{"id":217873,"date":"2019-02-25T14:20:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T09:20:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=217873"},"modified":"2019-02-25T15:34:04","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T10:34:04","slug":"muslim-oscar-winner-wasnt-wearning-a-jinnah-cap-after-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/muslim-oscar-winner-wasnt-wearning-a-jinnah-cap-after-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Winner Wasn&#8217;t Wearing a Jinnah Cap After All"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mahershala Ali just won his second Oscar for best supporting actor. The bigger news is that he did so wearing a Jinnah cap, except that it wasn&#8217;t a <em>Jinnah cap<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>While we would have loved for the American actor to have accepted his Oscar in a Jinnah cap, but its time for a truth bomb here. That wasn&#8217;t exactly what happened\u00a0(it&#8217;s like the &#8216;all\u00a0Asians look the same&#8217; debate all over again!).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217881\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217881\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-217881 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mashershala-Ali-Oscar-win.jpg\" alt=\"Mahershala Ali accepts Oscar from Daniel Craig\" width=\"763\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mashershala-Ali-Oscar-win.jpg 763w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mashershala-Ali-Oscar-win-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mashershala-Ali-Oscar-win-561x407.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mashershala-Ali-Oscar-win-364x264.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mashershala-Ali-Oscar-win-758x550.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mashershala-Ali-Oscar-win-608x441.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mashershala-Ali-Oscar-win-66x48.jpg 66w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mashershala-Ali-Oscar-win-132x96.jpg 132w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 763px) 100vw, 763px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217881\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: buzzfeed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The hat that Ali wore is called the &#8216;<em>Sharina<\/em>&#8216; by Gigi Burris. The hat is something between a bowling cap and a <em>Karakul\u00a0<\/em>(sounds ethnic I know).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistani-new-movies-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistani New Movies to Look Forward to in 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>You&#8217;re probably thinking well if its a little like <em>Karakul,<\/em>\u00a0does that count? Of course, it doesn&#8217;t! It does match the headgear of another Pakistani leader though.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is BuzzFeed calling Mahershala Ali&#39;s hat a Jinnah Cap, when it&#39;s so obviously a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TahirulQadri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TahirulQadri<\/a> cap? Case closed. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PuFafSTCcN\">https:\/\/t.co\/PuFafSTCcN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirza9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mirza9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y7QT5vUMxY\">pic.twitter.com\/Y7QT5vUMxY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fahad Desmukh (@desmukh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/desmukh\/status\/1099934929817911296?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Some people pointed out that this was a beanie (its not). Still a hat crime, but not as big as calling it a Jinnah cap.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_217880\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217880\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-217880 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie.jpg\" alt=\"Rapper Snoop Dog in a beanie\" width=\"620\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie.jpg 620w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie-384x216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie-561x315.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie-608x341.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie-86x48.jpg 86w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Snoop-Dog-in-a-beanie-171x96.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-217880\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image Source: CTV News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>That&#8217;s what a beanie looks like fam. Well in their defense, a sharina is a modified beanie. Modified but still not a beanie.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This dude is right &#8211; it&#39;s a &#39;sharina&#39; cap. Sorry <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuzzFeed?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BuzzFeed<\/a> that you had to issue a correction that it was a Jinnah cap, but it clearly isn&#39;t. It&#39;s a sharina cap <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8nJjjGPaqv\">https:\/\/t.co\/8nJjjGPaqv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rp0KDkO0NP\">https:\/\/t.co\/rp0KDkO0NP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shaheryar Mirza (@mirza9) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mirza9\/status\/1099938350604185601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-217882\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image.jpg\" alt=\"Mahershala Ali\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-192x108.jpg 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-384x216.jpg 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-561x314.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-758x424.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-608x340.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-86x48.jpg 86w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/featured-image-171x96.jpg 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That is what a Jinnah cap looks like. We think Mahershala Ali got his eyebrows raised here &#8216;<em>like how you got that confused?&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>What is a Jinnah Cap<\/h3>\n<p><em>Karakul<\/em> is a specific type of hat made in Asia and Africa from the wool of a <em>Karakul<\/em> sheep<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Karakul<\/em>&#8216;s Kashmiri variation later came to be known as the <em>Jinnah cap<\/em> after the founder of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>Afghans also wear a <em>Karakul<\/em> with a pointier top. The Afghan president Hamid Karzai was often seen\u00a0sporting one (how do all Asians look the same to you when even our hats are different!).<\/p>\n<h3>How Did You Mess This Up?<\/h3>\n<p>Mahershala Ali is an African American actor who won his first Oscar for best supporting actor in <em>Moonlight<\/em>. He became the first\u00a0Muslim American to win an Oscar.<\/p>\n<p>By winning an Oscar for best supporting actor in <em>Green Book<\/em> he became the second African American to win multiple\u00a0Oscars after Denzel Washington. He also became the first\u00a0African American to win two Oscars for\u00a0best Supporting Actor.<\/p>\n<p>Now given how he&#8217;s African American and how they have <em>Karakul<\/em> hats in Africa that&#8217;s understandable. But a Jinnah cap? That&#8217;s a stretch alright.<\/p>\n<p><em>via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/sheridanwatson\/mahershala-ali-wore-a-beanie-to-oscars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Buzzfeed<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mahershala Ali just won his second Oscar for best supporting actor. The bigger news is that he did so wearing a Jinnah cap, except that it wasn&#8217;t a Jinnah cap. While we would have loved for the American actor to have accepted his Oscar in a Jinnah cap, but its time for a truth bomb here. 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