{"id":26194,"date":"2019-01-19T13:40:04","date_gmt":"2019-01-19T08:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=26194"},"modified":"2019-01-19T13:40:04","modified_gmt":"2019-01-19T08:10:04","slug":"viral-picture-claims-sania-mirza-dresses-freely-in-india-but-wears-a-hijab-in-pakistan-whats-the-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-picture-claims-sania-mirza-dresses-freely-in-india-but-wears-a-hijab-in-pakistan-whats-the-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Viral picture claims Sania Mirza dresses freely in India, but wears a Hijab in Pakistan. What&#8217;s the truth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;\u091c\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947 \u092e\u0947 \u0921\u0930 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u094b #\u0938\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902_\u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u0947\u0902\u0964 (Those who feel fearful about living in India should see Sania Mirza and contemplate -translated)&#8221;<\/em> is a text blurb posted by a Facebook page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ImwithTarekFateh\/photos\/a.2068504310043794\/2421453044748917\/?type=3&amp;__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAvxcfgSZ_6e_srCBYXVpW0f2kD7mmjtZ3NsVuGcHuxtflggNEhGRZZZSzxTL1OfyettyUWLQq-hSUxD2JKMkyBNrvBQ9buvF7bfVlVSX_UqvjqDdxvQna9ijxfkqAUR7mwxjDkjUZ5RdOmOKZc9DP7PGSF7fSQLb3OAfqQucOPNOMcqZm326spZsWAfWw5qzVb-l0IcDzgONtM-fdmmw2NR0bM4ilmEilG2rvjqCsKeE0wFAL2tY114qLBA7Oi3madF6kXnWGSOgbDGB4YlNiKh5qxmdPwnwjAxkRkkXRmIqRT2tc1S0L1Az165-Rl8INk0Q&amp;__tn__=H-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Tarek Fateh Fan club<\/em><\/a> along with a side-by-side comparison of images featuring tennis player Sania Mirza. In this viral meme, the image on the left features Sania Mirza in modern clothing, while she is donning a hijab in the image on the right. The post suggests that while Mirza dresses freely in India, she has to don conservative clothing when in Pakistan, and therefore those people who claim that they are &#8216;fearful&#8217; in India should contemplate. At the time of writing this article, it has been shared close to 7000 times.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26197\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1040\" height=\"1258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_682.jpg 1040w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_682-248x300.jpg 248w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_682-768x929.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_682-847x1024.jpg 847w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_682-990x1198.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1040px) 100vw, 1040px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BharatiyaYuvaShaktee\/photos\/a.301035737294268\/360397868024721\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Bharatiya Yuva Shaktee<\/em><\/a>, a Facebook page has also shared the image with the identical narrative. Few more individuals on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/str\/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B+%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82+%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82\/keywords_blended_posts?epa=SEARCH_BOX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;vertical=default&amp;q=%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82&amp;src=typd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> have shared the image.<\/p>\n<h1>Image from Saudi Arabia<\/h1>\n<p>Alt News used Google reverse image and found that the photo of Mirza donning a hijab was clicked during her trip to Saudi Arabia and NOT Pakistan. An article published by <a href=\"http:\/\/specials.rediff.com\/sports\/2006\/nov\/09celeb.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rediff<\/em><\/a> on November 9, 2006 titled, <em>&#8220;Spotted! Sania Mirza in a hijab&#8221;<\/em>. According to the article, Sania Mirza was clicked during her visit to Mecca for Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26211\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_685.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1529\" height=\"994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_685.jpg 1529w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_685-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_685-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_685-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_685-130x86.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_685-990x644.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_685-1320x858.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1529px) 100vw, 1529px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mirza was seen cladding a hijab during the same pilgrimage in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BitiDUzlH-9\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2018<\/a>. Alt News could not find any pictures of Mirza in a hijab during her visits to Pakistan. It must also be noted that she has been spotted in western clothing, similar to what she would wear in India, on several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=t96d8vY1zjs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">occasions<\/a> in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ayeshaOmer23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ayeshaOmer23<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MirzaSania?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MirzaSania<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PSLT20?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PSLT20<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HBLPSL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HBLPSL<\/a><br \/>\nThese two more charming &amp; lovely\ud83d\ude18\ud83d\ude18\ud83d\ude18<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KarachiKings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KarachiKings<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Karachi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Karachi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mPga9bwQmm\">pic.twitter.com\/mPga9bwQmm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Muala Jutt \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 (@BeingAtharAli_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BeingAtharAli_\/status\/697045479251648512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Image of Sania Mirza donning a hijab during her visit to Saudi Arabia for Umrah was passed off on social media as that of Pakistan and was compared with a photograph of Sania Mirza dressed in a t-shirt and jeans during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oneindia.com\/photos\/indian-tennis-star-sania-mirza-launching-new-product-of-volini-spray-55714.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">launch event<\/a> of Volini spray in India. This claim was earlier debunked by <em><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/news\/fake-alert-sania-mirza-wears-hijab-when-in-pakistan\/articleshow\/67583737.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times Fact Check<\/a>.<\/em> Several images of Mirza in Pakistan are available on the internet and none of them suggest that she is required to wear a hijab there. The narrative about Mirza forced to wear hijab in Pakistan is false and misleading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;\u091c\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947 \u092e\u0947 \u0921\u0930 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u094b #\u0938\u093e\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902_\u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0947\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u094b\u091a\u0947\u0902\u0964 (Those who feel fearful about living in India should see Sania Mirza and contemplate -translated)&#8221; is a text blurb posted by a Facebook page Tarek Fateh Fan club along with a side-by-side comparison of images featuring tennis player Sania Mirza. 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