In the narrow alleys of a poor neighborhood of the Pakistani city of Karachi, known for drugs, gang wars and low literacy rates, children are learning about peace, love and interfaith tolerance from string puppets.
As the curtains open on stage, a narrator tells the story of "Sindbad the Sailor," a hero of Middle Eastern origin and his journeys around the world in which he meets people of different faiths, languages and religions – who often do not have much tolerance for one another.
Children watch a puppet show organized by Thespianz Theatre that teaches inter-faith harmony, in the Lyari neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. VOA
"A man is dying and you guys are talking about castes," the protagonist puppet rebuked a fellow puppet who did not want to save a drowning marionette because it belonged to a lower caste. "You should be ashamed calling yourself human beings. Humans save humanity not caste," Sindbad says.