Is Dancing to Donate for those Affected by Flood Haraam? | Episode 02

Recently, Meera jee, a well known Pakistani artist graced the Times Square with her dance performance with the aim of raising money for flood victims within Pakistan. I couldn't help but notice some of the comments about her left behind under her Instagram post. One of them from a girl being “Mujre karke unko haraam khilao ajeeb jahil” & another one saying “naach ga kay paisaa akhty karne waali haraam ki kamayi”.

One can't help but notice the usage of two words in the comments section. Both tawaif, and the word mujraa.

Let's go back in time to how the terms tawaif & mujra evolved in the pre & post-colonial period. Because they will open our eyes to how we were made to ostracize an entire art form simply because our invaders, our colonizers deemed it as a tactic to control our lands, our minds, our values, everything. They decided for us.

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