I was shocked rather
than surprised as soon as I saw the newspaper today morning. The local daily
newspaper Hindustan (though popular nationwide) read a shocking and harassing
news. The issue was of the Muslim girls being prevented from taking admissions
in a Madrasa. The photograph that the reporter took and posted with the news
was (particularly for Islam) hopeless as well as hopeful. Some girls in burka
were shown standing on the gate and the gatekeeper was shown sitting on the chair
and preventing the girls from entering into Madrasa. The general assumption
some years ago was that the Muslim girls are generally not that bold to come
out of their home and fighting for their cause when required. However, this
photo was telling the story upside down! The girls were out and fighting for
their justice but the so called Mullahs and Maulvis accompanied by the
gatekeeper were the real nuisance for Islam today!
The more shocking was
the support that these so called religious persons were having. Advocates,
teachers and “budhijivis” of the Islamic community are showing open support to
them. An advocate’s words were like these:
“Shiksha se jyada parde
ki vyavastha jaruri”
What my consideration
over all this issue is that today the Muslim girls have come out of their hijab
and are ready to have their share in the world of democracy, but the Mullahs
and Maulvis have gone into the “pardah” and cannot see the reality!
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