His lyrics also illustrate keeping girls locked up at home.
Controversial Pakistani cleric Hasan Iqbal Chishti has sparked widespread controversy with a new music video, fiercely opposing girls’ education.
He is known for his provocative songs, which often criticise women.
Now, Chishti has released a new song.
On YouTube, it is titled: “Take your daughter out of school, she is dancing over there.”
The lyrics urge parents to remove their daughters from school.
In the song, Chishti says if girls go to school, they will only dance instead of studying and eventually become prostitutes.
His lyrics also illustrate keeping girls locked up at home.
It is a view that many argue is detrimental to societal progress, particularly in Pakistan where a large number of girls already do not go to school due to conservative beliefs.
Chishti’s song has provoked a wave of outrage on social media, with many calling for his arrest and labelling him a “soft-Taliban”, due to his attacks on women in his songs.
In another song, he calls those who send their daughters to school “pimps”.
The music video has gone viral and it has drawn strong reactions from activists and educators, who have argued that the lyrics reinforce harmful gender stereotypes.
They believe that the song aims to marginalise girls in a society where they already encounter substantial educational obstacles.
The activists stressed the necessity of education for every child, irrespective of gender.
These advocates highlighted that access to education is a fundamental right and a cornerstone for personal and societal development.
Using Hasan Iqbal Chishti as an example, such individuals contribute to a persistent cycle of ignorance and oppression.
By discouraging girls from pursuing education, it is argued that Chishti’s words stifle progress and hinder the overall development of society.
The response to Chishti has been immediate and outspoken. People have flooded social media platforms to condemn his message and call for legal action against him.
A user wrote: “I feel pity for the women in his own home.”
Another added:
“These types of third-class people who spread misogyny in society should be kept behind bars.”
One said: “This is why Pakistan is progressively going backwards.”
A user added: “No one will arrest them. They are so-called superior human beings.’”
One commented: “His words just prove that he himself has never been inside of a school. Otherwise, he would know that schools are not like this at all.”
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