Claim: During an interview, television actress Momina Iqbal stated that she is Khwajasira, and her mother disowned her when she found out.
Fact: This claim is false. Momina Iqbal did not say that she is Khwajasira or that her family had disowned her over this, during the interview.
Facebook page Lollywoodnews shared a video (archive) of actress Momina Iqbal during an interview writing, “Momina Iqbal Shemale Hain” [Translation: Momina Iqbal is a shemale].
The video also contains the following text: میں خواجہ سرا ہوں، جب امی کو پتا چلا تو اس نے مجھے گھر سے نکال دیا، مومنہ اقبال روپڑی
[Translation: I am a Khwajasira person. When my mother found out, she threw me out of the house, Momina Iqbal said tearfully.]
Momina Iqbal
Momina Iqbal is a Pakistani television actress who has starred in various drama serials across multiple channels, including Hum TV and Geo. Some of her notable dramas include Ehd-e-Wafa, Tauba, and Grift.
Fact or Fiction?
The claim seemed dubious, as the viral video in the post itself contained no such statements from Iqbal. The video shows her speaking about her strong faith in religion and God, and emphasising how Iqbal and her family pray regularly.
Since the video featured Fuchsia Magazine’s logo, we scoured the entertainment magazine’s YouTube channel for the full interview. The complete interview, shared on 29 August 2022, is available on the publication’s channel. When Soch Fact Check reviewed the full interview, we did not find any instances of Iqbal saying she is Khwajasira or that her family disowned her over it, in this video either.
At 49:35, the interviewer asked Iqbal about her religious beliefs – this is the part of the interview included in the claim being fact-checked. In response, she expressed gratitude to God and spoke about her family’s and her own faith.
Virality
The claim was shared here (archive) on Facebook.
On X, it was shared here (archive).
It was also shared here (archive) on TikTok.
Conclusion: The claim is false. Iqbal did not say that she is a Khwajasira person or claim that her family disowned her for this, at any point in the interview.
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Background image in cover photo: Momina Iqbal
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