Ours is a strange land !!!
U switch any news channel and u will come across something that will leave you baffled....And one does not need to wait long to see or hear such things.They happen everyday ,in every sphere of life.
One of such recent things, is the move of the management of Ajmer sharif shrine,which has decided to prohibit islamic women from offering prayers in the shrine.Reason....???
Well,the management says that when men offer prayers alongside women, their prayers become futile...
And again the reason which they have put forth is ; men get distracted on seeing women.
Just because some people cannot get rid of lustful thoughts doesnot justify violation of someone else's basic rights.
Infact,people who have so little control on their thoughts should sit at home and offer prayers in seclusion.It is their problem not anyone else's.
Instead of creating an atmosphere of equality,the religious institutions breed discrimination by passing such acts again and again.
Their actions prove that they have responsibilty only towards the male section of society.
How many times have they come up strongly against any rapist???The sight of women may just distract men's prayers for few minutes but the horrendous cases of rapes spoil whole lives of the victims...
Still, has any organisation; religious /political ever demanded a ban on entry of men into certain areas because they interfere with the freedom of women .Even in such cases it is the women who are targeted and debates are held where people talk at length about the kind of dresses which women should wear/not wear,so that they dont provoke men.
Most of the managements of the holy places in India be it Hindu,Muslim,sikh or christians have men in the higher echelons.May be that is the reason that they treat women as second class citizens.
Having women representatives in the managements of such religious organisations can help in improving the scenario a little bit.
But again that should not happen through reservation.Rather it should be a matter of choice left to individuals.
And the Government has a major role to play by taking strong actions against those who try to interfere with the fundamental rights of others.
2 comments:
Yaar here people have mind set like tht only..they think women as a cause of there problem.. they have gr88 expectations..they want them to do everything for them still will curse them..
Very well written yet again !! Double standards my dear friend !! The best that the men can do is accept the reality !! But they keep escaping it ...by saying that women should be banned from temples, churches etc...
No need to talk about men and their lustful ways here :-)
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