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| Repression from clerics & separatists may force women in J&K to emulate Malala & Aryana | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 17: To every action there is always an equal and opposite reaction.And hope the extremists and fundamentalists in the Kashmir valley try to understand Newton's first law of motion though the scientist had not been then felt upset over the way women were being forced to live,dress and eat as per the wishes of the clerics in the male dominated society.
Though the dress code,imposed by separatists,extremists and militants from time to time,has been rejected by majority of women,especially those who have enrolled themselves in various educational institutions and professional colleges and by those working in Government departments and private sector enterprises.
The literacy percentage among women is yet to match the level in male literacy indicates that women in Jammu and Kashmir,especially in the valley,continue to be under the grip of male chauvinism.Possibly this is the reason for poor literacy rate among women which is not more than 58 per cent against male literacy percentage of about 77.
One positive indication is that more and more females keep on enrolling themselves in schools and in colleges and universities in the valley.Well the first women rock band has faced an honourable burial when a number of clerics and fundamentalists came down on the ban members heavily.Those girls would have not succumbed to the pressure mounted by the clerics had not they received threats from the guntoting youth.
But these clerics need to realise that when women in the most conservative,backward Afghanistan have started revolting against the codes set in the male dominated society why cannot females in Jammu and Kashmir emulate Malala Yousafzai,who survived a major terrorist attack as her fault was she opposed the diktat against female education ? Clerics in Kashmir should realize that women in the valley may emulate Aryana Sayeedan Afghan singer.
Reports from across the border say that Judges on TV talent shows always attract controversy for making or breaking the careers of desperate wannabes - but for Aryana Sayeed, the job is also a fight for Afghanistan's future.
The glamorous 28-year-old singer is a judge on worldwide hit series "The Voice" that launched in Kabul in May, immediately attracting huge audiences and an array of angry critics.As a symbol of female independence in a strictly conservative Islamic country, Aryana receives regular death threats and lives in fear of being kidnapped by religious extremists.On the set outside Kabul where the show is filmed for private channel Tolo TV, armed guards outnumber contestants and have machine guns held at the ready.
"I'm here to make a difference for women," Aryana has said.. "I want women to have rights, to talk freely, to walk freely, to be able to go shopping when they wish."I'm not saying that they have to take their clothes off, or even remove their head scarves. Freedom is being able to live as a human being."
Aryana was born in Afghanistan before moving to Pakistan as a child and then to Europe. She now divides her time between Kabul and London.
As one of Afghanistan's biggest stars, she has taken a stance against Islamic clerics who insist that women should remain at home and never earn a living of their own. Beware Kashmir clerics and extremists the wave that has been built in Afghanistan by Aryana cold enter into Kashmir anytime. |
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