Hijab
- 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…
- India
Hijab-clad woman embarks on 1400-km walk to Ayodhya temple
Hyderabad: In a surprising move by a Muslim woman from Maharashtra, she has embarked on a 1,425-km walk to Ram temple in Ayodhya. Shabnam, a young hijab-clad Muslim woman from Mumbai, is…
- Bangalore
‘Govt raising Hijab issue to cover up its failures’: Bommai
Bengaluru: As the hijab controversy flares up in Karnataka, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai accused current CM Siddaramaiah of hiding the failures of his government as well as raising the issue for…
- India
Student’s kin threaten Bihar school for ordering removal of hijabs inside classrooms
Sheikhpura: A government school in Bihar has received threats from family members of female students who were asked by teachers to take off their “hijab” inside classrooms, an official said on Saturday.…
- Middle East
Iranian teen dies after alleged assault over hijab on metro
Tehran: A 16-year-old Iranian girl, Armita Geravand who was hospitalised and was in coma for weeks after an incident on Tehran’s Metro while she was not wearing a headscaf has died, Iran’s…
- India
‘Can’t infringe on rights of people’: Karnataka minister says hijab allowed in exams
The Karnataka Examination Authority will now allow candidates wearing hijab (headscarf) to appear for recruitment-related examinations. The decision was announced by higher education minister MC Sudhakar on Saturday, October 21. Also ReadKarnataka…
- Entertainment
When Sana Khan slammed a troll for mocking her ‘Hijab’
Mumbai: Former actress Sana Khan is currently cherishing her new journey into motherhood. Sana and her husband Mufti Anas Saiyad welcomed their first child, a baby boy named Saiyad Tariq, in July…
- Middle East
16-yr-old Iranian girl in coma after ‘assault’ by morality police
Tehran: A 16-year-old Iranian schoolgirl is reported to be in a coma at Fajr Hospital after being assaulted by morality police officers on the Tehran subway. According to Iranwire and Hengaw Organization for Human…