Not all Muslims want to follow their religion strictly, but group enforcement of devotional norms is all but irresistible in Islam. This is especially true in countries such as Pakistan where devout practitioners of the faith predominate.
The man in the video below is a security guard in Karachi. He was discovered eating during the day in Ramadan, and had to be disciplined by his more zealous neighbors for his blasphemous behavior.
Many thanks to Achintya Das for the translation, and to Vlad Tepes for the subtitling:
Transcript:
| 00:12 | These guys have beaten me and confined me in a room. | |
| 00:16 | What happened? Please tell us what has happened? | |
| 00:20 | These guys have confined me and beaten me all together. | |
| 00:24 | Why did they hurt you? I was eating inside in the apartment and they have beaten me. | |
| 00:28 | Whatever I am eating, I am eating inside not outside or in public. | |
| 00:32 | (Can’t make it out) | |
| 00:36 | You tell us: I was eating inside only. | |
| 00:40 | These people caught me and started thrashing me. | |
| 00:44 | These guys abused me with filthy languages and punched my right eye. | |
| 00:48 | They told me to get out (man is security guard at bldg) but I said I am on duty. | |
| 00:52 | They said take this person out and pulled me away from the apartment. | |
| 00:56 | (Can’t make it out) | |
| 01:00 | ‘See my teeth and face’ (R) I think they did because you ate in the month of Ramadan. | |
| 01:04 | I was very hungry so I ate inside the room, not outside. | |
| 01:08 | That’s the reason I was eating inside. [Crowd is demanding he do his prayers properly] |