Students Walk On Ramp Wearing Burqas, UP Muslim Body Threatens Action

A representative from the Jamiat Ulama has said that the burqa is not an item meant to be used for a fashion show. The body has sought an apology from the authorities of the college that organised the event.

An attempt by some students to display their creativity and project "unity in diversity" by walking down the ramp in burqas in a Muzaffarnagar college has led to a controversy, with a Muslim body calling for an apology from the institution's authorities. मुजफ्फरनगर के श्रीराम कॉलेज में बुर्के में कैटवॉक !!जमीयत उलेमा ने कहा– "बुर्का फैशन का हिस्सा नहीं, ये पर्दे के लिए इस्तेमाल होता है। कॉलेजवाले आइंदा ऐसा न करें"#Muzaffarnagar#Uppic.twitter.com/P8sswuGpPD

While a representative from the Jamiat Ulama has said that the burqa is a piece of clothing for "purdah" (covering) and not an item meant to be used for a fashion show, the students pointed out that questions seem to arise both when they take off their hijab and when they don't.

The college has stood with the students, who claim they have also got support from a representative of the Darul Uloom, who has said that the fashion show was a form of representation.