Hijab Vs Saffron Scarf || Midweek Matters 46 || Parakala Prabhakar Feb 16, 2022 https://youtu.be/TTwGpqtGcBM?t=60
In this Episode Dr Parakala examines the hijab controversy, understand what is being played out in Karnataka, and reflect on the sub text these unfolding events contain. Gender, Religious, and even economic Discriminatory sub-script of the orders and "elans/fatwas" like barring Hijab in schools is being ignored even by the judiciary. One example is that Sikh boy are not barred from wearing headgear!
The Hijab controversy is a project that is in the interest of the extreme elements in both the religions.. The alarming aspect is that extremists are now using children in the teens to further their agenda.
The Hijab row is part of a long chain of events and controversies raised to instill fear and insecurity among the Muslims. Attacks on Muslims and other majoritarian assertions have almost become normalised.
Comment. The Hijab is a symbol of patriarchal oppression, but agitation against its use in public places, is a sure sign of ensuring that those women who seek to go out, for education, work, and just recreation, face more difficulties to come out of their homes.. Is it the Karnataka States intention to keep these women at home. How will they ensure that these girls get a secular education?