Hijab
- World
English artist’s sculpture to honour hijab-clad women in UK
A one-of-a-kind steel sculpture, celebrating women who wear the hijab, will be installed in the UK next month. The sculpture has been named ‘Strength of the Hijab.’ Weighing one-ton and standing 16-foot-tall,…
- Middle East
‘Hijab Bill’ passed in Iran, women to face 10 yrs in prison for violation
Tehran: Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday, September 20, passed a bill toughening penalties for women violating dress code, Iranian media reported. The ‘Support for the Culture of Hijab and Chastity’ bill has been approved…
- India
Tamil Nadu: Woman ordered to remove hijab before taking Hindi exam
A Muslim woman was allegedly stopped from taking an examination after she refused to take her hijab off at the Annamalai Matriculation Higher Secondary School, located near Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu. Shabana who…
- Middle East
Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment
Tehran: Iran’s government are sending women for counselling in an effort to enforce regulations requiring them to cover their hair. Healthcare organisations have warned that the country’s judiciary is appropriating mental medicine…
- Middle East
Iran sentences woman for ‘hijab violation’ after tracking her via CCTV
Tehran: The Iranian authorities have sentenced a woman to prison for violating the hijab after being tracked via a ‘smart’ CCTV camera. According to the Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI) organization…
- Kerala
Kerala: Authorities to decide on allowing hijab in operation theatres
Thiruvananthapuram: The Thiruvananthapuram Medical College authorities on Wednesday held a meeting to decide if permission will be given for wearing attire covering their heads while in operation theatre. The Thiruvananthapuram Medical College…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Case against school for not allowing hijab
Hyderabad: A case is booked against the management of a private school at Hayathnagar after the principal and teachers allegedly asked two Class 10 girl students not to wear hijab in classroom.…
- India
MP school ‘hijab’ row: 3 BJP workers booked for ink attack on edu officer
Damoh: Police have registered a case against three BJP functionaries after they allegedly threw ink on the district education officer (DEO) of Damoh in Madhya Pradesh while accusing him of favouring a…
- India
MP govt derecognises Ganga Jamuna School following hijab row
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government has derecognised the registration of Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School in Damoh, where a hijab controversy had erupted a couple of days back. An order in this regard…
- India
MP: Controversy over headscarf as part of school uniform, probe ordered
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh government has ordered a probe after a controversy erupted over the uniform of a private school in Damoh district, with some claiming that a part of it resembles…
- Middle East
Iran sets up security cameras to dissuade unveiled women
The Iranian authorities are resorting to using cameras in public places to identify women who violate the country’s hijab law, local media reported. Obtrusive measures implemented in the aftermath of widespread anti-government…
- India
Hijab not a major issue in coastal Karnataka election campaign
Mangaluru: The controversial issue of Muslim girls wearing ‘hijab’ in educational institutions, which hit national headlines last year with a government pre-university college in Udupi banning it inside classrooms, does not appear to…
- India
Women not wearing hijab will be refused entry to Tehran Metro
New Delhi: Hijab enforcement groups will be set up on the Tehran Metro and those not wearing hijab will be refused entry, in effect banning some women from work, as per Iranian…
- Middle East
Iran’s proposed new Hijab plan includes a $6,000 fine
Tehran: Iranian authorities have proposed a new hijab plan that includes fines of up to 30 billion Iranian Rials ($6,000) for women who violate the country’s mandatory hijab law, local media reported.…
- India
Seven held for forcing woman to remove hijab in TN
Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Police arrested seven persons including a juvenile for allegedly forcing a woman to remove her hijab at the Vellore Fort Complex in Tamil Nadu. S. Rajesh Kannan, Superintendent…
