Karnataka Hijab Row
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Hijab row: Muslim petitioners move SC after Karnataka HC verdict
A mere few hours after the Karnataka high court judgement’s verdict on the hijab row, a Muslim student Niba Naaz has moved the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court verdict claiming…
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Karnataka High Court verdict on hijab unconstitutional: CFI
Bengaluru: Campus Front of India (CFI) President Ataulla Punjalakatte on Friday termed the Karnataka High Court’s dismissal of pro-hijab petitions as “against” the Constitution. Rejecting the court’s verdict, Punjalakatte said: “We will…
- India
Hijab row: Will fight the high court’s judgment, say students
After the Karnataka high court dismissed the hijab row petition put forth by the female Muslim petitioners from Udupi, hijab-clad students on Tuesday said that they will not go to college without…
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Hijab ban: Hundreds of Muslim girls to miss crucial exams following HC’s judgment
The Karnataka high court on Wednesday passed its judgement over the hijab row upholding the ban on hijab putting at stake the future of over 230 hijabi Muslim girls, who choose to…
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Hijab verdict: Karnataka CM warns of stern action against those who disturb peace
Bengaluru: After the Karnataka High Court dismissed petitions by Muslim girls seeking permission to wear hijab in educational institutions, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that stern action will be initiated…
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Karnataka: Muslim women boycott classes in protest of HC judgment
The Karnataka high court pronounced its verdict in the hijab row and proclaimed that “hijab is not an essential part of Islam”. As such, hijab-clad students have been asked to abide by…
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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…
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Hijab row: Karnataka high court to pronounce judgment tomorrow
After nearly four months of turmoil and two weeks of court hearings in Karnataka, the high court will finally pronounce its judgment on the hijab row plaguing the state on Tuesday. The…
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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
Hijab row: Tension in college over student posting Pakistan flag in WhatsApp group
Shivamogga: Tension continued on Wednesday in a college in Karnataka’s Shivamogga district, which witnessed protests the previous day seeking action against a girl student for posting the picture of the Pakistan flag…
- 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…
- Hyderabad
Hijab row: Karnataka Congress leader arrested in Hyderabad
Kalaburagi: The Karnataka Police on Tuesday arrested Congress leader Mukarram Khan in Hyderabad for making a controversial statement on hijab. Khan had given provocative statements during the protests on the hijab row,…
- India
Hindu youth harass hijab-clad Muslim students in Mangalore
Mangalore: As Karnataka continues to be engulfed in the hijab row, a few female Muslim students were harassed by Hindu youth, on Thursday, after they appeared for exams at Government First Grade…
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Karnataka Hijab row: Petitioner blames college authorities of ‘sowing’ hatred
Udupi : Three girl students from Udupi Girls Pre-University College, who have moved to the High Court to seek consent for attending classes with hijab, were denied entry to sit for practical examinations…
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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…
