Are scarves, hijab, ghoonghat, turban a matter of faith, fashion or functionality?
2 years, 9 months ago

Are scarves, hijab, ghoonghat, turban a matter of faith, fashion or functionality?

The Hindu  

“Cover your head, see how fast you’re greying!” said a senior neighbour, who always covers her head with a dupatta. Why had I assumed when we first became neighbours that her covered head was a sign that she was a devout and traditional Hindu, North Indian woman — and therefore ‘old-fashioned’? We complied with the uniform rules but rolled up our half-sleeves just a bit or pulled out our shirt till some frowning teacher barked, “Insert your shirt!” Some girls wore tight kurtas to look like Mumtaz, and half the boys wore their hair as long as Rajesh Khanna’s until a teacher threatened to do the honours right there in class with blunt paper-scissors. Euphemism for, ‘no respectable family will accept you as a daughter-in-law if you’re seen wearing modern clothes!’ Without being told, we knew what ‘modern’ meant — anything that wasn’t a long skirt or a saree. Instead of wearing the tight, short blouses over the langa, as was the fashion in Bangalore then, some of us wore loose shirts, mostly our brothers’ hand-me-downs.

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Muslim girls protest outside Mumbai college for banning burqa and hijab
1 year, 4 months ago

Muslim girls protest outside Mumbai college for banning burqa and hijab

Op India  

On Wednesday, August 2, protests were staged outside the NG Acharya & DK Marathe College in Mumbai’s Chembur against the college’s uniform policy. Responding to the query on the students being asked to remove the burqa outside the college gate, Vidya Gauri Lele said, “Yes, earlier it was said to remove their burqas before entering the college. Karnataka Hijab Controversy …

Damoh hijab case: Private school attempts to mislead, says 'its scarf, not hijab'
1 year, 6 months ago

Damoh hijab case: Private school attempts to mislead, says 'its scarf, not hijab'

Op India  

On Friday, in the Damoh hijab case where Hindu and Jain girls were seen wearing Hijab on the posters of meritorious students from a private school, along with in several photos on Facebook, the school administrator Haji Mohammad Idris claimed that the students were wearing scarves and not hijabs. मध्यप्रदेश के दमोह ज़िले में एक स्कूल द्वारा हिंदू और अन्य …

Book Review: ‘The Hijab: Islam, Women and the Politics of Clothing’ edited by P.K. Yasser Arafath and G. Arunima
1 year, 11 months ago

Book Review: ‘The Hijab: Islam, Women and the Politics of Clothing’ edited by P.K. Yasser Arafath and G. Arunima

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 12, 2023 10:15 IST Of the 6,236 verses in the Quran, only four pertain to physical appearance. These two verses appearing in chapter Al-Nur addressed men and women respectively, urging them to “lower their gaze and guard their chastity”. I was hoping to find this spirited debate in The Hijab: Islam, Women and the Politics of Clothing, …

Hijab Not Essential Practice, Students Made Part Of Conspiracy To Create Social Unrest: SG Tushar Mehta To SC [Day 8]
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Not Essential Practice, Students Made Part Of Conspiracy To Create Social Unrest: SG Tushar Mehta To SC [Day 8]

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today continued hearing the petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on wearing hijab by Muslim students in educational institutions. COURTROOM EXCHANGE Students made part of PFI's conspiracy to create social unrest: SG He alleged that till the year 2021, no girl student was wearing any hijab. Hijab not an essential religious practice: …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Don’t ‘weaponise’ hijab, time to be more flexible
2 years, 9 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | Don’t ‘weaponise’ hijab, time to be more flexible

Deccan Chronicle  

The three-judge bench of the Karnataka high court has flatly rejected the petition of the six girls from the Pre-University Government College in Udupi and others from Kundapur and Bengaluru that the hijab is an “essential part” of Islam. It can only be conjectured that the Hindu communal elements in the school administration chose to act against the hijab, and …

There exists a way to lift the hijab over divisive politics
2 years, 9 months ago

There exists a way to lift the hijab over divisive politics

Live Mint  

The hijab row in India has placed in stark focus divisive politics over a mere piece of clothing. The world’s most fundamentalist Islamic country, Saudi Arabia, had made a categorical statement prior to reforms undertaken there: “Sharia laws stipulate that women wear decent, respectful clothing like men. Now, before feminists say such advice is discriminatory, the Qur’an advises “hijab" for …

Hijab is a symbol of oppression: Taslima Nasreen
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab is a symbol of oppression: Taslima Nasreen

India Today  

Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has waded into the row over wearing hijab in educational institutions. In an exclusive interview with India Today TV, Taslima Nasreen claimed that hijab, burqa, or niqab are symbols of oppression. Talking about the proposal of uniform dress code in schools and colleges, Taslima Nasreen said, “I believe that right to education is about right to …

