Hijab
- Bangalore
Karnataka Waqf Board to establish women’s colleges across all districts
Karnataka Waqf Board announced a major decision to establish women’s colleges across districts of the state. This initiative aims to reintegrate Muslim girls into the educational system after many were forced to…
- Entertainment
Enjoyed Maldives wearing Abayas, snorkeled in Hijab: Sana Khan
Mumbai: Former television actress Sana Khan, who left the entertainment industry in 2020 for spiritual reasons, is back in the headlines as her old photos from a 2021 Maldives trip resurface on…
- Bangalore
Hijab, anti-national forces still active in Karnataka: Basavaraj Bommai
Dakshina Kannada: Reacting to the withholding of the ‘Best Principal Award’ to the Kundapura principal, former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Hijab and anti-national forces are still active in the…
- India
Students barred from entering UP college over hijab
Hyderabad: In an incident reported from Uttar Pradesh on August 12, a few intermediate students were barred from entering the college as they wore the hijab. The incident occurred at the Janta…
- India
Ban on burqa, hijab, naqab: SC to hear students’ plea of against HC verdict
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said it has listed for hearing on August 9 a plea challenging the verdict of the Bombay High Court which had upheld a decision of…
- India
SC to hear plea against HC verdict upholding ban on hijab, burqa in college
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it has ordered listing of a plea challenging the verdict of the Bombay High Court which had upheld a decision of a Mumbai college…
- India
After hijab ban, Mumbai college bars students from wearing T-shirts, torn jeans
Mumbai: A city-based college, which has been in news for imposing a ban on hijab, has now also barred students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, “revealing” dresses and jerseys, or a dress…
- World
Sri Lanka withholds exam results of 70 Muslim students over hijab
The Examinations Department in Sri Lanka has withheld the exam results of 70 Muslim girls for wearing head scarf having their ears covered during the exam. The Muslim students from Zahira College,…
- India
Kolkata teacher stops going to college over wearing ‘hijab’
Kolkata: A teacher at a private law college affiliated to the University of Calcutta resigned and stopped attending classes after the institute authorities allegedly requested her to refrain from wearing a hijab…
- World
Russia allows headscarves in pasport photos
Moscow: In a significant development, the Russian government has allowed women the right to wear a headscarf or hijab in their passport photographs, the Russian Interior Ministry said. This law will be…
- Featured News
France’s hijab ban stirs up controversy; UN condemns the move
With the Paris Olympic Games around the corner, a huge controversy has broken out with regard to the dress of the participating athletes. It is learnt that France has decided to allow…
- Middle East
Iran to reintroduce ban on women from entering stadiums: Reports
Tehran: A stadium ban for women is to be reintroduced in Iran, multiple local news reports said on Wednesday. The reports said that the Iranian FA has ordered the ban to be…
- World
Hijab mugshot row: 2 Muslim women win Rs 141 cr lawsuit in New York
New York City has agreed to pay 17 million US dollars (Rs 1,41,60,49,850) to settle a lawsuit filed by two Muslim-American women who were arrested in 2017 for removing their hijabs for mug…
- India
Gujarat: Exam supervisor suspended for asking students to remove hijab
An exam supervisor was suspended in Gujarat’s Ankleshwar city of Bharuch district after he was found guilty of asking hijab-clad students to remove their headscarves during the Senior Secondary Certificate (SSC) board exam.…
- World
UK’s first hijab-clad soldier shares anecdote of struggles
Corporal Iqra Shahzadi, who created history by becoming the first hijab-wearing British soldier last year, said despite achieving her dream of becoming a soldier, she still had to face hurdles. “I had…
