Khatija responds to AR Rahman's statement on her burqa row, opens up on their upbringing

Taslima Nasreen bringing AR Rahman’s daughter Khatija Rahman’s burqa into spotlight by calling it ‘suffocating’ made headlines. far-daughter duo’s reaction to it brought focus on freedom of choice and simplicity to fore. Khatija penned ar strong te about ir upbringing after her far shared how he was ‘awestruck by her simplicity.’ 

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Sharing a screenshot of a news report of AR Rahman’s statement, Khatija wrote that her parents belonged to a ‘simple background.’   

principles y grew up with were ‘To be honest, true to ourself and be simple and grounded in all walks of life’, she shared. youngster expressed how despite Rahman’s busy schedule, y were taught to give to poor, making m feel connected with poor.  She wrote how that was one of reasons why y never felt like behaving ‘differently’ over having a celebrity parent. 

Opening up on this, Khatija said she always bought simple brands and how people are ‘shocked’ whenever she told m because her far was a celebrity. And even if she goes to ‘greatest of parties,’ she prefers shoes of a basic brand. She expressed how ‘reasonable, classy and comfortable’ were more important factors than brand by its name.   

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Khatija opened up on wanting to ‘break myths’ that people from rewned families should behave in a certain way and talk to only those of ‘ir kind.’ She added that one shouldn’t have a ‘filter’ on who one should talk to. She also sent a mess to young women that y should t need a man to ‘validate’ ir beauty and that ir worth was t determined by how many men were trying to woo m.  

Khatija added that she was ‘touched by positivity’, referring to controversy, and how re was more to a woman than just her face. Khatija highlighted importance of accepting each or way y were and respect each or’s differences. 

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controversy had started after Bangladeshi author-activist Taslima Nasreen called her burqa as ‘suffocating’. Khatija responded that she felt ‘empowered’ by her choice of attire, while taking a dig at Nasreen. AR Rahman reacted to row by stating that he would’ve worn a burqa if men could, while adding that she found her ‘freedom’ in it as she’s simple and would go for funeral of a maid’s mor or relative. 

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