The Hijab Movement

The Hijab Movement Emerging in Pakistan, Now ...

Getting a good reception in the south Asian country, the headscarf worn by many public figures, politicians and actresses in Pakistan. Seems to be a trend among wealthy women religiosity Pakistan over the last decade.

"I understand the reasons for and the importance of the hijab," said Sara Chaudhry, a former top Pakistani actress and model, OnIslam.net, Wednesday, September 3.

"Therefore, I have no reason to disobey even one minute to submit to the word of God."

Chaudhry, who left the world of showbiz in 2010, is in with a number of women politicians, writers and civil society activists in the campaign to promote the hijab. Even in a chance interview, she was also seen wearing a veil.

"It's not enough to wear the veil (it)," said Chaudhry, who has managed to persuade four top models and other film actresses to wear the hijab.

"But having done that, it has become my responsibility to persuade others to wear the hijab, which is a command from God.

"That's why I became a part of this movement."

Among Lollywood actress / Pakistan yamh successfully invited Chaudry wearing hijab is Sataish Khan, Mariam Ali, Rabia Durrani and urooj Nasir.

Viewers were shocked to watch urooj Nasir in dress and veil in television shows during a ceremony to honor the dead Pakistani soldiers. Urooj has even launched its own business designing Abaya.

Rabia Durrani, who belongs to the ultra-modern family, the producer of the film after the success of Uqabon ka Nashaiman (Haven of Hawks). He also left the film industry and has joined hands with Sara Chaudhry in the movement to promote the hijab. Rabia still do some programming on the radio.

Tania Khan, a famous theater actress, also has left the entertainment industry after he made Umrah a few months ago, and became a housewife.

"There are two main objectives of this movement. Firstly, to remind our brothers that the hijab is a command of God and the needs of Shari` ah, "said Captain (retired) Dr Kausar Firdous, a former member of the upper house of parliament, the OnIslam.net.

"Secondly, the veil is not at all limiting the advancement of women and the community."

Dr Firdous is the first female officer, who served in the medical corps of the Pakistan Army who covered her face with a veil.

"There is no obligation that only women wearing the hijab can be a part of this movement. No, it did not happen in this case," said Dr. Firdous, who served as a Senator in the year 2007-2012.

"Women and girls who are learning to understand that why the hijab is a requirement for Muslim women to be part of our movement."

Movement veil into the limelight in Pakistan a few weeks ago when my mother Nusrat Pervez, wife of Raja Pervez Ashraf prime minister, participated in a conference commemorating International Hijab Day in Islamabad.

"I will definitely participate in the conference because it was held for sacred purposes," he told delegates of the movement hijab campaign.

"Hijab is a command of God, and we are bound to submit to His command."

Wearing the hijab has mmenjadi noticeable trend in Pakistan, especially among young girls, in the last decade. The view to the universities and colleges Pakistan hijab trend among young girls.

Although there are no official statistics about the hijab and the niqab, a random survey showed that nearly 90 percent of women in educational institutions in smaller towns wear a headscarf. Percentage, however, decreased to between 40 percent and 50 percent in major cities.

But skeptics with this movement, argued that the headscarf movement has a political motive, and nothing to do with religion, citing the dominance of the women's movement belongs to Jamaat-e-Islami, one of the two main Islamist parties in Pakistan.

But Dr Firdous denies these allegations.

"Our movement comprised women from different walks of life and different schools of thought," he said.

"This movement is made up of women even those who do not agree with the philosophy of Jamaat-e-Islami. We do not have any intention or any plans to use it for a political movement. This is purely for the promotion of the hijab and morality in society, in which power evil is also in the field to mislead our women in the name of freedom and equality. "