Indian hijab controversy : Pakistan engaged in taking advantage

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In India, a trick is being made to take political advantage of the hijab controversy in Pakistan, although women celebrities in the neighboring country are strongly opposing it. Under the guise of India’s hijab controversy, Pakistan’s Minister of Religious Affairs Nurul Haq Qadri has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan. In this, she has requested to declare International Women’s Day on March 8 as International Hijab Day. Noorul Haque Qadri argues that women’s march is organized in Pakistan on the day of Women’s Day against the principles of Islam.

The United Nations declared March 8 as International Women’s Day. It aims to celebrate the “social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women”. This is an important milestone in history, when the women’s rights movement gained momentum not only in Pakistan but around the world in the wake of increasing crimes and injustice against women.

According to the report of Pakistan’s newspaper Dawn, this letter was written to PM Imran Khan on 9 February. In the letter, the minister has written about the importance of International Women’s Day, but later requested to change its name. The letter reads that all over Pakistan, the last time women’s marches were organized. The women who took part in it raised slogans and demonstrated against Islamic teachings with placards and banners.

Noorul Haque Qadri said, “We all believe that Islam is a qaida of life. There is no alternative to it. Any organization should participate in the Aurat March or any other event organized in connection with International Women’s Day on Islamic values, norms of the society. Questioning or ridiculing the hijab or modesty of Muslim women should not be allowed as these acts hurt the sentiments of Muslims in the country.”

Nurul Haq Qadri has urged the Prime Minister to observe 8 March as International Hijab Day, proposing that the occasion should be used by the international community to test India’s attitude towards Muslims. The day can also be used to express solidarity with Muslim women around the world who fight for their religious freedom and basic human rights.

Women got angry

Meanwhile, there has been a ruckus in Pakistan over the letter of Noorul Haq Qadri. Women are expressing anger over this on social media. After this the minister had to explain. MP Sherry Rehman tweeted that the minister’s letter to the PM is “a matter of concern”. He said, “Such a statement from a federal minister is strange, March 8 is celebrated as Women’s Day across the world. What will you gain by banning women’s marches?”

Sherry Rehman wrote, “No one in Pakistan has stopped women from celebrating Hijab Day. On one hand we are condemning the attitude of India, on the other hand you talk of banning the Women’s March.