Hijab
- Bangalore
Muslim bodies in Karnataka call for bandh opposing hijab verdict
Bengaluru: Muslim organisations in Karnataka have given a call for a ‘bandh’ in the state on Thursday (March 17) opposing the verdict of the Karnataka High Court on the hijab row. The…
- 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
We will see: SC on plea challenging Karnataka HC’s verdict on hijab
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to grant an urgent hearing on a plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which dismissed all petitions seeking direction for permission to wear hijab…
- India
Hijab order is discriminatory: AIMPLB
Lucknow: All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) general secretary Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani has expressed ‘regret and disappointment’ on the Karnataka High Court order upholding the ban on hijab in educational…
- India
Hijab verdict will adversely impact religious freedom, girls’ education: Jamiat
New Delhi: Prominent Muslim body Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind on Tuesday expressed deep disappointment over the Karnataka High Court’s decision of upholding the ban against hijab in educational institutions in the state, and said…
- India
Court order on Hijab suspended freedom of religion: Asad Owaisi
Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that Karnataka High Court’s judgment on Hijab has suspended fundamental rights to freedom of religion, culture, freedom of speech and expression. The Hyderabad MP…
- India
LIVE updates: Karnataka HC upholds ban on Hijab
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday pronounced judgment on Hijab row. The court upheld Hijab ban and said that wearing of hijab is not essential religious practice. Earlier, as a precautionary…
- India
Aligarh college refuses entry to girls with hijab
Aligarh: A prominent college in Aligarh issued a notice ‘banning’ entry of students in the campus without “prescribed uniforms” and refused entry to Muslim girls who were wearing hijab. The Shree Varshney…
- India
Hijab row: Muslim student alleges conspiracy after FIR over ‘harassing’ ABVP goons
Hiba Sheik, an 18-year-old hijab-wearing Muslim student has alleged a conspiracy against her, in a video message on Twitter, after she was booked by Karnataka police alongside six other Muslim students, over…
- India
Karnataka: Hindutva goons force hijab-clad students to leave college
The Hijab controversy that erupted in the state of Karnataka in January, amidst heavy preparations for assembly polls in five states, sees no end even as the country awaits the result of…
- India
Watch: Bajrang Dal teen delivers hate speech on hijab issue, booked
Bengaluru: A 19-year-old girl who is a member of the Bajrang Dal has reportedly delivered a hate speech on the hijab issue. Although the girl, Pooja has delivered the speech at a…
- NRIs Corner
Indian Americans Forum conducts virtual global protest on hijab ban
Indian Americans Forum conducted a virtual Global Protest on the Hijab ban on Sunday, February 27. Guest speakers Avani Bansal advocate Supreme Court of India, Kavitha Krishnan Secretary AIPW and member polit…
- Opinions
Opinion: Truth behind the veil
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: As the hijab row rages on, views for and against it are being aired freely. Like any other issue, people across the spectrum have jumped into the debate and…
- Top Stories
US Congressional briefing calls Karnataka hijab ban ‘mass sexual harassment’
Washington, DC: Panelists at a Congressional Briefing criticized the order of the Karnataka state High Court banning the hijab in schools, forcing young Muslim women to risk harassment or even expulsion if…
- Elections
Hijab issue has been politicised with eye on polls: BJP’s Jamal Siddiqui
New Delhi: Amid ongoing controversy over hijab, BJP minority morcha national president Jamal Siddiqui on Thursday said that the issue has been politicised with an eye on assembly polls. Siddiqui told IANS…
