Women should ‘stay at home’,Condemn Kabul mayor, Javed Akhtar to Muslim bodies

Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar expressed his displeasure and called on all Muslim bodies to collectively condemn the order of the mayor of Kabul telling women to stay at home. In his tweet Akhtar said "I expect all major Muslim bodies to condemn him because that this is done in the name of their religion. Where are all those who cried until yesterday in defense of 3 talaq? “

Aljazeera has reported that the mayor of Kabul has ordered all working women should stay at home I expect all important Muslim bodies to condemn it because it is being done in the name of their religion Where are all those who were till yesterday shouting in defence of 3 talaq

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) September 20, 2021

The mayor of Kabul Hamdullah Namony said more than 2,900 people work in the economy of the city of Kabul. Of these, 27% of them are women who work as local representatives in district offices, in tax engineering and construction, he added. It comes as a number of women in Afghanistan have protested against the Taliban government, demanding equal rights in all spheres of life.

Recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award (2013), Padma Shri (1999) and Padma Bhushan (2007), the famous lyricist Javed also has five National Film Awards to his name. Last year he received the Richard Dawkins Award.