'Deal With It': Former Actress Zaira Wasim Tweets In Support Of Woman Eating In Niqab

Zaira Wasim responded to a tweet showing a woman eating with her hand while still wearing the full-face niqab.

Zaira Wasim often shares her wisdom on spiritual matters on social media.

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New Delhi: Young actress Zaira Wasim, who starred in the film ‘Dangal’, announced her retirement from acting in 2019. She said that Bollywood was getting in the way of her worship, which was her ultimate goal. She often shares her wisdom on spiritual matters on social media. The once-famous actress is again in the spotlight because of her recent tweet. Zaira Wasim responded to a follower's tweet showing a woman eating with her hand while still wearing the full-face niqab.

Someone posted a photo of a Muslim woman wearing a niqab as she ate. The photo was uploaded with the questioning text "Is this a choice of a human being?" Zaira Wasim slammed him, explaining that the decision was ultimately hers.

Ex-actress Zaira Wasim has a sizable Twitter presence, with 306.8K followers. She has publicly backed the woman and wrote, "Just attended a wedding. Ate exactly like this. Purely my choice. Even when everyone around me kept nagging me that I take the niqab off. I didn’t." She further went on to add, "We don’t do it for you. Deal with it."

Check out her tweet: 

Most of her Twitter followers were on her side, but a few pointed out that it was perfectly fine to take off the niqab while eating. 

A year ago, Zaira also spoke about the controversy surrounding wearing a hijab. She tweeted a long note, saying, "The inherited notion of hijab being a choice is an ill informed one. It’s often either a construct of convenience or ignorance. Hijab isn’t a choice but an obligation in Islam. Likewise a woman who wears the hijab is fulfilling an obligation enjoined upon her by the God she loves and has submitted herself to. I, as a woman who wears the hijab, with gratitude and humility, resent and resist this entire system where women are being stopped and harassed for merely carrying out a religious commitment."

In 2020, Zaira asked her admirers to remove all of her photos from social media, when she was attempting a fresh start. She announced her decision of quitting Bollywood after filming ‘The Sky Is Pink’ due to reported issues with her religious views.

Kashmiri native Zaira Wasim made her Bollywood debut in 2016 with Aamir Khan's ‘Dangal’. She portrayed the young wrestler Babita Phogat.