Shabana Azmi jumps into the Hijaab controversy
Shabana Azmi jumped into the Islamic veil controversy drawing predictable and immediate condemnation from the Mullahs.
Shabana reportedly said “A woman is supposed to cover herself to be modest. She does not need to cover her face. A time has come for a debate on the issue“.
Obviously irked by her remarks, the Shahi Imam was quoted as saying, “Has Shabana Azmi ever read a single page from the holy Quran? She is an entertainer and she should confine herself to her profession and must not speak on things she has no knowledge about”
– that sounds pretty condescending to me..
Bukhari apparently went on to say that the Quran clearly instructs Muslim women to wear a veil…and if a woman chooses to move out without a burqa, it would be considered against the tenets of Islam.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gxWTa5yNDN2Lg_uR13By5neUmnmAD9H8JE2O0
Indian students demand teachers wear burqas
(AP) – 37 minutes ago
CALCUTTA, India — Students at an Islamic university in eastern India have refused to allow a female lecturer to teach unless she wears an all-encompassing Muslim veil, the teacher said Thursday.
The student union has ordered all female students and all eight female lecturers at the small Calcutta campus of Aliah University to wear the veil, called a burqa in South Asia.
Sirin Middya, who described herself as a devout Muslim, said she was appointed in March but has not been allowed to teach her classes since she refused to wear the garment, which covers the entire body and face. A mesh net covers the eyes.
Nearly a fourth of the population of West Bengal state, where the university is located, is Muslim, and burqas are a common sight in Islamic neighborhoods. But the garment is rare in much of India, a predominantly Hindu country, with a large Muslim minority.
“The students have threatened us and have put up banners saying those who oppose the burqa rule can go back home,” Middya said.
University authorities were not immediately available for comment. However, Vice Chancellor Syed Shamshul Alam told the Indian Express newspaper that they have asked the teacher to shift to another campus of the university. “This is a stray incident … there is no dress code in our university,” Alam said.
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Looks like after Kerala its turn of WB now. Another attack?
Jai Bharat!
I think the likes of Bukhari have been allowed to run wild for long enough now.
“and if a woman chooses to move out without a burqa, it would be considered against the tenets of Islam.”
And let it be known to him that trying to force a dress code on women would be considered against the tenets of India. So India or Islam – the choice is up to him!