Karnataka Hijab Row
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In Pics: Muslim women protest ban on hijab at Masab tank
Hyderabad: Adding to the series of protests in Hyderabad against the hijab-ban in Karnataka, the Muslim women Association and other organisations held a demonstration at Masab Tank on Tuesday.
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Karnataka: Muslim girl asked to remove Hijab, boycotts exam
Bengaluru: The Hijab row continued to simmer in Karnataka on Tuesday over alleged denial of entry for girl students into schools with their headscarves on in some places, as one such girl…
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Opinion: Karnataka Hijab row is nothing but a Hindutva perspective
Dr. Mohammad Manzoor Alam The discourse around hijab or headscarf being oppressive is not new. From European to South-Asian countries, all of them have, at some point, made it controversial to an extent to…
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Hijab row: Karnataka BJP shares personal details of petitioners on Twitter
The ongoing hijab row has taken an uglier turn. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Karnataka wing has released the personal details which include the addresses of five of the students who have petitioned…
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Video: Muslim man takes daughter away from school amidst hijab row
In a school in the Mandya district of Karnataka, the hijab row seems to have acted to the detriment of girls’ education in Karnataka. A father, whose daughter is enrolled in a…
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Hijab row: Karnataka Congress MLAs wear black band during Governor’s address in protest
Bengaluru: Congress legislators in Karnataka wore black band on Monday during the Governor’s address to the joint sitting of the state legislature, in protest against the hijab row, accusing the BJP government’s…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Protest at Ambedkar statue on Feb 15 against Karnataka hijab ban
Hyderabad: A protest against the “fascist hooliganism and denial of rights of Muslim girls in Karnataka” will be held at the Ambedkar Statue, lower Tank Bund, on Tuesday, February 15, 4 pm…
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Hijab row: Fundamental rights can’t be curbed for public order, say petitioners
Bengaluru: The government can’t restrict fundamental rights in the garb of maintaining public order, the counsel for the girl students seeking permission to wear the hijab told the Karnataka High Court on…
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Humiliating, says Owaisi as teachers, students in Karnataka forced to remove hijab
Hyderabad: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party of humiliating the Muslim community by depriving hijabi Muslims of their “fundamental rights” by preventing them from wearing hijabs as…
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Students, teachers asked to remove hijab following Karnataka HC’s order
Students and teachers of Rotary Educational Society School Mandya, were forced to abandon their hijab before entering the institute. This instance was followed by the Karnataka high court’s temporary order directing students…
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Hijab row: Section 144 imposed around schools in Udupi till Feb 19
Mangaluru: The Udupi district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in areas around all high schools in the district from Monday till February 19. The move comes as…
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Prof Ashok Swain takes a dig at MP CM’s attire amid hijab controversy
Amidst the raging hijab controversy in the state of Karnataka, Professor Ashok Swain slammed the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s double standards for allowing a minister to don an attire that represents their…
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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…
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Hijab row: 2 cops suspended in Rajasthan for sharing objectionable social media post
Jaipur: A Rajasthan Police constable and an assistant sub-inspector of traffic police were suspended for allegedly posting and circulating an objectionable post on social media related to hijab, police said Saturday. Constable…
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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…
