Hijab ban
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Al-Qaeda can’t comment on our internal matter: Maken on video on hijab row
Bengaluru: Coming down heavily on Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri for lauding a Karnataka girl who shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ at a mob during the recent protests against the hijab ban, senior Congress leader Ajay…
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Al Qaeda terrorist video: Hindu activists seek probe against Karnataka student
Bengaluru: Following the release of a video by Al Qaeda global terrorist Ayman Al Zawahiri showering praises on B.V. Muskan Khan, a student from Karnataka, the Hindu activists have demanded a probe…
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No exams duty for hijab-wearing teachers, says Karnataka govt
In another blow to hijab-wearing Muslim women in Karnataka, the state government has decided to prohibit teachers who insist on wearing hijabs from exam duty. “As hijab is not allowed inside the…
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Clamp down on hate politics in Karnataka: Intellectuals write to CM
Prominent citizens and intellectuals have written to Karnataka Chief Minister B S Bommai to clamp down on the rising incidents of hate and communal politics in the state. In a letter, the…
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Hijab ban: Karnataka Board SSLC exams begin on Monday
Hubli: Amidst the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka, the SSLC exams for class 10th was conducted by the Karnataka board. Around 8.73 lakh students are appearing for the exams. As per the…
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Hijab ban: 8.73 lakh students to appear for exams in Karnataka
Bengaluru: It is going to be a litmus test for the Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka as 8.73 lakh students will appear for the crucial SSLC (Class 10) exams from Monday amid the…
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Hijab ban: Shed ego, attend exams, Karnataka minister BC Nagesh tells students
Bagalkot: Karnataka Education Minister B.C. Nagesh on Sunday appealed to the students who are insisting on wearing hijab to shed their ego and attend the crucial Class 10 examination. “Leave the ego and…
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Karnataka: As election year nears, state sees deepening of communal divide
Bengaluru: Karnataka is witnessing unprecedented communal polarization before the next Assembly elections scheduled for May 2023. Analysts have raised concerns that it is the first time in the 75 years of the post-independence…
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Hijab ban: Another challenge for Karnataka Education department as exams near
Bengaluru: Karnataka education department, which successfully conducted board exams during the Covid pandemic in the last two years, is now facing the challenge of hijab issue. Against the backdrop of verdict by the…
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Indian hijabi woman becomes student union president in UK university
Sabahat Khan, a hijab-clad woman from Aurangabad, has been elected the student union president of Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. Khan’s presidency comes at a time when India is engulfed…
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Hijab ban: Students, CFI activists hold protest at Jamia Milia
Activists of the Campus Front of India (CFI) and students of the Jamia Milia Islamia University and held an impromptu protest within the premises of the varsity, on Thursday, against the Karnataka…
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Maharashtra college principal alleges harassment over hijab, resigns
A hijab-wearing Muslim woman, the principal of a law college in Maharashtra resigned from her post following harassment for wearing a hijab on the campus. Dr Battull Hammid a hijab-wearing Dawoodi Bohra…
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‘They didn’t come as humans’: Karnataka play insults hijabi women
Udupi: Characters in a Yakshagana play during the Karkala Utsav in Karnataka’s Udupi passed derogatory comments on Muslim women who wear hijabs. In a video that surfaced on Twitter, a character can…
- India
Karnataka: Y-category security for HC judges who gave hijab verdict
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has decided to beef up security for the High Court Judges who are part of the Special Bench that ruled against the plea for allowing Muslim girl students…
- Bangalore
Death threats to Karnataka judges over hijab verdict; 2 arrested
Bengaluru: Two people have been arrested in connection with issuing death threats to the Special Bench judges of the Karnataka High Court who dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the…
