New Delhi: American supermodel Bella Hadid has criticized India and several other countries for ban on hijab in public places. Many celebrities, including Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor has extended support.
Calling it an act of discrimination against Muslim women, referring to the banning of the hijab in Karnataka's educational institutes, Bella posted pictures of major global news headlines on protests on the ban in public spaces in several nations.
The 25-year-old Muslim model took to Instagram and said: “In other forms of discrimination: I urge France, India , Quebec, Belgium, and any other countries in the world who are discriminatory against Muslim women, to rethink what decisions you have made or are trying to make in the future about a body that is not yours.
"It's not your job to tell women what they should or shouldn't wear, especially when it is pertaining to faith and safety. "It's not your job to tell women whether or not they can STUDY or PLAY SPORTS, ESPECIALLY when it is pertaining to their faith and safety.
"Hijabi women in France are not allowed to wear their Hijab to school, to play sports, to swim, even on their ID pictures. You can't be a civil worker or work in hospitals with a Hijab. To get an internship, most universities will say, the only way to get one is to take off the hijab.
"It's ridiculous and really shows how Islamophobic the world is without even acknowledging it. In regards to these new Bills that are either in the process of being passed, or have already. "The egocentrics of a man to think for even for one second, that they have enough validity to make decisions for a woman in 2022, are not only laughable but actually sick in the head.
"As my friend @taqwabintali said to me 'You know, at the root of it all, all of this is just much deeper than Islamophobia; it's pure sexism and misogyny. no matter the countries or the time men always want to control what a woman does and wears. "It needs to stop."
Indian actress Sonam Kapoor was among the thousands of people who liked Bella Hadid's Instagram post condemning all those countries who banned Muslim girls from hearing the hijab in public places. Sonam, too, has been vocal on the issue after the Karnataka ban made headlines, with a school principal seen obstructing girls in hijab from entering school. (UNI)
