Abstract
A hype of feminism and gender equality is highly trending in Pakistan these days which has created several unanswered questions that how to deal with the calls demanded in these feminism campaigns. During these times, a purely gender based drama called ‘Mere Pass Tum Ho’ got released which showed different gender identities are practiced in our society that are usually not addressed. In this research, the gender based dialogues of the drama have been studied which have impacted the audience very much. It also highlights the Islamic perspective of feminism that how women have been graced with their fundamental rights and its practice contemporary society. To analyze these dialogues, an approach of Critical Discourse Analysis has been used with Van Leeuwen’s Framework “Representing Social Action”. The findings of the study show that the dominant characters of the drama have more cognitive approaches while dominated characters possess affective and perceptive reactions. It is also recommended to conduct quantitative survey to analyze audience perception of the drama.
Tahir Mahmood, Noor Fatima, Rukhsana Faiz. (2021) Feminism of Misogyny as Islamic Tradition: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Muslims’ Gender Representation in Pakistani Drama Serial, Pakistan Journal of Islamic Research, Volume No. 22, 01.
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