wondering if this story made headlines because she happens to be a muslim???

Btw this story reminds me of another super woman that I had met sometime back. She was posted in my dad's unit, and the first lady officer to be posted in Kargil. When asked if it was difficult, she said "heck i didnt even know I was the first woman up there, and in kargil you are more worried about the snowbites than the men around you".
Another woman who I see as an inspiration is a 70year old lady, whom I had met on an all ladies forum. She told me that she learnt how to use a computer after her retirement and one chat with her on FB gave me an inferiority complex. She types faster than a robot. lolzz
These 're some women I'll never forget in my life.

 

[45'22']

No problem,i thought it was something worth posting,it is pretty inspiring for every one,even for Pakistanis,she has certainly inspired me.

You know,with all the trolling and the 'Rape thread' i thought why not.A good read is what some Indian members deserve,i guess.I would urge some Indian members and Pakistani who would often open troll threads to target Pakistan or the other way around,please refrain.

Okay....you are a mature guy (no trolling)
thanks for the post

 

[ni8mare]

He does. He likes them plump, with deep navels.

He's just being a prude here because he does not want aunty to read and be angry ....

 

[WAJsal]

Okay....you are a mature guy (no trolling)
thanks for the post

Thank you.