Putting these little angels in Abaya is deplorable
I always thought it was really strange that young girls would be expected to wear abayas and hijabs, especially when they’re so young. I understand that people may choose these things for religious or cultural reasons, but I’ve never understood the idea of placing so much emphasis on covering little girls as though their clothing is somehow responsible for how other people behave.
What makes it even more disturbing is seeing cases like the recent one in Pakistan involving a five-year-old girl in Haripur a few weeks ago, who was abducted and later found dead, with her post-mortem confirming that she had been sexually assaulted. Cases like this are exactly why I think the focus should be on protecting children and holding perpetrators accountable, rather than teaching girls from an extremely young age that their bodies or clothing are somehow the source of the problem.