Pakistan's Council of Islamic Ideology triggered outrage when it proposed a ridiculous bill about 'beating wives lightly'.
The council advised that husbands could "lightly" beat their wives for offenses like refusing sex, not dressing as her husband wishes or not bathing after sex or menstruation.
It also prohibits female nurses from taking care of male patients, and bans the presence of women in receptions held for visiting foreign dignitaries.
While the bill evoked widespread derision, photographer Fahhad Rajper made a series of powerful photographs of women called #TryBeatingMeLightly featuring Pakistani women of all ages reacting to the bill.
Scroll below to see the photo series:
#TryBeatingMeLightly, I'll become the destruction you will never forsee.
Adeeqa Lalwani, Digital Storyteller.
#TryBeatingMeLightly and take a punch in the ass!
Amber Zulfiqar, Travel and Lifestyle Blogger.
#TryBeatingMeLightly, you won't survive to see the morning.
Sumbul Usman, Social Media Manager
#TryBeatingMeLightly -- I'll break that hand you raised at me. Remaining damage? I'll leave it upto Allah.
Shagufta Abbas, Doctor
#TryBeatingMeLightly, I will beat you up lightly too, that too in public. I am very particular about gender equality.
Fizza Rahman, Sr Brand Manager.
#TryBeatingMeLightly, and be ready to face the consequences.
Erum Khan, Blogger.
#TryBeatingMeLightly -- Beat me with your intelligence, if you may. Beat me with your wit. Beat me with your smile. Beat me with your kindness. But if you dare to beat me even with a feather, I'd really beat the shit out of you. With love. :)
Sadiya Azhar, Digital Marketer/ Blogger
#TryBeatingMeLightly - I'm the sun. Touch me and I will burn you like hell fire. I am light, you will try, but you can never stop me. You can never contain me. I am the kind of woman they name hurricanes after. I dare you, #TryBeatingMeLightly
Rabya Ahmed, Photo-Blogger
#TryBeatingMeLightly and I'll run a car over you with my 7 years of driving experience!
Priyanka Pahuja, Product Designer turned Digital Marketer
#TryBeatingMeLightly, and you'll regret it for the rest of your miserable life.
Sundus Rasheed, School Teacher/Radio Jockey
