Nobel Laureate and Women’s Education Rights Activist Malala Yousafzai is currently on a holiday in Cappadocia, Turkey, with her husband Asser Malik. Asser took to his Instagram to share pictures from their romantic getaway.
Have a look at the pictures:
Malala re-shared the pictures on her Instagram story with a flower emoji.
Malala and Asser tired the knot in a small intimate nikkah ceremony in November last year. The couple has been made several public appearances post-Nikkah.
The dispute concerning the banning of the hijab has reached India’s large and populous state, Uttar Pradesh. A group of young men distributed a memorandum to college officials on Monday.
They insisted that the administration of Dharma Samaj College implement a complete ban on the hijab in its premises. The college is located in the Aligarh district.
The College Chief Proctor, Mukesh Bharadwaj, while talking to Reuters said, “Two years ago the same issue was raised and it has been raised again. We do not allow any type of religious uniform and we have a civil code of uniform for everyone.”
He further added, “There is a changing room for girls and they can change their dress there before attending class.”
He said, “We are investigating the matter.”
The tension arose when the Indian state, Karnataka, banned religious clothes in government schools and colleges in February amid a controversy over the hijab and saffron scarves.
Various incidents have been reported in the state when hijab-clad students were denied entry to college campuses over a fear of clashes with people belonging to the Hindutva ideology.
Recently, the Muskan Khan incident has grabbed attention from all over the world. Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai spoke out regarding the incident as well as various Pakistan government ministers.
Scholar and Professor Noam Chomsky also condemned the growing hatred against Islam and compared the brutal situation of IoK to Israeli forces occupying Palestine and blamed Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s right-wing Hindu nationalist regime for it.
Nobel Laureate and Women’s Education Rights Activist Malala Yousafzai visited the Pakistani pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020. She was accompanied by her husband Asser Malik and parents.
Malala took to Twitter to share pictures. “My family and I attended Expo 2020 Pak and saw exhibits celebrating Pakistan’s culture, faith, landscapes and people. I hope everyone who visits will be inspired to learn more about our beautiful country,” she wrote, while sharing pictures.
Singer Shehzad Roy was also there and shared pictures. In one of the pictures Asser Malik can be seen apparently accepting his defeat in Tic Tac Toe.
A video of Malala at the Expo was posted on the Pakistan pavilion’s official Twitter page.
The post read, “The Pakistan Pavilion is honoured to have Pakistani activist for female education and Nobel Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, her husband Malik Asser, and her family visit our Pavilion today.”
On Sunday, Aumkareshwar Thakur, the alleged mastermind who was behind the Indian Muslim women auction application, Sulli Deals has been arrested by the police from Indore city situated in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
He created this application in July 2021 to insult Muslim women and hosted it on the web platform GitHub. He put up more than 80 Muslim women “for sale” last year. However, it was removed by the repository hosting service after receiving backlash from social media.
“Sulli” is a derogatory term used to refer to Muslim women in India.
Recently, a similar application was created by the name, Bulli Bai where developers uploaded more than 100 photos of Muslim women for sale without their consent. The Pakistani Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Malala Yousafzai was also included in the auction list.
In both applications, there was no actual sale but the sole purpose was to defame Muslim women.
The arrest of Thakur came into action when the four students were arrested including Niraj Bishnoi who was allegedly the main conspirator of the Bulli Bai application.
During the interrogation, Bishnoi revealed information about Thakur.
The creator of Sulli Deals was a member of the group “TradMahaSabha” since January 2020 where all radical Hindus trolled and defamed Muslim women.
The local police told the local media, “Bishnoi was a part of a group called ‘Trad Community Group’ and there was mention of the Sulli Deals app and its creator. This is how the two got to know each other, and during Bishnoi’s interrogation, he disclosed information about Thakur.”
Meanwhile, Thakur’s father said that his son was being trapped and arrested on the basis of claims by arrested people in the Bulli Bai case.
Recently, hate crimes are increasing in India with the support of the ruling party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Several Indian celebrities raised their voices against the auction application and hate crimes against Muslims.
Photographs of more than 100 Muslim women were displayed on an application known as “Bulli Bai” where women were posted as the auction of the day, reports Al Jazeera.
The pictures were uploaded on an app for “sale” without their permission. The list included Pakistani Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai and award-winning Bollywood actor Shabana Azmi.
Following the news, several Bollywood celebrities have come forward to express their anger.
Actor and activist Swara Bhaskar, in a tweet, said, “At that point where we’ve to remind ourselves that it’s not okay to sell Muslim women online! Remind ourselves that it’s not kosher to rally & call for genocide! That it’s not okay to disrupt people’s prayers. This is happening in our name, in the name of our Gods. It’s on us!”
Actor and Director Farhan Akhtar termed the auction a “grostesque act” and called for strict action against the perpetrators.
Dozens of Muslim women began posting their shock and outrage on social media after seeing their photographs and details on the app. The app was taken down on Saturday.
