Zaira Wasim opened up on her take on the on-going hijab controversy

One of the biggest talking points recently has been that of the on-going hijab controversy. And while an array of celebrities have come forward to express their take, former actor Zaira Wasim, a Muslim herself, has come forward to express her opinion.

Taking to her Instagram, Wasim penned a strong-worded statement, which read, "The inherited notion of hijab being a choice is an ill-informed one. It's often either a construct of convenience or ignorance. Hijab isn't a choice but an obligation in Islam. Likewise, a woman who wears the hijab is fulfilling an obligation enjoined upon her by the God she loves and has submitted herself to".

She also added, "I, as a woman who wears the hijab with gratitude and humility, resent and resist this entire system where women are being stopped and harassed for merely carrying out a religious commitment. 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".

On a closing. note she wrote, "You're attempting to compel them to make a very specific choice that feeds your agenda and then criticizing them while they're imprisoned in what you've constructed. There is no other option to encourage them to choose differently. What is this if not a bias with people who confirm it acting in support of it? On top of all this, building a facade that all this is being done in the name of empowerment is even worse when it is quite exactly the opposite of that. Sad"

The topic continues to invite more and more conversation as days go by. Wasim has decided to not act since her last appearance in the film, The Sky Is Pink.