Hijab ban
- India
Karnataka govt witholds best principal award following condemnation
Following massive outrage from activists and sections of society, the Karnataka government withheld the best principal award for Ramakrishna BG, principal of the Government Pre-University College, Kundapur in Udupi district. The decision…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Principal who shut gates on hijab-clad students gets state award
The Karnataka government awarded the state-level prize for the best principal for the academic year 2023-24 to Ramakrishna BG, who had previously faced controversy for closing the gates on hijab-clad students two…
- India
Will names not reveal religion: SC stays hijab ban by Mumbai college
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday passed an interim order staying the instruction passed by a Mumbai college banning sporting of hijab, veil, stole, cap, etc. on the academic campus. Posting…
- World
France imposes Hijab ban for Olympic athletes, sparks outrage
France has decided to prohibit its Muslim female athletes from wearing a hijab during the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. The move has ignited controversy, with critics alleging French authorities of…
- India
HC refuses to interfere in hijab ban decision of Mumbai college
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in a decision taken by a city-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in its premises. A division…
- World
Tajikistan, with 95% Muslim population, imposes ban on hijab
Muslim-majority Tajikistan is set to impose a ban on hijab after the country’s parliament approved the law referring to it as an “alien garment.” The move comes as the government continues its…
- India
Hijab ban in Mumbai college: Part of dress code, not against Muslims, admin to HC
Mumbai: A city-based college on Wednesday argued before the Bombay High Court that the ban on hijab, naqab and burka on its premises was only meant to enforce a uniform dress code…
- India
9 students move HC over college’s ban on hijab, naqab, burka in classroom
Mumbai: Nine students have moved the Bombay High Court challenging a directive issued by their college imposing a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in the classroom. In their petition, the girls…
- India
Controversy erupts as Mumbai college bans hijab, other religious attire
Acharya Marathe College in Chembur of Mumbai has issued a dress code notice to its degree college students ordering a ban on the hijab and other religious symbols on the college premises. The…
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France’s hijab ban stirs up controversy; UN condemns the move
With the Paris Olympic Games around the corner, a huge controversy has broken out with regard to the dress of the participating athletes. It is learnt that France has decided to allow…
- India
Karnataka: Hindu classmates protest against girl wearing ‘hijab’
The hijab controversy has resurfaced at a private college in Hassan district of Karnataka. In response to a Muslim student wearing hijab in the classroom, her Hindu classmates protested by donning saffron…
- News
KTR reacts to Karnataka CM’s remarks on withdrawal of hijab ban
Hyderabad: Congress leader and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s recent remarks on the hijab row — “not yet decided” — has sparked a reaction from Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama…
- India
‘Chant Jai Shri Ram here’: Karnataka RSS leader to Hijab poster girl
As Karnataka CM recently expressed his intent to withdraw the controversial hijab ban in the state’s educational institutes, RSS leader Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat warned him against any such move, during ‘Sankeerthana Yatra’…
- India
Hijab ban lifted to appease PFI ‘goondas’: Karnataka BJP
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP has come down heavily on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for announcing the decision to withdraw hijab ban imposed by the previous BJP government. Taking to social media on Friday, the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka govt to withdraw hijab ban, says CM Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the restrictions on wearing hijab (head scarf) in educational institutions in the state will be lifted from December 23 and observed that choice of dress…
