Hijab row

Iran’s Revolutionary Court on Sunday, issued a death sentence to an anti-government protester, and handed down jail terms to five others amid the ongoing anti-hijab protests in the country, as reported by the state media. This marks the…
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Jamshedpur: Controversy erupted at Women's College in Jamshedpur after some girl students wearing hijab were not allowed to take the exam. There was a ruckus for almost an hour when the college teachers asked them to remove the hijab. The…
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Dakshina Kannada (Karnataka): Twenty-four students studying in a college in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district were on Tuesday banned for a period of seven days from attending classes for wearing hijab. The decision was taken by…
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Chennai: The Selaiyur police in Chennai have commenced a probe following a complaint by a person that his wife was asked to remove her hijab when they had gone to a school to seek a seat for their four-year-old son. Ashiq Meeran of…
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Gadag (Karnataka): The Karnataka Education Department has suspended 7 teachers including 2 superintendents for allowing hijab clad students to take SSLC (class 10) exams in Gadag district. The department has also ordered an inquiry on…
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Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh): A prominent college in Aligarh issued a notice 'banning' entry of students in the campus without "prescribed uniforms" and refused entry to Muslim girls who were wearing hijab. The Shree Varshney College, on…
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Bengaluru: Amid crisis related to wearing of hijab in classrooms, an Amritdhari (baptised) Sikh girl was asked to remove her turban in the reputed Mount Carmel PU College here in accordance with the February 10 High Court's interim order.…
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Bengaluru:  The Karnataka High Court was on Wednesday informed by counsel appearing for teachers on Wednesday that the teachers of the Udupi Pre-University Girl's College have been threatened against the backdrop of hijab row. Senior…
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Vijayawada: Hijab row has now found its echo in Andhra Pradesh as a private college in Vijayawada on Thursday denied entry to two burqa-clad students but later relented on the direction of government authorities. The video of two girls…
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