Jot It Down By Aina

Quratulain, Saima, and Noor are only three names highlighted in front of our eyes that fell victim to the femicide that goes on in Pakistani society.  I wonder how many people around the abusers and murderers were aware of their barbarous nature and actions but refused to report it or call them out. Here is a timeline that shows the abuse cases from the start of July (Keep in mind that these are the  very few  highlighted ones): I would like to quote Sajeer Shaikh here, "It terrifies me that every woman (myself included) is one man's "bad day" or "anger let loose" away from becoming a hashtag - if that." All these innocent women have been butchered, tortured, abused, and beaten, to death.  We can all have our hashtags and keep waiting for justice, but the real change needs to come from the men within our society. And for the record, it is not 'Western Agenda.' We have every right to speak for ourselves and fight for our basic human rights in t

Not only does this ruling sack Muslim women, but it also highlights the bigotry against Muslims, ongoing for years. On Thursday, 15th June 2021, the highest EU court ruled the banning of the hijab at work. This religious prohibition was justified by the concept of neutrality, to prevent 'social disputes'. Even the ECJ (European Court of Justice) has voiced that this is discrimination against Muslims. The court said, "A prohibition on wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical or religious beliefs in the workplace may be justified by the employer's need to present a neutral image towards customers or to prevent social disputes." The case was initially brought up by two female Muslim workers, one working at a childcare center and the other, at the Mueller pharmacy chain. After so many years of not wearing hijab and coming back from parental leave, they were told by their employers that this was not allowed, and they had to come without it. No