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Former actor Zaira Wasim reacts to Karnataka hijab row

Former actor Zaira Wasim reacts to Karnataka hijab row
Written by Shreya Mukherjee
Feb 20, 2022, 07:51 pm 3 min read
Former actor Zaira Wasim reacts to Karnataka hijab row
Zaira Wasim has given her two cents on the ongoing hijab controversy.

National Film Award-winning former actor Zaira Wasim might have been away from the silver screen for a while but the 21-year-old rarely shies away from stating her opinions on controversial issues. Most recently, the Dangal star has given her two cents on the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka. And, as one can expect, her take has not sat well with many. Here's what happened.

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Why does this story matter?
  • The hijab row erupted in December when a Karnataka college was accused of denying entry to hijab-wearing students.
  • The state government recently justified the hijab ban in classrooms under the 1983 Karnataka Education Act. Yet, the debate is still raging.
  • Wasim is the latest celebrity to comment on the issue. Notably, she had quit acting in 2019, citing it "threatened" her relationship with religion.
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'Hijab isn't a choice but an obligation in Islam'

Taking to her social media handles on Saturday, Wasim wrote, "The inherited notion of hijab being a choice is an ill-informed one. It's often either a construct of convenience or ignorance. Hijab isn't a choice but an obligation in Islam." "Likewise, a woman who wears the hijab is fulfilling an obligation enjoined upon her by the God she loves and has submitted herself to."

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Giving choice between hijab and education is 'absolute injustice': Wasim

As a woman who wears a hijab, the former actor said she is resisting "this entire system where women are being stopped and harassed for merely carrying out a religious commitment." "Stacking this bias against Muslim women and setting up systems where they should have to decide between education and hijab or to give up either is an absolute injustice," she added.

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This is what Wasim wrote

pic.twitter.com/vZoO6Kf1WJ

— Zaira Wasim (@ZairaWasimmm) February 19, 2022
Reaction
Post received wide-ranging reaction from netizens

Wasim noted that people against girls wearing hijab in the name of empowerment were "building a facade," adding the reality was "exactly the opposite of that." Her lengthy post received varied reactions. One Twitter user wrote: "The point of contention should be freedom to practice one's religious expression, whether it is an obligation or not according to Islam, is besides the point (sic)."

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'Women subjugated to various obligations, which in turn sanction patriarchy'

Historically women are subjugated citing various obligations, which inturn sanction patriarchy. Seeing women of modern age and aspirations subscribing to such mediaeval ideas is concerning. https://t.co/KqzXH4s3uQ

— Manoj jangam (@manojjangam2021) February 20, 2022
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This is how Malala Yousafzai reacted to controversy

Recently, women's rights activist and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai also reacted to the issue. "Refusing to let girls go to school in their hijabs is horrifying. Objectification of women persists—for wearing less or more. Indian leaders must stop marginalization of Muslim women," she had tweeted.

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Shreya Mukherjee covers entertainment news for NewsBytes. She has previously worked with The New Indian Express as a sub-editor where she also contributed lifestyle and feature articles. She has a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Calcutta and a postgraduate diploma in Journalism & Mass Communication from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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