Kannywood actress Rahama Sadau has defended Islam amid backlash she faced on social media over her backless dress.
The 26-year-old in a Twitter thread on Monday condemned the words used by some critics and also thanked those that corrected her privately.
“Salam, it’s sad and unfortunate waking up to series of unexpected messages, tags & trends over the harmless pictures I posted. As a human, I laughed at some, frowned against many & disapproved most. To the most unfortunate event, some of these comments took a different dimension,” she wrote.
“Having mixed followers, bashing each other’s faiths to the extent of creating trends like ‘Assistant Allah’ (subhanallah), raining curses and some tweeting blasphemous words to our Prophet Muhammad (SAW)- this is the height of it and it stands condemnable and regrettable,” the actress added.
Rahama also apologised for the stir her pictures might have caused.
“I remain defender of my Prophet in heart, online and offline. I deeply and sincerely apologize for the unseen circumstances that led to these avoidable, yet regrettable dramas,” she wrote.
Rahama’s career as an actress has been ladened with controversies.
She was only recalled to Kannywood in 2018 after Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje revoked a ban placed on her in 2016 for appearing suggestive in a music video.
