LAHORE: Meesha Shafi’s explosive accusation of sexual harassment against Pakistan’s popular singer-actor Ali Zafar has propelled a sort of #MeToo movement in Pakistan with more women coming forward to share their own stories of harassment and abuse.
One of the pioneers of the #MeToo movement in Hollywood and one of the first to come forward with their accusations against Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, Rose McGowan, in a Twitter support extended her support to Meesha.
Sharing the link to a local media outlet, McGowan, wrote, ” A heroine for our times. I stand with Meesha Shafi.”
A heroine for our times. I stand with Meesha Shafi. https://t.co/ddWbzKdjSx
— rose mcgowan (@rosemcgowan) April 21, 2018
Meesha thanked the actor for her support by sharing a screenshot of the tweet on her social media.
A post shared by Meesha Shafi (@meesha.shafi) on Apr 21, 2018 at 3:53pm PDT
With so many women, including Armeena Khan and Ayesha Omar coming forward with their own stories of harassment, could Pakistan be heading for a #MeToo movement also? But the real question still remains: are we ready for it or not?