“I am the kind of woman they name hurricanes after. I dare you, #TryBeatingMeLightly”
Last week, The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) in Pakistan, in a proposed women's protection bill, said that men could "lightly beat" their wives "if needed".
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As a response, Pakistani photographer, Fahhad Rajper did a series called #TryBeatingMeLightly where he took pictures of Pakistani women of all ages with their reactions to the proposed bill.
The album has garnered over 700 shares in less than 24 hours. Rajper told BuzzFeed, "#TryBeatingMeLightly is an initiative to empower women amongst us who work towards individual and collective betterment. It's an opportunity for those to voice their opinions who can't or don't. The women around me, at my home, in my friend circle and in the industry that I love."
Here are some of the photos from the series:
Adeeqa Lalwani says, "#TryBeatingMeLightly, I'll become the destruction you will never foresee."
Fahhad Rajper
Farah S Kamal, education consultant says, "#TryBeatingMeLightly and tell me if you would like yourself to be beaten up lightly?"
Fahhad Rajper