Hijab must for women in POK co-educational institutions, local media criticises move
1 year, 10 months ago

Hijab must for women in POK co-educational institutions, local media criticises move

India Today  

Hijab has been made mandatory for female students and teachers at co-educational institutions in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, local media house Samaa reported. According to a notification by local administration, it will be mandatory for female students and teachers to wear hijab in co-educational institutions. Executive Editor of Nayadaur Media, Murtaza Solangi, said, "First Afghan Taliban broke the 'shackles of slavery', as declared by Taliban Khan and now his great deputy" has "broken the shackles of slavery" in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. He further said, "The Toothless Dentist who acts like an activist of the fascist party must answer how their govt is enforcing Taliban rule in POK."

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Iran Hijab Row: Why is there an objection of wearing Hijab in Islamic country? | Panchnama
2 years, 3 months ago

Iran Hijab Row: Why is there an objection of wearing Hijab in Islamic country? | Panchnama

ABP News  

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing some of the petitioners challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement on hijab, on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the hijab adds dignity and makes a woman very dignified when she wears it, like a Hindu woman who covers her head - it is very dignified. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia …

Head-on | Beyond the hijab: Modernising the Muslim mind
2 years, 10 months ago

Head-on | Beyond the hijab: Modernising the Muslim mind

Firstpost  

The hijab is an instrument in the hands of one-eyed clerics who want to keep their flock blind. By arguing that the hijab is obligatory under Islam and protected by Article 25 of the Constitution which guarantees freedom of religion, the petitioners are deliberately misinterpreting Article 25. The first alienation: Peer pressure would force increasing numbers of Muslim women to …

Kerala Guv Arif Khan Refutes Obligatory Hijab in Islam, Says 'Divisive Mindset Behind Controversy'
2 years, 11 months ago

Kerala Guv Arif Khan Refutes Obligatory Hijab in Islam, Says 'Divisive Mindset Behind Controversy'

News 18  

Amid the ongoing debate over hijab, Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan said that the hijab is not mandated in Islam and added that the controversy has been put forward by some people with decisive mindsets. The Kerala governor lists a series of examples from Islamic history to show that the religion has not interfered in these affairs and said that …

Patralekha Chatterjee | The Hijab row: Beyond the hype and hysteria
2 years, 11 months ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | The Hijab row: Beyond the hype and hysteria

Deccan Chronicle  

Why do people care more about a headscarf worn by a woman than what is going on inside her head? The straight answer — because the controversy over whether colleges in a part of coastal Karnataka are justified or not in banning hijabs or headscarves for female students attending classes is not just about the hijab, worn by many Muslim …

Hijab row spills over to Rajasthan: Congress MLA claims college asking students not to wear headscarves
2 years, 11 months ago

Hijab row spills over to Rajasthan: Congress MLA claims college asking students not to wear headscarves

India Today  

The hijab controversy has now spilled over to Rajasthan. A private college in Chaksu, Jaipur district of Rajasthan on Friday purportedly stopped some girls from entering the college after they showed up wearing a burqa. Congress MLA Wajib Ali claimed that the Muslim girl students were not allowed to wear hijab. Taking to Twitter, he urged Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot …

A govt college is not obligated to endorse Islam, those who prefer hijab over education should attend religious schools
2 years, 11 months ago

A govt college is not obligated to endorse Islam, those who prefer hijab over education should attend religious schools

Op India  

The Hijab controversy in Karnataka has received a lot of attention in recent weeks. Hijab is an Islamic idea that Muslim women cannot show their faces and must remain under the veil. Afghan women have been opposing the Taliban’s new Hijab requirement since the Taliban took control in Afghanistan and enforced it on women. Another Iranian lady, Nasrin Sotoudeh, has …

Won\'t allow Talibanisation, says K\'taka BJP Chief on Hijab row
2 years, 11 months ago

Won\'t allow Talibanisation, says K\'taka BJP Chief on Hijab row

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Amid row over wearing Hijab in classrooms in some colleges in Karnataka, the BJP state chief Nalin Kumar Kateel said the state government will not allow 'Talibanisation'. Vijayapura BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal said some people were intentionally demanding permission for wearing Hijab in classrooms. Protests continued on Saturday as well with Burqa clad women in some parts of …

Taliban Say Woman Can Study at University but Classes Must Be Segregated
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban Say Woman Can Study at University but Classes Must Be Segregated

News 18  

Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in universities as the country seeks to rebuild after decades of war but gender-segregation and Islamic dress code will be mandatory, the Taliban’s new Higher Education minister said on Sunday. The minister, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, said the new Taliban government, named last week, would “start building the country on what exists today” …

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