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The exclusive focus on Momina Mustehsan's looks rather than her singing or other accomplishments in the contempo episode of Coke Studio is an indication of internalised misogyny

Coke Studio, like about other things in Islamic republic of pakistan, meets an overwhelmingly mixed response about every time it airs. You lot'll hear it everywhere you go, from cafes to taxis and anybody you meet volition remember its their borough duty as a proud Pakistani to talk to y'all near their infinitesimal to minute assay of every song that gets featured.

This time around, ane of the most talked virtually songs is 'Afreen Afreen', a rendition of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan sahab's hit by none other than Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Momina Mustehsan. Momina who, y'all ask? Momina Mustehsan is a 23-yr-former New York-based, Pakistani song writer and singer. She was co-author and co-vocalist to Farhan Saeed'due south very popular 'Pee Jaun' merely shot to relative fame when she sang playback for the band Soch in the Bollywood film Ek Villian, on a vocal called 'Awaari'. Oh and she's a mathematician, no biggie.

Momina Mustehsan with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on 'Coke Studio'

People oasis't really been able to digest Coke Studio'south 'Afreen Afreen' and are constantly comparing it to the original — which is funny considering how Coke Studio covers unremarkably serve as tributes to the original songs and not as an endeavor to dethrone or supervene upon (every bit if anyone could supercede Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan). Too, why is that fifty-fifty considered a problem when nigh every other drama and flick 'borrows' Khan sahab's hits all the time (Dillagi and Dekh Magar Pyaar Sey, for example)?

The problem seems to be none other than Momina Mustehsan. Girls think her voice is "also squeaky" and her beauty "over rated" while the boys tin can't really stop drooling over her grinning long plenty to codify intelligent sentences. An engineer and mathematician who tin sing well plenty to be featured on Coke Studio, arguably the best music platform in Islamic republic of pakistan, and we tin can't stop talking about how she looks.

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That's what we practise to smart, independent women. We ignore all their difficult work and accomplishments and reduce them to zippo but a face. Women consider them competition and lash out venomously while men can't expect past their beauty long plenty to admire them for the skills they accept undoubtedly worked hard to develop.

Ladies, the presence of someone else'southward beauty doesn't mean the absence of your own nor will acknowledging someone else'south accomplishments have anything away from your success. Isn't information technology time yous beginning building other women up instead of but challenge to be feminists? From where I stand, girl on girl hate is doing as much damage, if not more, to the feminist movement than men hating on women. Because women not respecting women just gives men another reason to succumb to misogyny.

Now to the disease that well-nigh deem 'la-illaaj' but runs rampant in our club: tharak.

1. If only men saved these compliments for when girls really asked their opinion and responded with something other than 'Mujhey kya pata in larkion ki cheezon ka'.

2. You are an annoying...?

three. Aww issi liye toh laye they. All for y'all. Uski existence ka aur maqsad hee kya?

I admit that Momina Mustehsan is gorgeous. I followed her on Instagram the day I first saw her and every fourth dimension she posts a picture, I find myself crushing over everything, from her hair to her style but that in no mode ways that I will always let myself believe that her beauty is all she has to offer to the world.

When someone is singing, I'thousand pretty certain they'd capeesh it if your feedback, both good and bad, focused on their singing get-go and other things second.

Poondi aur chichorey comments ke liye Instagram hai na?

Oh and if you lot're 1 of those rare people who actually practice hate the cover just because they think it's an insult to the original, I take some news.

If yous don't like the cover of a song; DON'T LISTEN TO Information technology.
It'south non like the original has ceased to exist. Whiny idiots.

— Maha Khan (@Mahahahak) August 19, 2016

Here's to acknowledging the attempt people put in towards polishing their skills, no thing what they are, and knowing the difference between appreciating beauty and objectification.

This piece was originally published in Khabar Feed. Reproduced here past special arrangement.

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Source: http://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/momina-mustehsan-on-coke-studio-of-internalised-misogyny-and-insatiable-tharak-2973740.html

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