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==Controversies==
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After the arrest of Safoora Zargar, several people on social media started sharing unrelated images and screen captures from videos falsely claimed to be Zagar.<ref name=Alt-06May20>{{cite news |first1=Pooja |last1=Chaudhuri |title=Unrelated image, pornographic photo shared to target JMI scholar Safoora Zargar |url=https://www.altnews.in/unrelated-image-pornographic-photo-shared-to-target-jmi-scholar-safoora-zargar/ |accessdate=21 May 2020 |work=[[Alt News]] |date=6 May 2020}}</ref> She was three months pregnant at the time of her arrest.
After the arrest of Safoora Zargar, several people on social media started sharing unrelated images and screen captures from videos falsely claimed to be Zagar.<ref name=Alt-06May20>{{cite news |first1=Pooja |last1=Chaudhuri |title=Unrelated image, pornographic photo shared to target JMI scholar Safoora Zargar |url=https://www.altnews.in/unrelated-image-pornographic-photo-shared-to-target-jmi-scholar-safoora-zargar/ |accessdate=21 May 2020 |work=[[Alt News]] |date=6 May 2020}}</ref> She was three months pregnant at the time of her arrest.
The most viral allegation which targeted her pregnancy alleged that she was pregnant by Hindus at Shaheen Bagh. The people shared a couple sex video claiming that Safoora Zargar was in the video, but the fact checking website [[Alt News]], revealed that all the allegations made were fake and baseless.<ref name="bbc21May2020"/> The video was taken from [[Pornhub]] and the woman in the video was PornHub model Selena Banks.<ref name=Alt-07May20>{{cite news |first1=Pooja |last1=Chaudhuri |title=Porn clip shared on social media falsely associating it with JMI activist Safoora Zargar |url=https://www.altnews.in/porn-clip-shared-on-social-media-falsely-associating-it-with-jmi-activist-safoora-zargar/ |accessdate=31 May 2020 |work=[[Alt News]] |date=7 May 2020}}</ref>
The most viral allegation which targeted her pregnancy alleged that she got pregnant at Shaheen Bagh. The people shared a couple sex video claiming that Safoora Zargar was in the video, but the fact checking website [[Alt News]], revealed that all the allegations made were fake and baseless.<ref name="bbc21May2020"/> The video was taken from [[Pornhub]] and the woman in the video was PornHub model Selena Banks.<ref name=Alt-07May20>{{cite news |first1=Pooja |last1=Chaudhuri |title=Porn clip shared on social media falsely associating it with JMI activist Safoora Zargar |url=https://www.altnews.in/porn-clip-shared-on-social-media-falsely-associating-it-with-jmi-activist-safoora-zargar/ |accessdate=31 May 2020 |work=[[Alt News]] |date=7 May 2020}}</ref>