The year 2021 has been an eventful year for new couples despite the Covid-19 pandemic. We have chosen a total of 11 beautiful brides from Pakistan and India belonging to different walks of life, who made the news.
The glamorous Pakistani brides that made the list are:
BAKHTAWAR BHUTTO-ZARDARI
Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, daughter of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari, tied a knot with lawyer Mahmood Choudhry on January 29. She chose to wear a lehenga with a combination of white and gold that resembled her mother’s wedding dress, along with the reflection of her own personality. The dress highlighted traditional and modern aesthetics. It was uniquely designed with handwoven embroidery by designer Wardha Saleem.
MANSHA PASHA
Actor Mansha Pasha got married to famous human rights activist and lawyer Jibran Nasir on April 10 in Karachi in an intimate wedding ceremony. The nikkah was solemnized by Islamic scholar, Javed Ghamidi on the internet. She opted for a white and silver elegant lehenga designed by Zuria Dor with matching jewellery. She wore a necklace and earrings with white pearls along with a teeka. She had a separate dupatta with gotta which enhanced the lehenga’s design. Fans flooded their Instagram with best wishes and prayers for the lovely couple when they announced their nikkah.
MINAL KHAN
Pakistani Actor, Minal Khan got married to Actor Ahsan Mohsin Ikram in a star-studded event on September 10. Minaal wore a red royal traditional dress with classic gold and pearl jewellery including a teeka, jhoomar, rings, earrings and necklace. Her dress was designed by fashion house Anas Abrar. According to the designer, 55 artisans put their hard work into the outfit. She wore jewellery by Ali Javeri Jewelers.
MALALA YOUSAFZAI
Pakistani Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai tied a knot with Asser Malik on November 9 in an intimate nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham. This is the most surprising event as no one was expecting it. She announced her nikkah on Twitter. Her husband is the General Manager High Performance of the Pakistan Cricket Team. She wore a simple pink dress with light embroidery and a dupatta with gotta. In jewellery, she wore only a teeka and a wedding ring. Her simplicity enhanced her natural beauty.
AYESHA SAIF KHAN
Ayesha Saif, daughter of Saif-ur-Rahman Khan (former head of Ehtsaab Bureau and a close confidante of Nawaz Sharif) married Junaid Safdar, son of Maryam Nawaz, on December 15 in Islamabad. She was wearing a full embroidery golden lehenga designed by Bunto Kazmi. It was complemented by green emerald and diamond jewellery. Their supporters were stunned over her beauty at the wedding and gave lots of blessings to her.
MARIAM ANSARI
Pakistani actor, Mariam Ansari tied the knot with Former Cricketer, Moin Khan’s son, Owais Khan in February and their Valima was held on December 25 in Karachi. She chose to wear an elegant ethereal beige lehenga designed by Elan. In jewellery, she opted for a pearl and stone studded choker and small teeka.
STUNNING INDIAN BRIDES OF 2021
DIA MIRZA
Bollywood star, Dia Mirza exchanged wedding vows with an Indian businessman, Vaibhev Rekhi on February 15 in Mumbai. She wore a red banarasi silk saree with a golden border. She wore green and gold bangles with a teeka and drop chandelier earrings. Her fans congratulated her for breaking the stereotypes of getting married for the second time.
YAMI GAUTAM
Bollywood and South Indian actor, Yami Gautam married Uri: The Surgical Strike’s Director, Aditya Dhar on 4th June in the ceremony with limited guests. The intimate ceremony was held at Yami’s farmhouse in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. At her wedding event, she wore a traditional red saree that belonged to her mother. Her saree was covered with gold embroidery. Her maternal grandmother gifted the dupatta and the traditional Pahaadi Himachali Nath to the actor. Her heirloom jewellery includes a regal gold choker, teeka, and kalire decorated with cowries and coconut. She wore red and gold bangles.
DISHA PARMAR
Indian television actress, Disha Parmar exchanged her wedding vows with Indian singer Rahul Vaidya on July 16 in Mumbai. Their event was considered a big fat Indian wedding. She opted for an unusual dress, a red lehenga with broad motifs of peacocks at the bottom. The mirror work (ablas) was done creatively on her blouse. She opted for heavy accessories, including a choker with green pearls and earrings. She also wore a traditional nath and teeka with red bangles.
PATRALEKHA
Bollywood actor, Rajkummar Rao and Patralekha Paul got married on 15th November in Chandigarh after dating for 11 years. Patralekha chose to wear a red embroidered saree and dupatta as a veil designed by Sabyasachi. A sweet message was written around the border of dupatta in the Bengali language, “Amar poran bhora bhalobasha aami tomaye somorpan korilam (I surrender my heartfelt love to you).” Her elegant jewellery turned her into a graceful bride on her memorable day. She wore a matha matti with embedded stone and a heavy choker, nath and earrings. She also wore some gold kadhas and kundan bangles.
