Maulvi`s opinion is only on the expected lines which is rank backward and male chauvinistic.But why should an average indian shall worry about such statements.This dress code issue only reminds us the need for a uniform civil codein this country.
RE:sania and the dress code
by monosyllable on Sep 21, 2005 05:45 AM Permalink
wrong comparision mate. Uniform civil code is for the country. the uniform dress-code is religion specific. moreover you can choose ur own dress, but can't make your own laws. the whole debate is about putting country ahead of religion.
ur attempt to balance both sides was as pathetic as TVR's attempt to balance Sania vis-a-vis the maulavi.
I am a fan of sania mirza from hyderabad. My name is Atif Mirza and I am from Hyderabad too.
I strongly disagree with the author of this article. The author says "ong skirts are an impediment for girls playing tennis" thats definitely true however Sania Mirza or any other tennis playing girl can hide their modesty but wearing a scientifically designed suit in which it would be much more easier for the girls in their movement on the tennis court. I guess the author is ignorent of the fact that even in swimming there is a scientifically designed suit by which girls can hide their modesty as per islam. So muslim girls if they want they can definitely play tennis but with required suitable clothing which doesnt reveal their modesty.
We r living in 21st century and if one wants can adapt to any kind of situation, in this case one can easily design a good dress suitable for muslim girls for playing tennis.
All in all the fact remains that its not acceptable in islam to run about on court in short skirts.
Even Sania Mirza has agreed that wearing short skirts is not allowed in Islam and she says its a wrong thing.
RE:Short Skirts
by rohit on Sep 18, 2005 07:50 PM Permalink
Hi All,
What a person should wear is entirely his/her personal choice.Religion should be a person's personal matter and should not be imposed on anybody.
Yes Rafael Nadal does wear shorts below his knees,but he's always has been comfortable in them.Majority of the Men wear shorts that reach above the knees.
As regards to Sania,in women's tennis there's not a single player who wears a "below knee" attire.That's the norm in Ladies tennis and Sania was following the norm.
When Sania plays she represents India ,not Islam.That's the reason why so many of us support her.
Every body knows that the Fatwa was wrong.But some educated muslims knowing fully well it was wrong,try to justify the issue because they find opposing it an unislamic thing to do.
All I can say is that it's high time educated muslims take a hard look at themselves and see if they are doing enough to improve their community.They should also realise why such issues happen only with muslims
RE:Short Skirts
by Harpreet on Sep 19, 2005 10:54 PM Permalink
Atif the sad thing is that not one person has given a scientific basis for Sania not wearing a skirt, so please do not speak of science when you are talking of impelementing a dogma that is more social and communal in nature.
Also the scientific swim suit you speak of may cover the body but is a lot more revealing than anything that Sania wears, it is body hugging and leaves NOTHING to the imagination. Sania's dress is a LOT more modest. AND the WTA did not allow a woman who wore a body suit to play in the US open ( some 5 -6 years ago). So the women's dress in tennis is regulated ( and fortunately not by moulvis )
In India we have freedom which also allows us to were the dress code of our choice. if certain sport requies perticular dress code then i think its only upto the player to decide what they should be doing.
Sania's doing the country proud, what have the Imam's got to say abt Zeenat Aman in Satyam Shivam Sundaram, Mandakini in 'Ram teri Ganga mehli', Mumtaz in 'Apradh', Saira Banu in 'Nehla pe dehla' & 'Victoria 203' and a host of other Bollywood muslim heoines that dare & bare?
She is young and looks talented. No matter she is muslim (Many Bollywood heroins have done more than this in the past & present) and it is left to her. Let her concentrate on her upcoming career ladder. Naturally glamour and glitz are associated with sucessful persons. She is no exception.
If she is comfortable in revealing her anatomy commercially, let she do it on her own. Others just WATCH.
Sania has braught a new color in Indian Sports and I feel that we should be proud of her and instead of condemning and analysing her dresses we should encourage her game.
The only answer to this issue is total freedom from religion. We, as Indians, are the subjects of a SECULAR state, and this means, we should not be bothered about religion.
Let the world adopt one single religion-- HUMANITY. And let the temples, churches and mosques be converted into museum-- where people will come to see the cradle of the medieval idea called "religion", which caused divide amoung people worldwide.
I read a lot of your articles. but i completely disagree with what you have to say on this. in this age talking about dressing as muslims do is wrong. Sania Mirza, i think was nt in doubt about the kind of dress she wears!! she just did not want to be seen as someone ridiculing her religion. So she mildly said i will go ahead in this costumes.
I dont know if you have have heard of the dresses worn in Dubai!!
