Somy. Congrats on your ATBB thread. 👍🏼
Tbqh, I do agree with some of the stuff you are saying. Asad's character is the regressive, orthodoxy type of a guy, and I think that's where his thoughts will collide with Zoya's?
As for people saying Bhopal is not a safe place and hence Asad wants her to wear salwar suits and etc, I don't get your point. Rapists and perverts don't look at what a girl wears.. doesn't sexual assault and harassment occur in villages and small towns wear girls DON'T wear modern clothes? I never understood that kinda thinking, so I don't get Asad's thinking either. He's being protective, yes, but still. I don't like that kinda thinking, bleh. But I guess that's how his character is... maybe he became this way due to his past or whatever.
As for Islam, or any religion for that matter, not condemning indecent clothes... Jeans, and a t-shirt with a scarf, is pretty much equivalent to salwar kameez, no? I think we all have a freedom of choice, and freedom of belief and practice. Some Muslims are like hardcore, I guess like Asad, while Zoya has a modern way of thinking. Asad and Najma aren't the same people, they have different thoughts as well. So I think if Najma wants to wear jeans, she should be able to.. but Asad is protective, and she respects her brother's decision. So meh. I am glad I don't have anyone in my family who thinks like any of the characters in the show (minus Zoya I suppose), and lets me wear whatever I want. 😆
I kinda wanna see Najma wanting to work.. see what Asad's reaction is then. The feminist in me does not want to be angered. 😆
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