Senior Congress Leader and MLA from Chamrajpet Constituency, BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan has made some controversial remarks in his response to the remarks made by the Governor of Kerala. He has claimed that rape rates in India are ‘highest’ in the world as women are not wearing Islamic attire Hijab.
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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan had earlier said that hijab is not ‘intrinsic’ and ‘essential’ in Islam. “Suppose we accept the argument that hijab is intrinsic and essential, then, surely (sic) they will be aware that they can’t pursue any career after completing education. The result will be they will become disinterested in pursuing education. Evil practices like triple divorce were banned. This (hijab row) is another attempt to push the girls back to homes. Don’t allow this to happen,” Arif Mohammad Khan spoke in New Delhi.
In response BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan said that “I don’t understand why did he (Arif Mohammad Khan) say so,””Hijab is Gosh-e-Parda in Islam. Maybe, he (Arif Mohammad Khan) doesn’t have a woman or a girl in his house. I am not sure. If he had a woman or girl in his house, he would have known,”.
“Hijab protects the beauty of a girl. It hides her beauty,” he further added.
“Today in India, I believe, the rape rates are highest. What’s the reason? Because women are not under gosh-e-parda (Hijab). It is not since today and it’s not even compulsory. One who wants to wear it, to protect her beauty, they wear it. And it is not since today. It’s since many many years,” Zameer Ahmed said.
He linked the rise in sexual assault cases on how women dress is not uncommon in Islamic world which was widely opposed by people by people on the internet.
"Rape rates in India are the highest because women are not behind the purdah…'
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