Cultural Differences or Discrimination?

What separates human beings from animals are the intellect, power to reason, and the mind - the greatest work of God. Human beings are the same in every part of the world. Their nature, instincts, feelings, emotions and desires are all the same. Yet a great barrier separates them bringing an amazing contrast between them - that of culture. It is this cultural aspect of life that is the inspiration behind the book.How and why are the questions raised, and adequately answered. This book touches every human being in every society, irrespective of the diversity. The focus is mainly on the variation between the Eastern and the Western culture. Why are the Eastern people so different from the Western people? How come their cultures are really worlds apart? The people, parted by their geographical locations, are certainly quite hostile to each other. Easterners crossing over to the Western world as immigrants are treated quite adversely. They have their own solid reasons for immigrating as well as what do they see in the Western culture? What is the motive behind most Westerners' hostile behavior towards them? In this aspect the ugly faces of discrimination and classification enter the scene. The book delves into these increasingly significant problems of life. The experiences and feelings of migrants into the Western world have been very realistically and poignantly depicted. The very serious problems they face when integrating into a totally alien culture and adjusting to it and the equally serious repercussions on their children, who are caught between the two cultures, are highlighted. What are the roots then of such children and what is their real culture? Deep in their hearts and minds they are surely aware of the problem of their identity and their future. All the problems of immigrants and equally the problems of the Westerners have been discussed in the book. Moreover, the Eastern people have a certain reputation. It is really astonis

The Pakistani-born, Dutch-based author, Javed Suleri, came out from his country with the urge to acquaint with people from different parts of the world. With the quest to discover; "whether there is a difference among people or is the human race everywhere same apart from their outer appearances?" He felt privileged to say that there is only and only one race from Kala shah kakoo till Darwin.Living and studying in different parts of the world for more then a decade made him rather induced him to think more and more that there is ample of loveand kindness everywhere. Such thoughts made him peaceful and motivated him to live in so-called foreign lands but he never felt himself foreigner anywhere.For more information please visit www.suleri.tk.