{"id":20675,"date":"2023-11-03T00:45:10","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T00:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/people-have-distorted-mera-jism-meri-marzi-faysal-qureshi-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-11-03T00:45:10","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T00:45:10","slug":"people-have-distorted-mera-jism-meri-marzi-faysal-qureshi-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/people-have-distorted-mera-jism-meri-marzi-faysal-qureshi-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"People have distorted \u2018mera jism meri marzi\u2019: Faysal Qureshi | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In an interview clip<\/a> making rounds on the internet, Pakistani actor Faysal Qureshi has reignited conversation on the feminist slogan \u2018Mera Jism Meri Marzi\u2019. The clip is from Qureshi\u2019s candid discussion with host Adnan Faisal on the podcast FHM Pakistan.<\/p>\n

The actor shared his two cents on consent and marital rape within cultural and religious expectations. He said, \u201cYes, our religion says that when men call their wives, they are obliged to go but there is a certain reason. There are a lot of things that precede such a demand that men are obliged to fulfill first. That includes the five prayers, charity, earning through the right means.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bashar Momin<\/em> star referenced the Prophetic model (Sunnah) in Islam as a comprehensive guide to approach marital relations without isolating them from other religious compulsions. \u201cYou haven\u2019t learned that but you have fixated on one particular thing,\u201d Qureshi said, disapproving of the cherry-picking of religion.<\/p>\n

He further explained, \u201cYou come home drunk, you hit your wife just yesterday, then you approach her with force.\u201d The actor pinned the confusion shrouding these issues to lack of proper conversation. \u201cWhen a lot of people start talking simultaneously, your \u2018channel\u2019 loses direction,\u201d Qureshi offered, insisting on the need for direction.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have distorted \u2018mera jism meri marzi\u2019 into a joke!\u201d the Fitoor <\/em>actor remarked on the slogan\u2019s contentious reception. \u201cIt\u2019s about consent. I am a man, but even I expect regard for my consent,\u201d he added in agreement Faisal.<\/p>\n

Pointing out this public hypocrisy, Qureshi also spoke up about his divorce and the stigma that follows after a marriage ends. \u201cIf you\u2019re a divorcee, you face a lot of taunts. Conversely, it\u2019s glorified if you\u2019re having multiple affairs.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHalal is wrong and haram is glorified into a fashion,\u201d he added, revealing his bafflement about the ambivalent standards of morality preached online. \u201cPeople didn\u2019t even spare Mahira\u2019s marriage. Someone\u2019s starting a new life and you\u2019re picking faults even with that. This is where we end up when people don\u2019t have anything better to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The actor furthered about cyberbullying. \u201cA person who is standing below and barking up at you, this means he\u2019s beneath you. So there\u2019s no point in [engaging]. When someone is above you, they won\u2019t shout and harangue you like this, they\u2019ll take your hand and walk you to a room and calmly point out what you\u2019re doing wrong\u201d Qureshi said, sharing how he doesn\u2019t take trolls seriously.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZmVTaZj6q5I<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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