Many other social media posts targeting Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) scholar and activist Safoora Zargar for her marital status and pregnancy were doing the rounds, with people claiming that she was unmarried and that her pregnancy was discovered when she was lodged in Tihar Jail.<ref name="bbc21May2020"/> [[The Quint]] fact checked all the allegations, which were revealed to be fake.<ref name="quint2">{{cite news |first1=Himanshi |last1=Dahiya |title='Unwed & Pregnant': Trolls Target Safoora Zargar With Fake Claims |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/unwed-and-pregnant-trolls-target-safoora-zargar-with-fake-claims |accessdate=21 May 2020 |work=[[The Quint]] |date=7 May 2020}}</ref> It has been suggested that the online campaigns against her were [[misogyny]]<ref name="thehindu-6May2020"/><ref name="thequint1"/> and Islamophobia.<ref name="thequint1">{{cite news |first1=Devika |last1=Mittal |title=Why 'Propaganda' Against Safoora Is A Step Back for Women's Rights |url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/women/safoora-zargar-jamia-millia-islamia-anti-caa-patriarchy-misogyny-women-harassment |accessdate=21 May 2020 |work=[[The Quint]] |date=9 May 2020}}</ref> Delhi Police haven't taken any action against the online vilification campaigns and trolls yet.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news |first1=Rahiba R. |last1=Parveen |title=Jailed anti-CAA activist Safoora Zargar trolled, Delhi police take no action |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/may/08/jailed-anti-caa-activist-safoora-zargar-trolled-delhi-police-take-no-action-2140654.html |accessdate=21 May 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=8 May 2020}}</ref>
Many other social media posts targeting Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) scholar and activist Safoora Zargar for her marital status and pregnancy were doing the rounds, with people claiming that she was unmarried and that her pregnancy was discovered when she was lodged in Tihar Jail.<ref name="bbc21May2020"/> [[The Quint]] fact checked all the allegations, which were revealed to be fake.<ref name="quint2">{{cite news |first1=Himanshi |last1=Dahiya |title='Unwed & Pregnant': Trolls Target Safoora Zargar With Fake Claims |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/unwed-and-pregnant-trolls-target-safoora-zargar-with-fake-claims |accessdate=21 May 2020 |work=[[The Quint]] |date=7 May 2020}}</ref> It has been suggested that the online campaigns against her were [[misogyny]]<ref name="thehindu-6May2020"/><ref name="thequint1"/> and Islamophobia.<ref name="thequint1">{{cite news |first1=Devika |last1=Mittal |title=Why 'Propaganda' Against Safoora Is A Step Back for Women's Rights |url=https://www.thequint.com/voices/women/safoora-zargar-jamia-millia-islamia-anti-caa-patriarchy-misogyny-women-harassment |accessdate=21 May 2020 |work=[[The Quint]] |date=9 May 2020}}</ref> Delhi Police haven't taken any action against the online vilification campaigns and trolls yet.<ref name="newindianexpress">{{cite news |first1=Rahiba R. |last1=Parveen |title=Jailed anti-CAA activist Safoora Zargar trolled, Delhi police take no action |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/delhi/2020/may/08/jailed-anti-caa-activist-safoora-zargar-trolled-delhi-police-take-no-action-2140654.html |accessdate=21 May 2020 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=8 May 2020}}</ref>

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Safoora Zargar
File:Safoora Zargar.jpg
Pronunciation(Urdu) صفورا زرگر
(Hindi) सफ़ुरा ज़रगर
Born1993 (age 30–31)
Kishtwar
NationalityIndian
EducationB.A, Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University MA, M.Phil, JMI
Alma materDelhi University
Known forbeing arrested as a result of taking part in the Citizenship Amendment Act protests
SpouseSaboor Ahmed Sirwal[1]
Parent
  • Shabir Hussain Zargar (father)
FamilySameeya Zargar (sister)[2]

Safoora Zargar (born 1993) is an Indian student activist leader from Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, best known for her role in the Citizenship Amendment Act protests.[3][4][5] She is a M.Phill student of Jamia Millia Islamia and media coordinator of the Jamia Coordination Committee.[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Zargar was born in 1993 in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.[6] Her father was a government employee.[1] She moved to Delhi in 1998 with her family, when her father was posted in neighbouring Faridabad, part of National Capital Region (NCR).[6] When she was five, at school in Dehli, she was the only Muslim in her class.[6] According to Zagar in 2018, the attitude that some people had towards her when she was at school in Dehli at the age of five was: "You are a terrorist, go back to Pakistan".[6]

She graduated with a B.A. from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University,[7][6] she did an M.A. in sociology at Jamia Millia Islamia (New Delhi),[6][1] and in 2019 started an M.Phil in sociology with special focus on urban studies at Jamia Millia Islamia.[8][1]

As of 2020, her father is retired, and her mother a home-maker.[1] She has a sister Sameeya.[8][9]

Political activism

In 2020, she joined anti-CAA protests in Delhi. She was arrested by Delhi Police on 13 April, with police claiming she was among those who organised an anti-CAA protest and road blockade under the Jafrabad Metro station in Delhi on 22–23 February.[10][11]

Delhi police have said that the violence was a pre-meditated conspiracy and all arrests have been made based on scientific and forensic evidence.[12] Safoora is also charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).[13]

She is being held in Tihar Jail. This is an overcrowded prison, and to protect her and her unborn baby from COVID-19, she is held in solitary confinement.[4] According to a report of The Hindu, "A high-powered committee headed by a Delhi High Court judge directed DG (Prisons) to ensure that adequate medical assistance is provided to Zargar". The report also states that she was arrested in connection with North East Delhi riots.[14]

