Hijab

Hijab
Burqa-clad women stand near a banner placed by Taliban authorities asking women to wear a hijab, in Kandahar on 16 June, 2022

Women not wearing hijab ‘trying to look like animals’: Taliban posters

In May, the country’s supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada approved a decree saying women should generally stay at home.

Burqa-clad women walk along a street in Kandahar on 7 May, 2022

Afghan women defiant but feel ‘imprisoned’ by order to cover faces

Women in Afghanistan expressed defiance on Sunday after the Taliban issued a directive ordering them to cover fully in public, including their faces, or stay indoors, saying the change would ...

Map of Naogaon district

Not hijab, students beaten for not wearing uniform: Probe body

Students of Daul Barbakpur High School in Naogaon’s Mahadebpur upazila were beaten up by teachers for not wearing the school dress and were not hit for wearing hijab, said the inquiry committee in ...

A section of students of Dhaka University (DU) forms a human chain at Raju Sculpture on DU campus protesting the ban on wearing hijab at an educational institution in Karnataka of India. The picture was taken on 9 February.

India court upholds Karnataka state’s ban on hijab in class

An Indian court on Tuesday upheld a ban on the hijab in class in the state of Karnataka, a ruling that could set a precedent for the rest of the country which has a big Muslim minority

Students hold placards during a protest over the hijab ban imposed in the few colleges in Karnataka at Government Degree College, Mendhar, in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on 18 February 2022

Hijab not essential religious practice of Islam: Karnataka Govt

Replying to the court’s question, advocate general said that he will substantiate how Hijab is not an essential religious practice on Monday

Police personnel stands guard as women and girls holding placards stage a peaceful protest over the hijab ban imposed in the few colleges in Karnataka, near Shanthi Nagar Hockey Stadium, in Hyderabad on 15 February

Security tightened in India as schools reopen after headscarf row

Schools reopened in southern India under tight security on Wednesday with public gatherings banned following protests over Muslim girls wearing the hijab in classrooms

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses a public rally during state-wide 'Samaj Sudhar Yatra' (social reform tour), in Motihari on 22 December 2021

Hijab not an issue in Bihar: Nitish Kumar

In Bihar schools, children wear the same type of dress, said chief minister of India’s state of Bihar, Nitish Kumar

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan starts his fast in solidarity with the fasting Satyagraha organized by various Gandhian organizations against the practice of dowry, in Thiruvananthapuram on 14 July 2021

Hijab not essential to Islam like turbans for Sikhs: Kerala Governor

The argument that wearing a turban is allowed to the Sikhs but the Muslim girls are not being allowed to wear hijab inside the classroom is absurd, said Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan

238 police personnel and about 50 police officers take part in the route march to ensure that no commotion or face-off takes place on the hijab issue, in Udupi on 11 February 2022

Hijab row Schools for classes 11, 12, colleges to remain closed till 16 Feb

The Hijab protests began on 4 February at the Government Girls PU college in Udupi district in Karnataka when some students alleged that they had been barred from attending classes

Muslim women hold placard during a protest in support of wearing 'hijab' in educational institutions, at Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi on 10 February 2022

Hijab row Appeal filed in SC against Karnataka High Court interim order

The bench said it wants the matter to be resolved at the earliest but till that time peace and tranquillity is to be maintained

Bangalore bans protests after hijab row escalates

Bangalore bans protests after hijab row escalates

India's tech hub Bangalore banned protests around schools and other educational institutions for two weeks Wednesday, a day after all high schools in Karnataka state were shut as a row over an ...

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressing during a Corner Meeting, in Nuvem on 7 February, 2022

Hijab row Women have right to wear bikini, ghoonghat, jeans, hijab: Priyanka Gandhi

Indian National Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday lent support to Muslim girls amid the 'Hijab row' in Karnataka stating that women have the right to decide what they want ...

Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge speaks in the Upper House during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on 4 February 2022

Hijab row Govt should discontinue grants if any student breaks discipline: Congress leader

Malikarjun said that if any student breaks discipline or does any work against the rules, then the government should discontinue the grants

Students wearing hijab denied entry to Government PU College, in Karnataka's Kundapur on 4 February 2022

Hijab row Karnataka declares 3-day holiday for universities, colleges

Several protests have erupted in Karnataka after some students were allegedly denied entry to college wearing hijab, a headscarf worn by Muslim women earlier this month

Institution of Public Health

Institute of Public Health 'Maintain purdah and keep ringtone off'

The men of the Institute of Public Health must wear their pants above the ankle and women must wear hijab, reaching below the ankle, according to orders issued by the institute's director

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