Hijab

India

Jamaat-Islami woman wing welcomes Justice Dhulia’s verdict on Hijab

New Delhi: The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s (JIH) women wing has welcomed Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia’s verdict in the hijab case. Appreciating Justice Dhulia’s position that wearing a hijab is a matter of choice, JIH…
India

Hijab matter will continue to attract SC’s attention: Cong

New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s split verdict in the hijab case means the matter will continue to attract the apex court’s attention, the Congress said on Thursday. And the Bharat Jodo Yatra,…

India

Karnataka hijab ban: SC to pronounce verdict before October 16

New Delhi: The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce its verdict on petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions before Justice Hemant…
Middle East

“Enough of the mumbling”, EU lawmaker cuts off her hair in support of Iran protests

Brussels: A European lawmaker cut off her hair during a debate in the Parliament to express solidarity with Iranian women amid the ongoing protest in the country, following the death of Mahsa…
Top Stories

School girls join protests that have swept Iran

London: In an unprecedented move, schoolgirls have joined the protests that have swept Iran since the death of a woman detained for breaking the hijab law, the media reported. Videos verified by…
Middle East

Iran’s Khamenei breaks silence on protests, holds US, Israel responsible for riots

Dubai: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded publicly on Monday to the biggest protests in Iran in years, breaking weeks of silence to condemn the rioting in the country and accusing…
Bangalore

Hijab issue will blow over with ban on CFI, says Udupi MLA

Mangaluru: The hijab controversy, which began at a pre-university college in Udupi district allegedly at the behest of the Campus Front of India (CFI), was one of the reasons behind the decision…

Bollywood

Parineeti Chopra aces hijab look in ‘Code Name Tiranga’ [Trailer]

New Delhi: Makers of the upcoming action thriller ‘Code Name Tiranga’ have unveiled the trailer of the film. Taking to Instagram, Parineeti Chopra shared the trailer which she captioned, “HERE IT IS!…
Middle East

Iran: Enforced hijab sparks online debate; feminists calls for action

London: Iranian authorities have cracked down on protests which erupted after the death in custody of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing the hijab appropriately.…
Middle East

‘Iranian women are furious’: Activist Masih Alinejad on anti-hijab protests

New York: The tears come quickly to Masih Alinejad when she talks about the messages she’s received in recent days from women in Iran protesting against their government after a young woman…
Middle East

Iran will restrict Internet access in country until calm is restored to streets

Tehran: Iranian authorities said they will restrict Internet access in the country until calm is restored to the streets, as protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of…
Middle East

Anti-hijab protests: Iranian govt scrambles to contain unrest

Tehran: The large-scale protests against the Iranian government over the custodial death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who was arrested by the country’s notorious “morality” police for allegedly violating the strict law…
Middle East

Interview with Iran prez cancelled for refusing to wear headscarf: CNN’s Christiane Amanpour

Veteran CNN journalist Christiane Amanpour on Thursday alleged that a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in New York, was cancelled after she refused to wear a headscarf to the interview. This…
Middle East

Iranian activist gets 3-year sentence for filming without hijab

Tehran: A 22-year-old Iranian rights activist Melika Qaragozlu has been sentenced to three years and eight months in prison and 8 million tomans in fine for not complying with the country’s mandatory…
Bangalore

Pallu and hijab are same, they are part of India’s culture and history: Karnataka JDS Chief

Bengaluru: Karnataka JD(S) President C M Ibrahim on Tuesday drew comparisons between ‘pallu’ (loose end of a sari, worn over one’s shoulder or head by women) and the hijab and said they…