Islamophobic Pakistani Women Unhappy With Islamic Proposal to Beat Them
June 3, 2016
Daniel Greenfield
Islamophobia is everywhere.
Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology decided to fight Islamophobic in the fairer sex by proposing beating women for not wearing a hijab and other violations of Islamic law.
The Council of Islamic Ideology has proposed allowing a man to 'lightly beat' his wife if she does not 'dress as he desires',.. It suggests that women can be beaten if they refuse to have sex without a religious excuse... Women should also be beaten for not wearing hijabs, or for speaking so loudly that strangers can hear them, it recommends.
Its latest proposals come as part of its own women protection bill, after it rejected Punjab province's controversial Protection of Women against Violence Act, branding it un-Islamic.
Yes, this is the Islamic version of a bill to protect women. And Islamophobic women in Pakistan don't seem to approve.
As a response, Pakistani photographer, Fahhad Rajper did a series called #TryBeatingMeLightly where he took pictures of Pakistani women of all ages with their reactions to the proposed bill.
Some examples...
Farah S Kamal, education consultant says, “#TryBeatingMeLightly and tell me if you would like yourself to be beaten up lightly?”
Priyanka Pahuja says, “#TryBeatingMeLightly and I’ll run a car over you with my 7 years of driving experience!”
Alvera Rajper says, “#TryBeatingMeLightly — Tell me how would you feel if someone beats your daughter up lightly?”
Islamophobia. It's everywhere,
