Kerala medical students taught gender politics in classroom divided with curtain for both sexes

An Islamist group conducted classes on ‘gender politics’ for a section of students in the medical college here by making male and female students sit separately dividing the area with a curtain. 

Photograph shared by office-bearer of the group which conducted the class

Kerala state is witnessing another controversy over gender equality. The controversy erupted in the state over an Islamist group conducting classes on ‘gender politics’ for a section of students in the medical college here by making male and female students sit separately. As per the arrangements made, the sitting area for male and female students was divided by a curtain.

Social media post stirred controversy

The issue came to light after an office-bearer of the group which conducted the class posted a photograph of the same on social media. Stating that class was conducted upon everyone’s agreement, the office-bearer, who posted the photo on social media, said the expenses of the classes were borne by the group which was of the view that they can put up a screen or curtain as they wished for segregating the two sexes.

“Just show your frustration and go babies,” the office-bearer posted on Facebook reacting to criticism of the incident.

Nothing wrong?

The incident caught many eyeballs over social media and the act was widely condemned widely. As the incident was condemned widely and received many hate comments on social media, the group defended its action saying there was nothing wrong with a curtain being put up segregating the students on the basis of their sex.

The Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad, a progressive people science movement in the state, condemned the incident.

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