Talking about clothing, Express Tribune ran a story on how those Bhuttos (the regular kind and Zardari kind) dress up, and while keeping the same topic on, recently, Fatima Bhutto tweeted:
What are they supposed to wear under their burqas? Burqas?
She is talking about Somali women who are being flogged because they wear PANTS. Loose or tight, pants are a big no-no in Somalia. They are a ticket to "indecent exposure". Fine, I agree that tight pants can be indecent but what about loose one. They are okay to wear as they will not show any part of your lower body. I wonder what kind of Police they have in Somalia. Is it not indecent to peek into burqas?
However, it does not stop there. Here in Pakistan, a couple of male staff at work went to Quetta for marketing school books. When they returned, they told their boss that it was safer to be in Shalwar Kameez. Earlier this month, when my boss took a trip to Quetta to train school teachers for Army personnel's children, he was ordered that he cannot wear Pants. They added if anyone saw him in Pants, chances are there that he would be dead in a few minutes. To be on the safer side, my boss had to wear Shalwar Kameez along with a Turban.
This year, the Burqa was in a lot of debates, especially in the French ones. It was banned in France and they did have a point as a Burqa could be a potential threat; both to security and maybe to the French Fashion. Inside a Burqa, you can never tell if there is a girl or a guy and a bomb can easily be carried. This French ban is widely unpopular in Pakistan but it is gaining support in elsewhere Europe.
As in Pakistan where Burqa is widely popular, the overall tunic dress is causing problems too. The women who wear Burqa feel superior. They stare at you as if you are naked. They are low when it comes to manners and being ethic. Usually, when I am buying something at a crowded shop, these Burqa-clad women will bump into you (and they will never apologize or say "Excuse Me!") and bend to pick things from the lower aisle without checking that if there is space or not. God forbid if you bump into one of them accidentally, she will shout and shout till you are not beaten into a plump. I am not saying the lot is corrupt but significant number of them are.
Moreover, the whole cause of wearing the dress should be looked upon too. Burqa was supposed to be worn over a dress to hide body features but nowadays, more fitting versions are popping up. It does not stop here. One of my friends told that his ex-girlfriend sometimes was wearing nothing under her burqa and I know he is not lying. Roam around in Hill Park Karachi during an afternoon and you will find a lot more that might be inside her burqa than her body. My late grandmother told me that during her times, there were strictness but Burqa was never there.
Now a band of religious fanatic would say, "Burqa is Islam". In my point of view, it is not. Islam while asking women to dress modestly, it also asks men NOT TO STARE. The fault does not lie in the piece of clothing but it lies in our attitudes. If French think that ban Burqa is making them feel safer than they should ponder why in a society so modern women are still wearing Burqas. Indeed, there is a fault in their system. Furthermore, its goes the same way for our country too.
Khair, my point of view is that this whole Burqa thingy is creating a real problem for the women who wear it for security reasons. First the illegitimate use of Burqa and then the ban in France, it makes the world for these women less secure. It would be better that we find out a way to make things secure for them. A more secure world will eventually result in less Burqa. Or maybe, I should drop dieting as I am hallucinating.
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facts facts but .....again dude this will people make angry even though the facts stated are pretty much legitimate
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