Her father wrote: “My daughter Henna wore sandal on her forehead for a short film shooting….Still, the religious body expelled my daughter from the Madrasa, and the reason is using a bindi. Awesome, Isn’t it? Thank God, she was spared from stone pelting punishment.”
He wasn’t exaggerating. If they could expel her for this, they could have done worse.
Now this is just one madrasa in India, but imagine if a non-Muslim girl had been expelled anywhere for dressing as a Muslim. Then imagine the outcry that would have ensued.
“For smearing sandalwood paste on forehead like Hindus, Muslim girl student of fifth standard ousted from a Kerala Madrasa,” Struggle for Hindu Existence, July 6, 2018 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):
The Talibani excesses prevailed in the Madrasa (Islamic Seminaries) has been exposed again in Kerala, the farthest Indian State in Southern part.
A fifth standard school girl from Kerala has been expelled from a Madrasa after she wore sandalwood paste bindi on her forehead as a part of a short film acting assignment.
Ummer Malayil, the girl’s father, has lashed out at the Madrasa on his Facebook post, making it clear that her daughter is lucky enough to have escaped from the stone pelting punishment.
Worries Of A Responsible Father And A Talented Daughter“My daughter Henna wore sandal on her forehead for a short film shooting. Henna has been portraying her impeccable skills in studies, singing, speech and acting for the past few years. She is first in both her school and Madrasa,” he said.
“She has racked up prizes in both sub-district and district art fests. In the last fifth standard Madrasa public examination, she was in the fifth spot. Still, the religious body expelled my daughter from the Madrasa, and the reason is using a bindi. Awesome, Isn’t it? Thank God, she was spared from stone pelting punishment,” wrote Ummer on his Facebook, as translated from Malayalam….