NEW DELHI -- Indian tennis star Sania Mirza says it is scary that her dress on the court, usually a short skirt and a midriff revealing T-shirt, was becoming controversial in her country, a newspaper reported Thursday.Sections of orthodox Muslim clergy say she is leading young Muslims, especially girls, astray.
India's Sunni Ulema Board, a Muslim organization, issued an edict in October demanding Mirza, a Muslim, cover up during her matches. The group described her tennis clothes as "un-Islamic."
"As long as I am winning, people shouldn't care whether my skirt is six inches (15 centimeters) long or 6 feet (two meters) long," the Hindustan Times newspaper quoted Mirza as saying at a leadership forum organized by the daily.
"How I dress is very personal thing," said Mirza, who turned 19 on Wednesday.
Does it matter if my skirt is 6 inches: Sania Mirza
New Delhi, November 17: Sania Mirza finally broke her enforced silence on the controversy over her on-court attire, which was slammed by hardline Muslim leaders saying, "What I do at home, what I wear, is no one else’s business".“How does it matter whether my skirt is six feet long or six inches,” Sania said at the ‘Hindustan Times Leadership Summit’ on Wednesday.
A Muslim cleric had issued a few weeks ago fatwa over the 19-year old wearing short skirts while playing.
Editors comment:
Dogs bark everywhere. Who cares? There are many Bollywood Muslim stars exposing everything. Even acting in movies are agianst Muslim laws. Why not these people go after them? That's not un-Islamic? Instead of encouraging this young girl to achieve top 10 place in tennis, these people are making trouble. These kind of people are the real CURSE to the entire community. What do you think? Share your views please...
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You are 100% right.
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