Karnataka Hijab Row
- India
Karnataka hijab ban: Girls move SC for permission to take exam in headscarf
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will “take a call” on listing a plea to allow girls to sit for exams in Karnataka government schools while wearing the hijab.…
- India
Karnataka: JD(S) unit prez slams ‘exclusive Muslim girls college’ idea
Kalaburagi: President of JD(S) Karnataka unit, C.M. Ibrahim, slammed ruling BJP and the Wakf Board for attempting to establish exclusive colleges for Muslim girls. Speaking to reporters in Kalaburagi, Ibrahim stated that…
- India
Hijab-wearing woman will one day become PM of India, says Owaisi
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi stated in Vijayapura, Karnataka on Tuesday that a hijab-wearing woman would one day become the Prime Minister of India. Owaisi made the statement in…
- Opinions
Debate over Hijab: State cannot abridge rights to profess and propagate religion
The judges framed questions, phrased as they worded them, and we consider each. One question was “What is ambit and scope of the right to freedom of ‘conscience’ and ‘religion’ under Article…
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Debate over hijab: Kiskay rokey ruka hai savera
Not mere passive religious tolerance, secularism is a positive concept in the Indian constitution: equal treatment of all religions, and Santosh Kumar v. Secretary, Ministry of HRD quoted Justice H.R. Khanna: secularism…
- India
Hijab row: Karnataka HC decision was ‘bad’, it misused Quranic commentaries, says Owaisi
Hyderabad: Following a split verdict by the Supreme Court on the Karnataka hijab ban case, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the decision of the Karnataka High Court was…
- Delhi
Asking girls to take off hijab, attack on dignity: Justice Dhulia
Delhi: Supreme Court judge, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, in the split verdict on Karnataka hijab ban, on Thursday said by asking girls to take off their hijab before they enter school gates is…