Hijab
- India
Gujarat: AIMIM workers detained to thwart pro-hijab rally, protests
Ahmedabad: Several All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) functionaries were detained in different cities of Gujarat on Saturday to thwart protests against some educational institutions in the southern state of Karnataka not allowing…
- 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: 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
Bhopal Muslim cleric appeals women to wear burqa, hijab
Bhopal: Bhopal-based Qazi Syed Mushtaq Ali Nadwi on Friday appealed all Muslim women to wear ‘burqa’ and ‘hijab’ regularly. The appeal was made during a traditional Friday’s ‘namaz’ (islamic prayer) at a mosque…
- Featured News
Hijab issue in India is not going to be resolved as there is no political will to end it
Wafa Sultana Exactly ten years ago, members of Karnataka Komu Sauharda Vedike (translated : Karnataka Communal Harmony Association) and I, stood in front of the taluk office in Udupi questioning unconstitutional objections…
- Entertainment
If turban can be a choice, then why not hijab: Sonam Kapoor on hijab row
Bengaluru: The ongoing unrest in the state of Karnataka over whether students should be permitted to wear hijab in educational institutions has caught actor Sonam Kapoor Ahuja’s attention. Taking to Instagram, Sonam…
- Photos
Photos: Protest in Hyderabad against Hijab ban
Hyderabad: After Friday prayers in Hyderabad people protested in solidarity with students in Karnataka who are fighting for their right to wear the hijab to schools and colleges.
- Bollywood
Shabana Azmi calls out Kangana Ranaut for her Hijab row comment
New Delhi: Former Rajya Sabha MP and veteran star Shabana Azmi has called out actor Kangana Ranaut for her controversial statements on the ongoing Hijab row in India. Taking to her Instagram…
- India
Karnataka hijab row: Students knock SC door against HC’s interim order
New Delhi: After Karnataka High Court’s ruling against the hijab and saffron shawls in school and college premises until its final order, students moved Supreme Court. They seek the stay on the…
- India
Emergence of hijab controversy part of plot, says RSS leader Indresh Kumar
Varanasi: Amid the ongoing hijab controversy in the country, RSS leader Indresh Kumar on Thursday condemned the “hidden vote bank politics”, and “misuse” of Muskan Khan, a girl whose video of being…
- India
Hijab row: Karnataka HC response disappointing, says SIO
The Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO) has expressed its disappointment over the Karnataka High Court decision restraining students from wearing hijab till the matter is resolved. “The Karnataka High Court has…
- 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…
- Pakistan
Pakistan summons Indian Charge d’Affaires over hijab controversy
Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed the government’s grave concern on the ban on Muslim girl students from wearing hijab in Karnataka.…
- Entertainment
Hijab row: Munawar Faruqui, Swara Bhasker & other celebs react
Mumbai: The ongoing hijab controversy is gaining a lot of light ever since a video of muslim girl, a college student, being heckled by protestors outside a college in Karnataka for wearing…
- India
Hijab row: Open schools, Karnataka HC directs government
Bengaluru: A Karnataka High Court three-judge bench, hearing pleas on the hijab row, on Thursday directed the government to reopen schools in the state. As the bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj…
