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I have been following debate on #Hijab — let it be clear: Hijab has nothing to do with religion, it is Arab culture. In our region, women wear lose scarf.
Religious groups try to impose Arab culture in the name of religion.
1/ Point is — is it women’s choice? How?
A little girl who is forced to wear Hijab — a child has no power to choose what to wear or what not to wear. How can someone say that it is their personal choice?
We all understand how extremist groups impose dress code on women and men. 2/

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Why I espouse trend #SindhRejectsForcedConversions - as a journalist, I always avoid being part of activism; but I have been closely covering cases of Forced Conversion. It is not only issue in Sindh as well in Punjab and GilgitBaltistan. In Sindh, we report it. 2/3 Yes, in Sindh, forced conversions are rising like a season, and especially; minor girls are converted to Islam. They give you excuses that girl wanted to merry off to a guy - reason, Hindu religion has class system.
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آخر ڇا جي لاءِ #SindhRejectsForcedConversions کي سپورٽ ڪئي؟ هڪ صحافي جي حيثيت سان مان پاڻ کي ايڪٽويزم کان پاسيرو ڪندي رهي آهيان پر زوريءَ مذهب تبديلي تي مان ڪيترن سالن کان رپورٽنگ ڪندي پئي اچان ۽ ڪيسن کي انتهائي ويجهو ڏٺو آهي.
1/2 2/3 انڪري ضروري ٿي سمجهان ته هتي ڪجهه پاسا واضح ڪجن.
سوال ته ڪيس صرف سنڌ ۾ ٿين پيا؟
- مختصر جواب آ ته زوريءَ مذهب جا ڪيس پوري پاڪستان پنجاب ۽ گلگتبلتستان ۾ به ٿين ٿا. سنڌ ۾ اسان انهن ڪيسن کي رپورٽ ڪيون پيا ۽ هي ڪيس سنڌ جي شهر ڪراچي ۾ به ٿين ٿا
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1) Mahek Kumari case:
All religious groups in Jacobabad formed a coalition and called their workers to hold peaceful protest across city on 18Feb. case hearing. Religious leader opposed a statement of Mahek in which she said, wanted to go back to her parents
#forcedconversion 2) he added; after conversion, girl cannot return to her home. When girl gave first statement, why another statement was recorded.
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Let us state facts, here - first statement was recorded after having retrieved her from Ali Raza. Even, the medical report stated, she was minor