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The messages and comments were clarified after Monday’s episode of Norway behind the facade.
The episode shows how a SIAN protester verbally attacks TV 2 journalist Kadafi Zaman because of his ethnic origin.
– You’re Pakistani, right? What are Pakistanis really doing in Norway? Asked SIAN member Fanny Bråten.
On Monday, Zaman answered the question and since then several others have jumped on the trend.
STUDENT: Zara Fatima studies chemistry at the University of Oslo. Photo: Screenshot / Instagram
– We wash floors, drive taxis, score goals, save lives, run the country and report the news. We do our best, says Minister of Culture and Gender Equality Abid Raja on TV 2.
Wearing a bow with pride
It all started when Zaman posted a video of the ski slope on his Facebook and Instagram.
– An angry SIAN lady screamed and did not understand what Pakistanis do in Norway. Well, after working and paying a lot of taxes, we enjoy life in the best country in the world, says Zaman.
It wasn’t long before a number of Norwegian Pakistanis began publishing similar posts.
– We study and ensure a good future, on an equal footing with everyone else, writes chemistry student Zara Fatima on Instagram.
BUNAD: Mahmona Khan writes that he wears bunad with pride. Photo: Screenshot / Instagram
– We write and make young people read. We wear bunad with pride and represent Norway around the world, writes series creator and author Mahmona Khan.
#QuePakistanersDo
On Thursday, several dogs posted photos and videos on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
In just a few days, the hashtag # WhatPakistanereGjørInorge has completely taken off on social media.
– We fight for core values through the trade union movement, writes Atia Ijaz, leader of LO Vestland.
People have shared photos of them working, skiing, hiking, eating brown cheese, celebrating May 17, and attending the Pride parade.
– We become so Norwegian that we buy a dog, writes NRK host Noman Mubashir on his Instagram.
– Chilled from behind
The country’s Minister of Culture and Gender Equality, Abid Raja, has also launched into the trend.
– The government governs the country well in a responsible manner, writes Raja on Facebook.
For TV 2, Raja says that he was deeply shocked when he saw the video. Raja even has parents who immigrated from Pakistan.
– It made my back cold when I saw it. This is as unorthodox as it is possible to get, says Raja.
SIAN writes on their website that they believe TV 2 misrepresented the incident and that Bråten’s statement was not a personal attack on Zaman.
Wash skin tone
The video clip has created huge reactions and Raja believes that the incitement affects many people of immigrant origin.
– I was born and raised in Norway. I consider myself Norwegian, and I think most Norwegian Pakistanis do. But no matter how integrated we are, we will always look Pakistani. We cannot remove the color from the skin, says Raja.
BEST SOCIETY: Gunhild Stordalen has shared a photo with Usman Mushtaq and Javad Mushtaq. Photo: Screenshot / Instagram
Therefore, he believes that it is important for all of Norway to get a correct picture of what Norwegian Pakistanis are doing and praises the trend and all the great posts that have been published.
– We ski, fish, hunt and do volunteer work. I think the vast majority of Norwegians know that Norwegian Pakistanis are integrated into society and do important and exciting things, but this is still a necessary awareness, says Raja.
FISHING TRIP: Zaman has shared photos of him fishing, hiking, and skiing. Photo: Screenshot / Instagram
Overwhelmed
Gaddafi Zaman is overwhelmed and grateful for all the response he has received in recent days.
– There and then it hurt, but when I look at the massive love that I have received in hindsight, it is clear that most Norwegians had a stomach ache when they saw the clip, says the journalist.
He thinks it’s great that so many have jumped on the trend and shared photos with the hashtag # WhatPakistanereGjørINorge.
