Zaira Wasim, Former Bollywood actor posted a statement in backing of burqa-clad Indian student Muskan Khan.
Mentioning to Indian student Muskan Khan, who was harassed by a right-wing Hindu group in India's southern Karnataka state for wearing a burqa, Zaira explained that the hijab is more than a choice for Muslim women, emphasizing that it is a religious responsibility.
Elaborating on the unfair nature of Hindus of making Muslim women choose between education and hijab, Zaira added, "Stacking this bias against Muslim women and setting up systems where they should have to decide between education and hijab or to give up either is an absolute injustice."
She then went on to speak about the hypocrisy of criticizing the hijab in the name of women empowerment, concluding, "Building a facade that this is all being done in the name of empowerment is even worse when it is quite exactly the opposite of that."
Apart from Zaira, several other celebrities and public figures have spoken up against the harassment of Muslim women in India for wearing the hijab.
