- During a Samaa TV show “Muqalma,” scholars Sahil Adeem and Khalil Rehman Qamar claimed that 95 out of 100 women are illiterate and illogical, sparking outrage among Pakistani women.
- A woman in the audience challenged this statement, demanding a public apology and accusing the scholars of perpetuating harmful mindsets that oppress women in male-dominant societies.
- Instead of apologizing, Sahil Adeem used Islamic references to justify his stance, leading to a heated exchange that went viral on social media, drawing mixed reactions and calls for a reality check and apology from the scholars.
During a Samaa TV show called “Muqalma,” where Khalil Qamar and Sahil Adeem were invited as guests, a statement was aired that in a group of 100 women, 95 of those women were going to be illiterate and illogical.
However, one woman from the crowd decided to challenge this statement head-on and demanded that the guests issue a public statement to all the women in Pakistan, moreover, straight to their faces showed them a mirror claiming that it is mindsets like theirs that have caused women to suffer in our ‘male-dominant’ societies, and words like these that come from their mouth that these societies believe with blindfolds over their eyes.
As a response, instead of apologizing, Sahil responded with Islamic references to justify his point. Still, the woman insisted he was avoiding the issue and repeated her request for an apology.
Sahil then asked the woman the meaning of an Islamic term, which she did not know. He argued that not knowing this important term meant she was uninformed, or “jahil.” He explained that in Islam, it is necessary to call someone ignorant if they are unaware of important concepts.
When the woman asked for proof, Sahil recited a Quranic verse. She accused him of using Arabic to sidestep the topic, prompting Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar to intervene. He asked why she was troubled by a Quranic verse, to which she replied that she was as concerned about women’s rights as he seemed to be.
Khalil Ur Rehman Qamar, becoming visibly upset, asked for the microphone to be taken from the woman, accusing her of disrespect. The video of this debate went viral on social media, drawing mixed reactions
Furious, a lot of Pakistani men and women have called out the so-called scholar and have called for an apology and a reality check.
However, on the other hand, a lot of users have called out supporters of the girl saying that his statement is not incorrect and that the video circulating on social media is not the full video, just a small bit of it for clickbait purposes.
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