KOCHI: Protesting against the vile trolls targeted at three hijab-clad Muslim dental students who participated in a flash mob, a group of youths organised a similar performance on Saturday, with many of them wearing the traditional Muslim headwear as they performed to the tunes of a popular Malayalam song.
This unique way of registering protest saw the participation of at least 20 students, many of who wore hijabs, at Tagore Theatre in Thiruvananthapuram, one of the venues of the ongoing International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). Organised by the Student Federation of India, the student wing of Communist Party of India, the flash mob danced to the same song ' Entammede jimikki kammal', that Muslim girls had performed 10 days ago.On December 1, the three hijab-clad girls had participated in the flash mob as part of World AIDS Day awareness campaign in Malappuram. Their courage had irked the conservative sections of the community, with many of them abusing the girls on social media. Subsequently, the Kerala Women's Commission registered a suo motu case against the trolls, directing the police cyber cell to take immediate legal action against them. However, a lot of people, including some prominent Muslims, stood up for the three girls.
"It is very unfortunate that some people consider women only as objects. A small section is behind such absurd criticism denying individual freedom. They should realise that abusing girls in public is also against their religious beliefs," Dr Shimna Azees, a government medical officer in Malappuram, posted on Facebook.
