Misogyny on television -by Meera Ghani
LAHORE: It was with immense disappointment that I viewed the March 20 episode of “Hasb-e-Haal”.
The misogynistic views expressed by Mr Sohail Ahmed in his role as, Azizi, reinforce the stereotypical role of women and strengthen the legitimacy of those who believe a women’s place is within the confines of her home.
Mr Ahmed, in character, used anecdotes to explain why it is best for a woman to accept her parents’ wishes and marry early. This, he claimed, was so that she would not be a burden on her parents. Neither of the hosts challenged his arguments with any rebuttal. Disapprovingly, to add weight to his argument, Azizi continued by quoting the Holy Prophet (pbuh), saying that it is better for women to marry at a young age. At this point, both hosts nodded in agreement, without questioning the context in which that quote would be relevant.
If one must make reference to religious figures, Islam in its inception included women who were traders and fought in battle, including, the Holy Prophet’s (pbuh) first wife.
Women in Pakistan face numerous challenges both in the home and in wider society. Many women have to accept workplace discrimination, family pressure and sexual harassment to attain financial independence and support their family.
A programme such as this one which claims to be one of the most watched TV programmes in Pakistan and aims to “raise the voice of sanity over the apparent apathy in society” is, in fact, doing a disservice to the many viewers that tune into the show.
The views expressed were hardly the voice of sanity. Rather, they may actually perpetuate the insanity of our society that treats women as inferior citizens.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 10th, 2011.
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How is this misogyny??? And you failed to explain why or how you think that hadith is not valid without a context, nor did you explain the context.
I dont find his statements misogynistic at all.
You wasted my 2 minutes. I don’t find Sohail Ahmad’s statement misogynistic..
Male Chauvinism
Misogynistic statement in question .
http://bit.ly/eG3Ju3
Yee private business oriented media aab Bhands kae zaareye humein Ikhalaqiyat aur marital choice ka lecture de ga..?
@Saeeda and Abira, I was a bit surprised and sad to hear that you both as women saw nothing wrong with his statement. Do you really think a woman’s place is only at home? Do you think a girl is a “bhoj” on her parents? Do you really think that women have no right to focus on their careers? And do you agree that working women are ruining the fabric of our society? If yes then what more can I say.
Quoting the prophet was completely unnecessarily in this instance. And I didn’t say it was out of context…just said he didn’t need to play the religion card. And we don’t even know if it is an actual hadith or not.
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Is getting married at the earliest and sprouting kids the only purpose of females in life?are women who want a career selfish creatures who are a burden for their parents?is it unthinkable for fathers to actually spend money on quality education for their daughters?and actually using religion to promote this.i can’t believe that this show is so popular.This video is sexist on so many different levels.it just breaks my heart..
imlikarus 2 weeks ago 2
a) Denigration of working women;
b) Promoting early marriages ;
c) Promoting the barbaric act of pedophilia as a result of early marriage.
d) using religion as an excuse to justify your outdated thinking & self-righteous b.s.
WAH AZIZI WAH!
wah Azizi wah!
PakistaniAtheist
This is the problem with our ‘azad media’
har koi ‘morality’ k maamley mein waliullah banta phirta hai. everyone preaches some pseudo-conservatism about old outdated primitive values that must be followed without question.
azizi sahib, aap ney saabit kar dia k aap ka yeh character ussi bakwaas yafta hai jiss bakwaas ko Ansar Abbasi, Hamid Mir, Zaid Hamid jaisay jaali ‘gheirat brigades’ ney apni popularity ki khatir apni aqal bech daali!
WAH AZIZI WAH! TERI DANGARR SOCH KO SALAM!
PakistaniAtheist 2 weeks ago
barra ghatiya muashraa hai jo kisi bhi samaji tabdeeli ko bardasht nahin kar sakta aur har ik fard ko apney iss chungarrh mein phasa k rakhna chahta hai.
career koi LAALACH nahin hai. har mard aur aurat ka HAQ hai k woh apni zindagi k saath jo mehnat karna chahey karain! yeh samaji bakwaas jaisay ‘shaadi’ k peechay apni zindagi mat khatam karo.
LARKI BOJ NAHIN HAI! YEH BAAT YAAD RAKHO! TUMHARA MUASHRA BOJ HAI!
PakistaniAtheist 2
Iis DANGARR ko Pride of performance kis nae de diya?
I did not make that statement. Someone used my name. It is possible I share a name with someone else/
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