{"id":13299,"date":"2025-07-11T12:05:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T12:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=13299"},"modified":"2025-07-11T12:05:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T12:05:33","slug":"raise-girls-to-be-independent-so-they-can-navigate-life-on-their-own-ahsan-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=13299","title":{"rendered":"Raise girls to be independent so they can navigate life on their own: Ahsan Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Actor and television host Ahsan Khan spoke about the importance of raising daughters with strength and independence. In an interview with FUCHSIA Magazine, Khan shared his perspective as a father and reflected on the different challenges that sons and daughters face while growing up, especially in Pakistan\u2019s cultural context.<\/p>\n<p>He began by observing that \u201cmany people don\u2019t invest in their women to help them grow.\u201d Khan advised, \u201cRaise girls to be independent so they can navigate life on their own.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the Udaari actor was quick to clarify: \u201cThis doesn\u2019t mean she should abandon her values, culture, or religion. A woman who is aware will live her life more sensibly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Khan maintained that women should be made self-reliant not only for personal development, but also to deal with life\u2019s difficulties. \u201cI have seen a lot of women suffer when they don\u2019t have a man in their lives,\u201d he reasoned. \u201cWhen someone leaves them or passes away, they don\u2019t even know how to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He emphasised that daughters should be taught emotional resilience as well as practical knowledge. \u201cIndependence makes you stronger,\u201d he said, urging parents to raise women who can carry on with dignity even in the absence of a man.<\/p>\n<p>Anticipating potential criticism, Khan was clear in stating that his views are not based on modern or \u201cWestern\u201d ideals. \u201cI\u2019m not talking about modernity,\u201d he said, before referring to examples from Islamic history to back his position.<\/p>\n<p>Citing Hazrat Khadija (RA), the first wife of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Khan said, \u201cThe very first person who significantly supported our religion was Hazrat Khadija, through her wealth and herself. She was an independent woman.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe knew what she was doing. She recognised the Prophet (PBUH), understood him, and made life easier for him,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He reiterated, \u201cI\u2019m not talking about some modern, Western idea. I\u2019m talking about something deeply religious \u2014 that women need to be independent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Off the screen, Khan has frequently rallied for women\u2019s rights. In 2016, He joined the White Ribbon Campaign, a global initiative to end violence against women. \u201cEngaging men and boys is a major tool to eradicate violence against women and girls \u2026 Gradually transforming their behaviour will help eradicate violence,\u201d said the actor.<\/p>\n<p>Have something to add to the story? Share it in the comments below.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor and television host Ahsan Khan spoke about the importance of raising daughters with strength and independence. In an interview with FUCHSIA Magazine, Khan shared his perspective as a father and reflected on the different challenges that sons and daughters face while growing up, especially in Pakistan\u2019s cultural context. He began by observing that \u201cmany [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13299"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13299\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}