Hijab ban
- India
Hijab ban: Karnataka govt to consider re-exams for some Muslim girls
The Karnataka government may reconsider allowing a few Muslim students to appear for practical and pre-final exams as they were barred from classes after the government imposed a statewide ban on hijab…
- India
Hijab ban: Karate champion Aliya Assadi says ‘not treated with dignity’
One among the six Muslim students, Aliya Assadi, whose petition demanding headscarves to be allowed in educational institutions, was dismissed by the Karnataka high court on Tuesday, stated that the Hijabi Muslims…
- Opinions
Opinion: The Karnataka HC’s Hijab ruling shows a larger design
By Maleeha Fatima Hyderabad: It is indeed tempting to label the Karnataka high court’s ruling that favored a ban on the Hijab, imposed by colleges in Karnataka, as an unlawful act or…
- India
Hijab ban: US House Foreign Affairs Committee chairperson calls Karnataka HC’s verdict disappointing
Washington: The US House Foreign Affairs Committee chairperson Gregory Meeks on Thursday expressed his disappointment over the Karnataka High Court’s verdict on wearing Hijab in educational institutions saying that the decision will…
- India
‘Hijab is our dignity’ graffiti surfaces in Karnataka, removed by officials
Ballari: A day after the Karnataka High Court dismissed a batch of petitions from some Muslim girls seeking permission to wear hijab inside classrooms, graffiti surfaced in a few government education institutions…
- India
Hijab ban: Muslims shut shops, girls protest against Karnataka HC judgment
Following the verdict of the Karnataka high court over the hijab row, a number of protests by Muslims have broken out across the state against the “unconstitutional” judgment. The HC on Tuesday…
- India
Karnataka HC’s verdict to uphold hijab ban is deplorable: IAMC
The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India’s pluralist and tolerant ethos, today strongly and unequivocally condemned the Karnataka High Court’s verdict to uphold the discriminatory ban…
- India
Hijab row: Will fight the high court’s judgment, say students
After the Karnataka high court dismissed the hijab row petition put forth by the female Muslim petitioners from Udupi, hijab-clad students on Tuesday said that they will not go to college without…
- India
Hijab ban: Hundreds of Muslim girls to miss crucial exams following HC’s judgment
The Karnataka high court on Wednesday passed its judgement over the hijab row upholding the ban on hijab putting at stake the future of over 230 hijabi Muslim girls, who choose to…
- India
Hijab ban: NCW chief welcomes Karnataka High Court’s verdict
New Delhi: National Commission for Women chairperson Rekha Sharma on Tuesday welcomed the decision of Karnataka High Court on Hijab ban, saying that students must follow the dress code prescribed inside an…
- India
Hijab ban: Omar, Mehbooba ‘disappointed’ over Karnataka HC’s verdict
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday called the Karnataka high court’s decision upholding ban on entry of girls into government schools wearing hijab, “disappointing”. “Very…
- India
Hijab Row: Case booked against Rana Ayyub by right-wing groups in Karnataka
The Karnataka police in Dharwad on Saturday registered an FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub for allegedly labelling those involved in harassing Hijab clad students as “Hindu terrorists.” The FIR was registered under…
- India
Hijab row: Protests erupt across US in solidarity with Muslim women
A number of cities in the United States of America (USA) witnessed pro-hijab protests by people in large numbers, over the ongoing controversy that has been raging in the state of Karnataka…
- India
Mysuru: College cancels uniform rule to allow Muslim girls to wear hijab
A private college in Karnataka on Saturday struck out its rules over uniforms to allow Muslim students to attend classes with hijab. “Four students refused to attend classes without the hijab and…
- India
Hijab row: Muslim students in Karnataka stand firm on their decision
Bengaluru: Girl students in many parts of Karnataka were denied entry into their respective educational institutions on Saturday as they arrived in Hijabs, despite a court order, as the issue showed no…
