Published 22:25 IST, February 18th 2020
AR Rahman's daughter posts pic after spat with Taslima Nasreen over burqa; won't back down
AR Rahman's daughter Khatija posted family pic 'away from suffocation' after spat with Taslima Nasreen on her burqa feeling 'suffocating'. Celebs backed her too
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AR Rahman’s daughter Khatija Rahman got dragged into a row after Taslima Nasreen stated that she felt ‘suffocated’ looking at youngster in a burqa. former asking Bangladeshi writer-activist to get some ‘fresh air’ while adding that she feel empowered by her choice of attire made headlines. After controversy, Khatija took ar dig at Nasreen by sharing her first pic with AR Rahman in a year, and wrote how it was a ‘’peaceful time’ with family ‘away from suffocation.’
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In throwback post, Khatija is seen posing with AR Rahman and her sister Raheema. She also added hashtags like ‘living my life' ‘being away from negative people', ‘boss life', ‘boss lady' and more.
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Earlier, Raheema Rehman had also quipped how she was t wearing a veil, sharing same snap.
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Meanwhile, celebrities also stood up for Khatija. Aishwarya Lekshmi, Kaveri Kapur and Chinmayi Sripaada were among celebrities who lauded her for her statement.
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Chinmayi also tweeted that Khatija should be left alone for her choice of wearing a burqa. singer added that it was t different from shaming a girl for wearing short clos.
Taslima Nasreen, who lives in India and has been in exile from Bangladesh since 1994, had written that she loved Rahman’s music, but felt suffocated watching his daughter in a burqa. She added that it was ‘depressing’ to kw that educated women in cultural family get brainwashed easily. Previously, she had also slammed Zaira Wasim for quitting films for religious reasons.
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Sharing a screenshot of Nasreen’s tweet, Khatija wrote how people were only bored about a woman’s attire when so much was going on in country. She wrote how topic rd her, while sharing that she had found a different version of herself in last year.
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She said that t suffocated, but she felt proud and empowered about what she stood for. Khatija urged writer to Google up feminism, which she said did t mean putting ar woman down or bringing ir far into issue. She also quipped that she did t recall sending any personal photos to her for her perusal.
22:25 IST, February 18th 2020