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Dear Indian Express
I feel sorry to write that your journalists are out there to misinterpret events and present them in a distorted manner just to make some sensational headlines The news about upcoming singer Nahid Afreen has been prepared without proper research and investigation It was very sad to see that your journalists dont even know the difference between fatwa and appeal 
A fatwa is a nonbinding legal opinion issued only by a qualified jurist Mufti on a request by someone who is unable to understand religious guidelines whereas the leaflet that is being circulated and presented as Fatwa is just a hard copy of an appeal signed by  men who believe in religious practices The merit of appeal can be discussed on many grounds and in many dimensions but first and foremost an appeal can not be called a legal opinion Fatwa 
We expect apology from your side for such a mistake