Optimus_Prime
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Religious bigotry is one of the greatest threats to society. But it’s nothing new in India; radicalism by fanatics has been pretty regular in the society. That’s pretty evident from the fact that every time we open the newspaper, we find at least one or more news on the same.
In particular, hatred and stereotyping against the Purdah of Muslim women is the worst of them. The new victim of this kind of vague outrage is India international Mohammed Shami, who posted an image with his wife Hasin Jahan on Facebook.
Within seconds of posting the image, Facebook users posted derogatory comments and criticised him for uploading an image with his wife without hijab and for not ‘covering’ her properly. People posted comments like, “sharam karo sar aap ek muslim ho bibi ko parde me rakho” (Be ashamed Sir, you’re a Muslim and you should keep your wife behind curtains).
In this technology driven world, it is true that we need social media to keep us updated and stay connected. But while surfing the web we encounter all kinds of verbal abuse in some form or the other. Objectification of women on the internet is a particularly pressing problem. In the virtual world, sexual harassment of women is a disturbing grey area, and in the absence of stringent laws, it becomes more pronounced.
Fanatics bash Mohammed Shami for posting image with his wife wearing sleeveless top
In particular, hatred and stereotyping against the Purdah of Muslim women is the worst of them. The new victim of this kind of vague outrage is India international Mohammed Shami, who posted an image with his wife Hasin Jahan on Facebook.
Within seconds of posting the image, Facebook users posted derogatory comments and criticised him for uploading an image with his wife without hijab and for not ‘covering’ her properly. People posted comments like, “sharam karo sar aap ek muslim ho bibi ko parde me rakho” (Be ashamed Sir, you’re a Muslim and you should keep your wife behind curtains).
In this technology driven world, it is true that we need social media to keep us updated and stay connected. But while surfing the web we encounter all kinds of verbal abuse in some form or the other. Objectification of women on the internet is a particularly pressing problem. In the virtual world, sexual harassment of women is a disturbing grey area, and in the absence of stringent laws, it becomes more pronounced.
Fanatics bash Mohammed Shami for posting image with his wife wearing sleeveless top