If Turban Wearing People Can Be In Army, Why Not Hijab Wearing Girls In Classes : Ravivarma Kumar To Karnataka High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

If Turban Wearing People Can Be In Army, Why Not Hijab Wearing Girls In Classes : Ravivarma Kumar To Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

A Full Bench of the Karnataka High Court today continued hearing arguments on the petitions filed by Muslim girl students, who challenged the action of a government college in denying their entry for wearing a hijab.Prof Ravivarma Kumar, Senior Advocate, appearing on behalf of the petitioners today argued that the state is discriminating against Muslim girls, solely on the basis. …

Let women wear the hijab or not: It’s not the job of State to meddle
2 years, 10 months ago

Let women wear the hijab or not: It’s not the job of State to meddle

Deccan Chronicle  

Yet another issue of the fundamental rights of individuals as opposed to the rights of the State has reached the Supreme Court. Constitutionally, the freedom of occupation and practising any profession exists but when butchers moved court against cow slaughter laws, the Supreme Court admitted it had to take religious sentiments into consideration and curtailed their rights. The United States’ …

OPINION | Who brainwashed some Muslim girls over ‘hijab’ ?
2 years, 10 months ago

OPINION | Who brainwashed some Muslim girls over ‘hijab’ ?

India TV News  

As the ‘hijab’ controversy gained momentum with protests held by Muslims in several cities of India on Friday, the Supreme Court said it would take up all petitions relating to at the appropriate time. Do not push these issues to a larger level…Let us not make it communal or political, and let the High Court decide the constitutional question first.”The …

If girls can attend colleges ‘topless’, why question burqa: Maulana Sajid Rashidi
2 years, 10 months ago

If girls can attend colleges ‘topless’, why question burqa: Maulana Sajid Rashidi

Op India  

Adding to the ongoing burqa and hijab controversy in Karnataka colleges, Maulana Sajid Rashidi, the President of All India Imam Association, on February 10 affirmed that the hijab is the dress code of Islam and that the women should stay in purdah to keep themselves safe and protected in society. He said that following religion is the fundamental right of …

'And why aren't you in uniform?' Social media spoofs on Euphoria hit differently in light of the Karnataka hijab row
2 years, 10 months ago

'And why aren't you in uniform?' Social media spoofs on Euphoria hit differently in light of the Karnataka hijab row

Firstpost  

Do class and caste differences really go away in school because of a uniform? Inspired by the new season of Euphoria, content creators on TikTok and Instagram have simultaneously spoofed and churned out bold, avant-garde looks set to the audio of Spongebob’s Squidward asking, “And why aren’t you in uniform?” The joke is in the divergence from the banal aesthetic …

Majoritarianism is wearing the veil of debate
2 years, 10 months ago

Majoritarianism is wearing the veil of debate

The Hindu  

Along coastal Karnataka, many colleges have caved in to the demand by right-wing groups, including the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party, that Muslim women cannot be allowed to enter college wearing hijabs even if the headscarves match the colour of the college uniform. It conceded that girls do have a fundamental right to …

Hijab for Muslims Like Hindu's 'Mangalsutra', Christian's Crucifix, Sikh's Turban: Cong MP in Lok Sabha
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab for Muslims Like Hindu's 'Mangalsutra', Christian's Crucifix, Sikh's Turban: Cong MP in Lok Sabha

News 18  

As the controversy over wearing 'hijab' on campus raged in Karnataka, Congress MP from Kerala TN Prathapan on Monday raised the issue in Lok Sabha, saying the garment of the Muslim women is like "mangalsutra for Hindus, the crucifix of the Christians and turbans for the Sikhs". It is like the mangalsutra for Hindus, crucifix for the Christians and turbans …

Hijab, Niqab, Burkha: What are the Different Kinds of Islamic Clothing for Women?
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab, Niqab, Burkha: What are the Different Kinds of Islamic Clothing for Women?

News 18  

The protests over the right to wear the hijab is intensifying in Karnataka with the state banning banning any clothes that disturb equality, integrity and public order in schools and colleges. As the girls kept stressing that ‘hijab is our right,’ the matter escalated and a few other colleges banned the headscarf too. Social media has been afire with discussions …

Udupi Hijab Controversy: Should a Muslim Woman Necessarily Wear a Hijab, Asks Zakia Soman
2 years, 10 months ago

Udupi Hijab Controversy: Should a Muslim Woman Necessarily Wear a Hijab, Asks Zakia Soman

News 18  

Recently, we saw disturbing reports about a group of teenager Muslim girls in hijab being denied entry into classroom by their educational institute in Udupi, Karnataka. Just as Hindu women and indeed men too must question the diktats on bindi or against jeans, similarly Muslim women too should reflect on the fundamentals of hijab. But should a Muslim woman necessarily …

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