Hijab ban
- India
Students, teachers asked to remove hijab following Karnataka HC’s order
Students and teachers of Rotary Educational Society School Mandya, were forced to abandon their hijab before entering the institute. This instance was followed by the Karnataka high court’s temporary order directing students…
- Hyderabad
Women of Hyderabad stand in support of hijabi students in Karnataka
Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing hijab controversy still raging in Karnataka, and the state high court’s refusal to grant temporary relief, several women in Hyderabad held protest in solidarity to support the Karnataka…
- India
Hijab not essential to Islam like turbans for Sikhs: Kerala Guv
New Delhi: Amid the ongoing hijab controversy, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Saturday said that the hijab is not an essential part of Islam in the manner say a turban was…
- Top Stories
Hijab row: Section 144 imposed around schools in Udupi till Feb 19
Mangaluru: The Udupi district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in areas around all high schools in the district from Monday till February 19. The move comes as…
- Opinions
Hijab — choice or not?
By Maleeha Fatima I do not speak for all Muslim women, but for many of us, in whatever Institution we go to for higher education in this country, we often find ourselves…
- India
Hijab row: 2 cops suspended in Rajasthan for sharing objectionable social media post
Jaipur: A Rajasthan Police constable and an assistant sub-inspector of traffic police were suspended for allegedly posting and circulating an objectionable post on social media related to hijab, police said Saturday. Constable…
- India
Hijab row: India replies after US remarks on Hijab ban in Karnataka
In the midst of global outrage over the hijab controversy, India said today that motivated remarks on domestic problems are not acceptable. Muslim students in numerous institutions in Karnataka are requesting that…
- India
US criticizes Hijab ban in Karnataka
United States government body that monitors and reports on religious freedom throughout the world has slammed Karnataka in the midst of a controversy over Muslim students’ choice to wear hijab on campus.…
- India
Parents object to Jaipur college asking Muslim students not to wear hijab
Jaipur: The family members of some Muslim students of a private college in Rajasthan’s Jaipur district raised an objection on Friday when the college administration asked the girls to attend classes in…
- India
‘Won’t take off our hijab’: Students protest at AMU over Karnataka hijab row
Students at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Friday demonstrated against the Karnataka government’s ban on hijab in educational institutions. The students, the majority of whom wore hijabs, shouted slogans and demanded the…
- India
Hijab row: Karnataka HC restrains students from wearing hijab, saffron shawls within classrooms
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court, in its interim order pending considerations of all petitions related to the Hijab row, has requested the state government to reopen educational institutions and restrained all the…
- India
Hijab row: Protesting girls’ info shared, parents lodge complaint
Mangaluru: Parents of six Muslim girl students, who are protesting for their right to wear hijab at the pre-university college in Udupi, have lodged a complaint with the police that the personal…
- India
Hijab row: Don’t spread these things to larger level, says SC
New Delhi: Chief Justice N.V. Ramana on Friday orally told the counsel of a petitioner, challenging the Karnataka High Court interim order in the Hijab matter, to think whether it is proper…
- India
Members of AISA stage protest over Karnataka hijab row; detained
New Delhi: The Left-affiliated All India Students’ Association (AISA) staged a protest outside the Karnataka Bhawan here on Thursday in solidarity with the Muslim students of the southern state over the issue…
- India
Hijab row: Protest at Shaheen Bagh in solidarity with Karnataka Muslim girls
Muslims of Shaheen Bagh took to the streets on Wednesday in a protest against the hijab diktat in government pre-university colleges in Karnataka. In the peaceful protest on the streets of Delhi,…