KATRINA KAIF
The most anticipated marriage of the year so far. Bollywood actors, Katrina Kaif and Vicky Kaushal tied the knot on December 9 at the Six Senses Fort in Rajasthan. She opted to wear a bright pink lehenga with a gold embroidered blouse. The outfit was designed by Sabyasachi. She wore heavy jewellery which included a gold choker, jhumka earrings, a double matha patti, a traditional nath and custom made kaliras.
A video of Nobel laureate and women’s education rights activist Malala Yousafzai and her husband Asser Malik taking a New Year challenge to decide their resolutions for the next year has been doing rounds on social media.
In the video, the couple can be seen sharing three resolutions each, but with a twist: the final decision on whether or not the resolution must be followed depended on the glass which was kept across the table.
The couple sat armed with a few pens each and shared their resolutions one by one after which they threw a pen towards the glass. If the pen fell inside the glass, it meant adopting the resolution, otherwise not.
Among the three resolutions that Malala shared, one was that she should start going to the gym. The Nobel prize winner was relieved when the pen fell outside the glass.
For her second resolution she asked whether her husband Asser Malik should shave his beard. Malala then herself threw the pen sideways saying: “You can’t, this is not allowed.”
“If you shave your beard just leave the house,” she said.
On the other side, Asser’s first resolution was whether the couple should buy a Play Station or not. Much to Malala’s relief and Asser’s disappointment, the pen fell outside the glass once more.
Malala held her breath for Asser’s second resolution which asked whether she should follow “no-shopping January”. Fortunately, Malala’s shopping passion did not take a hit with the pen again falling outside the glass.
The couple then asked whether they should “unfollow” American comedian Hasan Minaj on Instagram. They threw their pens in one by one but none of them dropped inside the glass.
The last major resolution where Malala stood up, reached over and dropped the pen herself in the glass was about donating to the Malala Fund, an international non-profit organisation that advocates for girls’ education.
“Should people watching this video, including Hasan Minaj, support girls’ education by donating funds to Malala Fund?” she asked, and then dropped the pen in the glass herself.
To conclude, the duo high-fived each other and ended the video.
Have a look:
Yousafzai and Malik tied the knot on November 9 in an intimate Nikkah ceremony at her house in Birmingham.
The two have become one of the most-watched couples on the internet since they tied the knot.
Malala Yousafzai met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday.
“Afghanistan right now is the only country where girls do not have access to secondary education. They are prohibited from learning,” said Malala, who works with female Afghan activists, while standing alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Blinken in a tweet wrote, “We discussed the role of girls’ education and how investing in women and girls creates a brighter future. Thank you, Malala, for all that you do.”
Malala also read a letter from an Afghan girl to US President Biden during a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The letter was written by a 15-year-old Afghan girl named Sotodah. “This is the message of Afghan girls right now: we want to see a world where all girls can have access to safe and quality education,” she said while presenting the letter.
“We hope that the United States, together with the UN, will take immediate actions to ensure that girls are allowed to go back to their schools as soon as possible,” Yousafzai noted before a private meeting with the secretary.
Nobel laureate and women’s education rights activist Malala Yousafzai’s husband Asser Malik revealed where the newlyweds first met. “The place we first met felt a little more special on Malala’s graduation day,” he wrote in an Instagram post while congratulating Malala on her graduation.
Malala has graduated with degrees in philosophy, politics, and economics from the University of Oxford.
Ziauddin Yousafzai also congratulated her daughter for “officially” graduating from the University of Oxford.
Malala tied the knot with Asser Malik in a small intimate nikkah ceremony in Birmingham on November 9.
Read more- ‘Precious day in my life’: Malala Yousafzai ties the knot
Earlier Malala also opened up about how she met Malik. ““In the summer of 2018, Asser was visiting friends at Oxford and we crossed paths. He worked in cricket, so I immediately had a lot to discuss with him. He liked my sense of humour. We became best friends. We found we had common values and enjoyed each other’s company. We stood by each other in moments of happiness and disappointment. Through our individual ups and downs, we talked and listened to each other. And when words failed, I sent him a link to our horoscope compatibility, hoping the stars could help reinforce our connection,” Malala writes in the article.
Read more- ‘I believe that I can enjoy friendship, love and equality in marriage’: Malala
The couple made their second public appearance earlier this month on November 23, at the opening of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage musical, Cinderella.
Pakistani Nobel laureate and activist Malala Yousafzai tied the knot with Asser Malik in a small intimate nikkah ceremony in Birmingham.
Malala looked radiant in a mauve shalwar kameez on her big day. The ceremony was attended by Malala’s parents and close friends.
Malala’s dress was from Pakistani fashion brand Zaaviay. She opted for a raw-silk shalwar kameez, which is available for Rs Rs20,250 with detailed embroidery of kora, dabka, and zari, pairing it with a mauve organza dupatta.
Malala shared the pictures from the event with the caption, “Today marks a precious day in my life. Asser and I tied the knot to be partners for life.”
“We celebrated a small nikkah ceremony at home in Birmingham with our families. Please send us your prayers. We are excited to walk together for the journey ahead,” she added.