At a literary festival, Javed Akhtar responded to a student’s question about his earlier remarks on women and the burqa. Questioning why a woman should feel the need to cover her face, Akhtar said, “Why should you be ashamed of your face?”
He added that dignity in dressing applies to everyone, saying both men and women should dress decently, and argued that covering the face is often driven by social pressure rather than choice.
Javed further questioned a woman’s choice to cover her face and insisted that it is driven by societal pressure. “If you leave her, then why will anyone cover their face? Does she hate her face? Is she ashamed of her face? What? Why?” he asked.
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At a literary festival, Javed Akhtar responded to a student’s question about his earlier remarks on women and the burqa. Questioning why a woman should feel the need to cover her face, Akhtar said, “Why should you be ashamed of your face?”
He added that dignity in dressing applies to everyone, saying both men and women should dress decently, and argued that covering the face is often driven by social pressure rather than choice.
Javed further questioned a woman’s choice to cover her face and insisted that it is driven by societal pressure. “If you leave her, then why will anyone cover their face? Does she hate her face? Is she ashamed of her face? What? Why?” he asked.
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