'Don't Send Girls To School': Pakistani Singer's Misogynist Song Condemned

Every day we wake up and hope that society will be different today towards women. But we sit and gasp towards the end, "Somethings are never gonna change." In another demeaning incident that has shown the new low of patriarchy dominating women, a Pakistani singer released a video on why girls should not go to school. The song, uploaded by YouTuber Hafiz Hasan Iqbal Chishti a few weeks ago, is titled 'Apni Dhi Schoolo Hata Le Othy Dance Kardi Payi Ae'. The title is urging people to remove their daughters from school because they have been spotted dancing there which is not acceptable in Islam. 

The context of the song 

The song allegedly suggests that people must remove their daughters from school if they don't want them to become prostitutes. In the video, Chisti is urging people to keep their daughters at home in purdah to save families' and daughters' izzat. According to the song, girls will lose their sanctity and respect if they go to school.

The song starts with the context of UNESCO organising a dance competition for girls and boys in a school in Pakistan. A clip of a news anchor reading out the news of the dance competition is played and then the moment the anchor says "bacho aur bachio", the word bachio gains highlight with an echoing effect. One could only wonder why "bacho" was ignored.

Reactions from people

The video, since uploaded, has garnered 300,000 views and 3,000 likes which is indeed worrying considering the misogynist content of the song. Does this mean that people' like' the idea of not sending girls to school? Well, some people are upholding and praising the song. 

People Condemning The Song

Find a few screenshots here.

The comment section also has people who are strongly condemning the song.  

One user wrote, "I feel really really bad that Pakistan is still suffering with this type mentality ...shame on you and your thinking ...and people who are supporting him in comments think about country and your daughters."

Another condemned the video by commenting, "How dare he used such low level language against our sisters ....he must be sacked... Moreover he is using haq haq as background music and uttering obscene words... He must be punished."

Yet another expressed shock and commented, "I am really shocked to see this Nonsense man, education is a fundamental right for everyone, no matter if it's for boy or girl and this is not necessary every girl taking education is doing bad things." The user further wrote, " 75% people in Pakistan are full of this extremist mentality that is why we are not progressing like other countries in the world. Mother is first school of every child and she should be educated to raise a good citizen." 

The fourth user expressed shame and wrote, "I am shocked that how this lyrics are made to attack women. Shame on the people who are supporting it. Why don't you talk about men who also attend school... THIS IS NOT ISLAM. SHAME ON THEM." 

In fact, a YouTuber released another video as a counterattack to Chisti's song. The video was posted on the YouTube channel Ex-Muslim Zafar Heretic which said that singing is also unacceptable in Islam. The video said, "Let me tell the song creator that music too is Haram in Islam."