He believes human beings are natural storytellers, which is why a good story is more convincing than a good argument. In Pakistan, however, the movement has seen little success as spectators are often choked with multiple narratives.Īccording to communication scholar Walter Fisher, people are narrative junkies. In the years since the #MeToo movement came to the forefront, powerful men around the world have scrambled for defence as they watched their careers implode. While Rashid’s allegation came with screenshots of her conversation with the singer, Noor put his devotees in a quandary by first accepting his fault and referring to his ‘guilt’ by thanking Rashid for the “wake up call” through messages sent to her from Noor’s wife’s phone then to writing letters to his dead grandmother, and finally to recanting his apology and denying all allegations.
The news sent shockwaves across the country as fans found themselves torn between two possible choices: supporting the brave voice of the victim versus believing the idealistic narrative of their childhood star who was ‘stuck’ in this god-awful situation.
Having grown up listening to singer Ali Noor’s voice as a form of escapism, I was in absolute shock when I first read about journalist Ayesha Binte Rashid’s sexual harassment allegation against him. I was nine-years-old when I first fell in love with Noori’s debut album Suno Ke Main Hoon Jawan.
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