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Hamza Ali Abbasi is back on Facebook and no ban can stop him

Hamza Ali Abbasi is back on Facebook and no ban can stop him

The actor took up the Kashmir issue once again as soon as the ban on his Facebook profile was lifted
26 Jul, 2016

It has been three days since the ban on Hamza Ali Abbasi's Facebook profile has been lifted, but ban or no ban, nothing can stop this actor from voicing his concern on the Kashmir siege.

Upon recovering his account, he immediately posted a status calling out Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (among others) for defining who is and isn't a terrorist.

Hamza Ali Abbasi took up the opportunity to teach Facebook a lesson about who is and isn't a terrorist.
Hamza Ali Abbasi took up the opportunity to teach Facebook a lesson about who is and isn't a terrorist.

Earlier, the actor's account was banned for sharing a status supporting Burhan Wani Shaheed, a deceased separatist commander killed by Indian forces in Indian-held Kashmir.

Following the ban he tweeted, "Banned again for 3 days. Now FB will tell us who is and isn't a terrorist."

Facebook is keeping close check on the actor's account. Before this incident, his account was suspended by Facebook for touching upon the sensitive topic of the Kashmir seige. "It's absurd how the flag bearers of "Freedom of Speech" act in this way for raising a voice for victims of aggression," said Abbasi while speaking to Dawn.com.

The question that arises is, will Facebook delete Hamza Ali Abbasi's account from the social media platform if this persists?

Comments

Taimoor Khan Jul 26, 2016 07:40pm
Great comments Hamza! must have gone like a hot knife through butter for those who were the intended audience.
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Khan Jul 26, 2016 07:50pm
Well done Hamza Abbasi. Appreciate your effort, courage and your vocalness. Such events shows the true face of these champions of free speech.
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ashar Jul 26, 2016 07:50pm
A man is known for the controversy he carries
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Magister Jul 26, 2016 07:54pm
Jolly good work Hamza!
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Samad Jul 26, 2016 07:55pm
Didn't PEMRA stop him?
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Aaa Jul 26, 2016 07:58pm
No facebook boycot
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Zealot Jul 26, 2016 08:16pm
@ashar right now he had done the right job
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Dr. Rizwan Jul 26, 2016 08:36pm
The blatant hypocrisy of the West at naked display, they wouldn't take down blasphemous materials for 'freedom of speech' but continuously block Hamza for taking a rightful stand and free speech. Pity these two faced hypocrites who think he's creating a controversy, these selective humanitarians are blind to the plight of Kashmiris.
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Awan Jul 26, 2016 08:44pm
Why our people do not understand the difference in a Jew and Israel. Israel is country. You cannot call the whole country as Terrorist. Even you cannot generalize the followers of any religion. Calling all Jews and the whole country as terrorist is stupid and illogical. Hamza must think about it. This is like we are protesting in front of the world that Kindly do not generalize the Muslims and Pakistanis. But interestingly we are generalizing the whole country on our own.?. Israel will have good and bad people, just like Pakistan. Protesting Generalization with Generalization will make us a Laughing stock for the world.
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Muhammad Kamran Jul 26, 2016 08:45pm
No matter you like the guy or not, he is telling the truth there! Good job Hamza!
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Raju Jul 26, 2016 08:56pm
Double standards of the West. I don't know why Muslims altogether don't ban and leave FB!
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Anila Jul 26, 2016 10:07pm
Loved it! I m not a Hamza Ali Abbasi fan but this comment by him is just simply the best! Uff!
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khurram Jul 26, 2016 11:03pm
Who is this fellow. Never heard of him doing any thing. Guess he is an actor..right.
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Talha Jul 26, 2016 11:07pm
@Raju Well said, I am with you on this one.
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Pakistani Jul 27, 2016 12:17am
Good job hamza
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Ejaz Kashmiri Jul 27, 2016 12:21am
Hamza you are great. Thank you from Kashmir.
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Ranjana Jul 27, 2016 04:40am
Aww...so cute! here you go again Hamza me love...you are a suave looking man with real good acting skills. Please restrict them to silverscreen dramas and Lolliwood. Leave Politicians to play politics. We like much more as the Saluddin
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NIK Jul 27, 2016 05:06am
Who is Hamza?
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Srinivas Jul 27, 2016 06:05am
@Raju : Yes, thats the better option
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Putho mamon, karachi Jul 27, 2016 06:52am
If I were him I would have quit facebook
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Ahmad Jul 27, 2016 07:16am
This man is very strong and clear in his thoughts.
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khan Jul 27, 2016 07:24am
WoW. So brave, posting comments on the internet.
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Rajdeep Jul 27, 2016 08:04am
If Mr. Abbasi is so angry with facebook; why go back and complain. Leave FB as a mark of protest. However, if you stay, you will have to follow it's guidelines. Period. Staying back and complain is like being an arrogant teenager.
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SSG Wazir Jul 27, 2016 08:39am
We are proud of you Sir hamza Ali Abbasi. Keep it up. Hum tumhare saath hein. I salute yourself courage.
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Ali Jul 27, 2016 09:48am
like him or hate him but you can't ignore him,,
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Maryam Jul 27, 2016 10:45am
A big shout out to Hamza! Yeay Man here you go!
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nishchay Jul 27, 2016 11:17am
Who cares about his opinion? It does not change anything...
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Anon Jul 27, 2016 11:30am
If you have problem with India, then tell you artists, celebrities not to run after India
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Zealot Jul 27, 2016 12:19pm
@NIK A former Csp officer who had done masters in international relations from US and passed civil service exam in 2009 (Css) which is ICS in india and he was allocated in police service of pakistan who belonged to 38 CTP but now join career of film making
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Zealot Jul 27, 2016 12:52pm
@Rajdeep i agree to your point .but what about freedom of expression????
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Kay Jul 27, 2016 03:14pm
"You have enemies? Good. That means you've stood up for something."
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Sunnya Jul 27, 2016 07:16pm
@Rajdeep If Hamza quit FB than that would conclude that Facebook can dictate to us what we should deem as right and wrong. Facebook is just a social platform and that is all, it has no right to tell anyone what to believe in ! It should stay out of politics !
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O Hanif Jul 27, 2016 07:55pm
Opportunistic !!! He always look for opportunity to get fame. We all know we are not making any difference when it comes to writing these kind of comments. We need to change completely if want to support really Kashmiri people. He will work for any Bollywood thriller as soon as he gets an offer.
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