Social Dogmas Embedded in the Standpoint to Hamper Approbation of Feminism in the Human Being as Reflected in Behind the Veil by Rashid Jahan

Abstract

Feminism is the concept that lays the foundation of society. Understanding feminism in true sense is the precondition to sustain it and to sustain feminism is the most vital requisite to build a strong society. After understanding feminism, we can observe that it is violated at different levels. What blurs the understanding of feminism is the custom we follow, and the dogmas we accept incontrovertibly. When we don’t analyze and evaluate dogmas and are completely immersed in those, they tend to lead us towards the harm of humanity; not always but most of the times. Feminism is attacked the most brutally by the dogmas which are built to support patriarchy or male dominance. This picture of society engrossed by the dogmas is reflected at many places in literature. Behind the Veil, originally written in Urdu with the title ‘Parde ke Peeche’, by Rashid Jahan is one of the best example of diminished feminism due to the mist of dogmas. It reveals how feminism is brutally tormented, as everybody seems to be completely engrossed by social dogmas. The present paper attempts a discussion on how feminism is hampered at different levels during this powerful One-Act play- Behind the Veil.