A case analysis.....
Sania’s dress code worries Muslim scholar
Issue
Hyderabad, September 8: Sania Mirza, who became the first Indian woman tennis player to enter the fourth round of a Grand Slam at the US Open in September, was in the eye of a storm when, Syed Yousaf Bin, the chief patron of the Ulema Board here asked her to change her dress code while playing tennis tournaments and issued a ‘fatwa’ about her dress code saying that the religion does not permit a woman to wear skirts, shorts and sleeveless tops. Mean while she faced racial discrimination on the circuit. “Veil can be dropped on certain occasions but not the way the girl is going about and playing in all those countries,” the scholar told to a private news channel.
Making a ‘up dress’ shot: Sania Mirza’s controversy dress in tennis court
The comments of the scholar sought the views of women’s organizations on the subject, stirring a major controversy. Criticism has been raised from some Islamist quarters supposedly due to her attire not being conformant to Islamic Dress Code.A further report published on this fatwa elaborated that Mirza was unfazed by the comments made by Muslim scholar Syed.Large numbers of Muslims clerics protested Sania’s attire, accusing her of being a "corrupting influence on the youth". She has been widely attacked and vilified in Islamist circles."Islamist groups such as Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind allegedly threatened to disrupt her tennis matches, which made the issue a serious one.
Sania breaks silence
New Delhi, November 16: Sania Mirza replied that as long as I'm winning, people shouldn't care whether my skirt is six inches long or six feet long. “How I dress is a very personal thing. Wearing a long-sleeved black-and-white shirt with conservative black pants in courts, I can’t do that”. It was the first reaction of Sania since a cleric issued a fatwa against the way she dressed on court.
She added: "I am comfortable with the attention now. But as a human being, I value my privacy. Just a simple act like going out for lunch means that everyone's looking at me, at what I'm wearing. I'm fine with attention, but not at private moments."
End result
The All-India Shia Muslim Personal Law Board disapproved the edict issued by some Muslim clerics on dresses worn by Indian teenage tennis sensation Sania Mirza. "The fatwa issued against Sania by a section of Muslim clerics is unnecessary and uncalled for. It is not for them to issue guidelines on what players should wear during matches," Board Chairman Mirza Mohammad Athar said.
Violations in this case
According to the Article 25, everyone has the right to a standard living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, inculding food, clothing etc. So, as a sports person, Sania has the right to wear dresses that suits for her game and didn’t do any sin by wearing her choice of dresses on field. Moreover Muslim clerics do not have an authority to interfere in matters pertaining to sports. Article 29 Section 2 says that in the exercise of his/her rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedom of others. So Sania Mirza have to think well and wear dresses in a decent manner, even though sports have its own dress code, and a player, belonging to any religion, was the best judge to decide what dress suited him or her while playing.
Issue
Hyderabad, September 8: Sania Mirza, who became the first Indian woman tennis player to enter the fourth round of a Grand Slam at the US Open in September, was in the eye of a storm when, Syed Yousaf Bin, the chief patron of the Ulema Board here asked her to change her dress code while playing tennis tournaments and issued a ‘fatwa’ about her dress code saying that the religion does not permit a woman to wear skirts, shorts and sleeveless tops. Mean while she faced racial discrimination on the circuit. “Veil can be dropped on certain occasions but not the way the girl is going about and playing in all those countries,” the scholar told to a private news channel.
Making a ‘up dress’ shot: Sania Mirza’s controversy dress in tennis court
The comments of the scholar sought the views of women’s organizations on the subject, stirring a major controversy. Criticism has been raised from some Islamist quarters supposedly due to her attire not being conformant to Islamic Dress Code.A further report published on this fatwa elaborated that Mirza was unfazed by the comments made by Muslim scholar Syed.Large numbers of Muslims clerics protested Sania’s attire, accusing her of being a "corrupting influence on the youth". She has been widely attacked and vilified in Islamist circles."Islamist groups such as Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind allegedly threatened to disrupt her tennis matches, which made the issue a serious one.
Sania breaks silence
New Delhi, November 16: Sania Mirza replied that as long as I'm winning, people shouldn't care whether my skirt is six inches long or six feet long. “How I dress is a very personal thing. Wearing a long-sleeved black-and-white shirt with conservative black pants in courts, I can’t do that”. It was the first reaction of Sania since a cleric issued a fatwa against the way she dressed on court.
She added: "I am comfortable with the attention now. But as a human being, I value my privacy. Just a simple act like going out for lunch means that everyone's looking at me, at what I'm wearing. I'm fine with attention, but not at private moments."
End result
The All-India Shia Muslim Personal Law Board disapproved the edict issued by some Muslim clerics on dresses worn by Indian teenage tennis sensation Sania Mirza. "The fatwa issued against Sania by a section of Muslim clerics is unnecessary and uncalled for. It is not for them to issue guidelines on what players should wear during matches," Board Chairman Mirza Mohammad Athar said.
Violations in this case
According to the Article 25, everyone has the right to a standard living adequate for the health and well being of himself and of his family, inculding food, clothing etc. So, as a sports person, Sania has the right to wear dresses that suits for her game and didn’t do any sin by wearing her choice of dresses on field. Moreover Muslim clerics do not have an authority to interfere in matters pertaining to sports. Article 29 Section 2 says that in the exercise of his/her rights and freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and respect for the rights and freedom of others. So Sania Mirza have to think well and wear dresses in a decent manner, even though sports have its own dress code, and a player, belonging to any religion, was the best judge to decide what dress suited him or her while playing.
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