On Monday, Zaira Wasim highlighted on social media that she chooses to veil her face during public gatherings. The former actor was responding to a viral image in which a woman could be seen attempting to dine at a table while entirely shrouded in a niqab.
Zaira Wasim, a former actress who appeared in Dangal and The Sky Is Pink before exiting the business, has responded to a photo showing a lady eating while wearing a niqab.
The picture was shared by a Twitter user with the caption: “Is this a choice of a human being?” Reacting to the tweet, Zaira wrote on Twitter on Sunday, "Just attended a wedding. Ate exactly like this. Purely my choice. Even when everyone around me kept nagging me that I take the niqab off. I didn’t."
Many of her followers hailed her for her views on wearing the niqab. A person commented, “We don’t do it for you. Deal with it. Exactly @ZairaWasimmm loved your reply. Purely our choice” Another wrote, “Stop telling her what to do and what not, it’s her life and her belief so leave her alone.” One more wrote, "May Allah give you more power and dignity to follow your religion. Ameen."
Just attended a wedding. Ate exactly like this. Purely my choice. Even when everyone around me kept nagging me that I take the niqab off. I didn’t.
We don’t do it for you. Deal with it. https://t.co/Gu9AXQka8v
— Zaira Wasim (@ZairaWasimmm) May 28, 2023
A Twitter user also suggested, "Aurat ko aurat se parda nahi hai (women are not required to hide face from women). You can remove your hijab or nosepiece if you are in a separate ladies' section. My wife and mother also do wear veil but when they are in a dedicated woman section and eating along with other women they take it out and eat peacefully #DontMakeItComplex #Hijab."
With Dangal, Zaira Wasim made her Bollywood debut in 2016. In the movie, she portrayed a young Geeta Phogat. At the time, she was sixteen. After that, she appeared in Secret Superstar, an Aamir Khan Production, in 2017. Before quitting acting, she was last seen in the Priyanka Chopra-starring film The Sky Is Pink. Zaira explained why she decided to leave Bollywood in a thorough message on social media.
As I secretly and unintentionally transitioned out of imaan, this field did indeed bring me a lot of love, support, and applause, but it also led me down a path of ignorance, stated Zaira in her piece.
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