Hijab ban
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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…
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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’…
- 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…
- India
Attempt to repeat Karnataka in Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti on ‘abaya ban’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday condemned the ‘abaya ban’ and alleged that efforts are being made to create a situation in Kashmir similar…
- India
Karnataka government all set to overturn hijab ban
Bengaluru: The new Congress government in Karnataka is all set to remove the ban on hijab in the state, sources said on Wednesday. The new government is waiting to settle down and…
- India
Hijab not a major issue in coastal Karnataka election campaign
Mangaluru: The controversial issue of Muslim girls wearing ‘hijab’ in educational institutions, which hit national headlines last year with a government pre-university college in Udupi banning it inside classrooms, does not appear to…
- Hyderabad
Unity among Muslims is need of the hour: Maulana Imran Masood
Hyderabad: In view of increasing sectarianism in the nation, Imam of Jama Masjid- Bengaluru, Maulana Imran Masood held that Muslims should consider ‘unity’ as their shield to sail through the situation. The…