Controversies

After the arrest of Safoora Zargar, several people on social media started sharing unrelated images and screen captures from videos falsely claimed to be Zagar.[15] She was three months pregnant at the time of her arrest. The most viral allegation which targeted her pregnancy alleged that she got pregnant at Shaheen Bagh. The people shared a couple sex video claiming that Safoora Zargar was in the video, but the fact checking website Alt News, revealed that all the allegations made were fake and baseless.[8] The video was taken from Pornhub and the woman in the video was PornHub model Selena Banks.[16]

Many other social media posts targeting Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) scholar and activist Safoora Zargar for her marital status and pregnancy were doing the rounds, with people claiming that she was unmarried and that her pregnancy was discovered when she was lodged in Tihar Jail.[8] The Quint fact checked all the allegations, which were revealed to be fake.[9] It has been suggested that the online campaigns against her were misogyny[14][17] and Islamophobia.[17] Delhi Police haven't taken any action against the online vilification campaigns and trolls yet.[18]

Personal life

Zagar was interviewed in May 2018. She was described as wearing a tee-shirt and combat trousers, as lacking typical Kashmiri features, or a Kashmiri accent. She was comfortable speaking Hindi. She said that she usually did not reveal that she was Kashmiri because "People tend to judge me or look at me differently the moment I talk about my Kashmiri identity."[6]

In 2018, Safoora Zargar married Saboor Ahmed Sirwal in Kishtwar.[1] It was an arranged marriage.[1] When she was interviewed in May 2018, she said that she planned to get married in September.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Pasha, Seemi (11 May 2020). "We Have Pinned Our Hopes on the Judiciary': Jailed Student Safoora Zargar's Husband". The Wire. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  2. ^ Sharma, Jeevan Prakash (5 May 2020). "Allow Us To Talk To Her Once A Day: Sister Of Arrested And Pregnant Jamia Student". Outlook. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Covid-19 Pandemic: Crackdown On Dissent Putting Lives At Immediate Risk In India". Amnesty International India. 1 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c Singh, Valay (28 April 2020). "India: Charged with anti-terror law, pregnant woman sent to jail". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Those booked by police under draconian laws". National Herald. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Bahl, Advitya (19 May 2018). "Delhi: In search of a home". DNA India. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ Shaban, Sadiq (11 May 2020). "Concerns grow around Safoora's continued imprisonment in India". Gulf News. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d Pandey, Geeta (12 May 2020). "India Coronavirus: Pregnant student Safoora Zargar at risk in jail". BBC News. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. ^ a b Dahiya, Himanshi (7 May 2020). "'Unwed & Pregnant': Trolls Target Safoora Zargar With Fake Claims". The Quint. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. ^ Shankar, Aranya; Singh, Pritam Pal (8 May 2020). "Pregnant Jamia student in jail for three weeks, family says believe in judiciary". The Indian Express. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Delhi riots: Pregnant Jamia student Safoora Zargar in Tihar Jail for three weeks, family still hopeful". Moneycontrol.com. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  12. ^ Nanjappa, Vicky (25 April 2020). "Umar Khalid, Safoora Zargar, PFI, student activists and the one link to Delhi riots". Oneindia. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  13. ^ Khan, Fatima (4 May 2020). "As arrested and pregnant Jamia student is slandered online, husband keeps faith in judiciary". ThePrint. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Ensure medical aid to Safoora Zargar, panel tells DG (Prisons)". The Hindu. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  15. ^ Chaudhuri, Pooja (6 May 2020). "Unrelated image, pornographic photo shared to target JMI scholar Safoora Zargar". Alt News. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  16. ^ Chaudhuri, Pooja (7 May 2020). "Porn clip shared on social media falsely associating it with JMI activist Safoora Zargar". Alt News. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  17. ^ a b Mittal, Devika (9 May 2020). "Why 'Propaganda' Against Safoora Is A Step Back for Women's Rights". The Quint. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  18. ^ Parveen, Rahiba R. (8 May 2020). "Jailed anti-CAA activist Safoora Zargar trolled, Delhi police take no action". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special%3ADiff%2F959966167

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