Pakistan. Our neighbour nation who, in the recent past has earned a lot of bad Fame because of its suspicious alliance with terrorism. And of course, a nation where a girl (Malala Yousufzai) can be casually shot in public just because she stood for women rights and women education.
The more you suppress, the more they rebel. The more you shut their mouth, the deeper their pen cuts. We’ve to present before you one such Twitter thread of a Pakistani lady, who removed every veil from the face of society there. She openly talks how women are treated there even in the 21st century and how men still live in the stone age. And surely this is not the problem of a specific country, the problem also exists in our very own country India.
Let’s have a look at her tweets which certainly didn’t go well with many of her countrymen.
https://twitter.com/Sidraaminq/status/945291444469862401
The rant continues, and not much is different than India
4. You’re automatically rendered incapable of achieving things because “aurat zehni taur par mard sy thori kamzor hai.”
So if I do any projects, achieve awards, or do something extraordinary, either it was “the woman card” or a man helped me out in it.
— Sidra. Amin. (@Sidraaminq) December 25, 2017
6. Everytime you try and make sense, you have innumerable index fingers pointed at you because your opinion is hard to digest.
A hajmola for helping in digesting opinions will have a potential market in Pakistan.
— Sidra. Amin. (@Sidraaminq) December 25, 2017
And sadly, proving her point she received a lot of hatred for “defaming her nation”
I have just mentioned some of the little things we experience. I haven't even touched the heinous crimes committed against women. Many men(and women) told me on the thread that Islam gives you the complete guide to live your life. My Islam taught me to stand for myself & others.
— Sidra. Amin. (@Sidraaminq) December 27, 2017
All thanks to all such platforms who allow everyone with a voice speak it aloud without any bars and where you find ears that listen, brains that understand and minds that console. She has also received a lot of support from others who have faced similar experiences.
Way to go, brave woman! We can’t agree more.
