Wonder Woman and Cat women now have a Pakistani counterpart in the pantheon of female superheroes.
The Urdu language show is the brainchild of one of Pakistan's biggest pop star, Haroon - Meet Burka Avenger: a mild-mannered teacher with secret martial arts skills who uses a flowing black burka to hide her identity as she fights local thugs seeking to shut down the girls' school where she works.
Action in the 'Burka Avenger' cartoon series, which is scheduled to start running on Geo TV in early August, is the first South Asian ninja who wields books and pens as weapons. Now who would've thought that coming.
Each one of our episodes is centered around a moral, which sends out strong social messages to kids, But it is cloaked in pure entertainment, laughter, action and adventure.' Rashid said in one of his interview.
What I love is the decision to clothe the superhero in a black burkha. I know a lot of people (less knowledgeable shall we say) view the outfit as a sign of oppression but for me its super nice as many super heroes use masks to hide their identity. I guess when in Rome do as Romans.
What I love is the decision to clothe the superhero in a black burkha. I know a lot of people (less knowledgeable shall we say) view the outfit as a sign of oppression but for me its super nice as many super heroes use masks to hide their identity. I guess when in Rome do as Romans.
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