The hijab controversy which erupted in a Karnataka institute few weeks back doesn't seem to come to an end. Since the beginning of this issue, several Bollywood stars have spoken about it and recently, former actress Zaira Waseem also shared her opinion on the same. Zaira, who is best known for her roles in 'Dangal' and 'The Sky Is Pink' took to Twitter and Instagram to share a lengthy note on the matter.

It read, "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."

She further added, "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. Stacking this bias against Muslim women and setting up systems where they should have to decide between education and hijab or to give up either is an absolute injustice."

Zaira concluded by saying, "You're attempting to compel them to make a very specific choice that feeds your agenda and then criticizing them while they're imprisoned in what you've constructed. There is no other option to encourage them to choose differently. What is this if not a bias with people who confirm it acting in support of it? On top of all this, building a facade that all this is being done in the name of empowerment is even worse when it is quite exactly the opposite of that. Sad."

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