Hijab
- 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…
- India
Hijab row: Karnataka order on uniform ‘religion neutral’, says govt; blames PFI for trouble
New Delhi: The Karnataka government order that kicked up a row over hijab was “religion neutral”, the state government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, launching a strong defence of the state…
- India
In countries like Iran, women are fighting against hijab, Karnataka govt to SC
New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Karnataka government, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that even countries like Iran, which are constitutionally Islamic, women are fighting against hijab. Mehta submitted…
- India
‘Definition of dignity has changed with time’, SC observes during hearing on hijab row
New Delhi: Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing some of the petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement on hijab, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that hijab adds to dignity and makes…
- India
’10k suicide bombings in Islamic world, only 1 in India’: Petitioners in hijab row to SC
New Delhi: Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing some petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court judgment on hijab, on Monday told the Supreme Court that there is a pattern to marginalise a community…
- Middle East
Watch: Iranian women remove headscarves in protest at Mahsa Amini’s funeral
Tehran: Several Iranian women on Saturday took off their headscarves as a mark of protest against the mandatory hijab during the funeral of Mahsa Amini, who died after being arrested by the…
- Middle East
Iranian woman dies after being beaten into coma by cops over ‘improper hijab’
Tehran: A 22-year-old Iranian woman who fell into a coma shortly after being arrested for not complying with the country’s mandatory hijab rules, died on Friday, Iranian media reported. Mahsa Amini who…
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