Two Muslimah....Two News...But one analysis..
by Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 10:18am
Yesterday's news papers flashed pictures of two Muslimah. One Ishrat Jahan, lying helpless shot dead, head uncovered, stagnant blood on her dress, eyes half closed and mouth half open, her modesty decorated by the head lines of all the Indian newspapers of all langauges : Ishrat Jahan not a terrorist but murdered in a staged encounter.
My creed says that her soul doesnt care about this headlines nor would she be smiling in her grave because her matter is already in the court of Allah, and according to the Sahih Hadith..Among the first cases to be given verdict on the day of judgement will be of the killing of an innocent. Now that the Indepedant jury has done its job and now it is the duty of law abiding Muslims seniors and high profile citizens, rich, affluent class, influential class, lawyers, politicos... to do the followup of the case with the aid of NGOs and Human Rights. Ishrat has been proved innocent but now the Indian Muslims have to prove that they are a strong community. Legal options are always there to support your fight for a just cause.
In the inside pages of sports Anisa Syed, holding a pistol and aiming at the gold medal in the National Shooting Competition with an appplauding news that she hit the gold. This reminds me of the glittering days of my other sister in Islam , Sania Mirza. Her outfits in tennis court were highly criticised and were the most commonly questioned to Islamic orators in their public speeches. In an Islamic attire , uncovered head is also considered to be an act of disobedience as much as uncovered legs..
As far as the common Muslims girls with Islamic background goes, none of them would be wanting to meet an end like Ishrat nor live like a live Barbie doll in the sport rings. Modesty is the most precious jewellery of a Muslimah. I cannot forget the pain that pierced my heart as a common Muslim when I saw Ishrat's pciture of sitting in a car her head resting on the neck of the seat ,unable to respond to the accusations. There were stories circulated in the news papers with wild guesses or gossips if she was a girlfriend of one the dead man in the same shoot out. Investigators in Crime and Media swarmed in her college to dig out something fishy about the character of the dead girl. her modesty was ravaged through such columned news.
As a well wisher of our community I undergo the same pain when Muslimm star girls in sports are highlighted as the icons of Muslim feminism.The same media also storms around the celebrity Muslim sport girls (ofcourse all the glittering girls) to dig out some thing exciting about their hidden life..
But the difference lies in serving both the news.. one is thrown as a rag on the face and the other is presented in a platter to costumers as a delicious item...Both the news are there, but the taste is different...
Author: Nisaar Nadiadwala speaks and writes on Islam and Muslims. He can be reached at nisaar_yusuf@yahoo.com
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by Nisaar Y. Nadiadwala on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 10:18am
Yesterday's news papers flashed pictures of two Muslimah. One Ishrat Jahan, lying helpless shot dead, head uncovered, stagnant blood on her dress, eyes half closed and mouth half open, her modesty decorated by the head lines of all the Indian newspapers of all langauges : Ishrat Jahan not a terrorist but murdered in a staged encounter.
My creed says that her soul doesnt care about this headlines nor would she be smiling in her grave because her matter is already in the court of Allah, and according to the Sahih Hadith..Among the first cases to be given verdict on the day of judgement will be of the killing of an innocent. Now that the Indepedant jury has done its job and now it is the duty of law abiding Muslims seniors and high profile citizens, rich, affluent class, influential class, lawyers, politicos... to do the followup of the case with the aid of NGOs and Human Rights. Ishrat has been proved innocent but now the Indian Muslims have to prove that they are a strong community. Legal options are always there to support your fight for a just cause.
In the inside pages of sports Anisa Syed, holding a pistol and aiming at the gold medal in the National Shooting Competition with an appplauding news that she hit the gold. This reminds me of the glittering days of my other sister in Islam , Sania Mirza. Her outfits in tennis court were highly criticised and were the most commonly questioned to Islamic orators in their public speeches. In an Islamic attire , uncovered head is also considered to be an act of disobedience as much as uncovered legs..
As far as the common Muslims girls with Islamic background goes, none of them would be wanting to meet an end like Ishrat nor live like a live Barbie doll in the sport rings. Modesty is the most precious jewellery of a Muslimah. I cannot forget the pain that pierced my heart as a common Muslim when I saw Ishrat's pciture of sitting in a car her head resting on the neck of the seat ,unable to respond to the accusations. There were stories circulated in the news papers with wild guesses or gossips if she was a girlfriend of one the dead man in the same shoot out. Investigators in Crime and Media swarmed in her college to dig out something fishy about the character of the dead girl. her modesty was ravaged through such columned news.
As a well wisher of our community I undergo the same pain when Muslimm star girls in sports are highlighted as the icons of Muslim feminism.The same media also storms around the celebrity Muslim sport girls (ofcourse all the glittering girls) to dig out some thing exciting about their hidden life..
But the difference lies in serving both the news.. one is thrown as a rag on the face and the other is presented in a platter to costumers as a delicious item...Both the news are there, but the taste is different...
Author: Nisaar Nadiadwala speaks and writes on Islam and Muslims. He can be reached at nisaar_yusuf@yahoo.com
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