KOZHIKODE (Kerala), Jan 5: Months after Islamic scholar and Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama leader Mukkam Umar Faizi allegedly remarked that women who do not wear headscarves “are of questionable character”, Kerala Police has booked a case against him.
During a television programme, Faizi had allegedly made the comments about women who do not wear the ‘thattam’ (headscarf worn by Muslim ladies in Kerala) and it had triggered a widespread controversy in the state as a large number of women leaders and activists came out against it.
The Samastha leader had allegedly said women who do not wear hijab are of questionable character.
Nadakkavu Police here registered the case on Thursday based on a complaint filed by social activist V P Zuhara two months ago. Marking a strong protest against Faizi’s remarks, Zuhara had publicly removed her headscarf on a stage last October.
“The case was registered on Thursday under IPC Sections 295A and 298,” a police officer told PTI. While 295A refers to deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs, IPC 298 deals with deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any person. (PTI)
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