What To Eat, Wear, or Practise: Can BJP Focus on Governance Instead of Policing?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What To Eat, Wear, or Practise: Can BJP Focus on Governance Instead of Policing?

The Quint  

In another video, the Hawa Mahal MLA asks school authorities to stop students from wearing the hijab in school, which has a healthy mix of Hindu and Muslim kids. In a video that surfaced afterwards, he is seen on stage, leading the students in chants of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai” and "Saraswati Mata Ki Jai”. It also shows Acharya walking through the school and prompting students to chant "Jai Shri Ram”. Later, Muslim students and their guardian protested at the local police station, demanding that Acharya should be stopped from "vitiating the atmosphere in schools” and must apologise for his actions.

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BJP explains why Karnataka govt told schools not to give playground for private events
5 months ago

BJP explains why Karnataka govt told schools not to give playground for private events

The Hindu  

The BJP has objected to a recent reminder issued by the Department of School Education asking all schools not to spare their playgrounds, premises for any private programmes and to allow only academic activities on the grounds and premises. The reminder issued by the Dakshina Kannada Deputy Director of the department on July 16 said that the heads of government, …

Breaking | Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Against Hijab Ban By Mumbai's NG Acharya & DK Marathe College Authorities
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Breaking | Bombay High Court Dismisses Plea Against Hijab Ban By Mumbai's NG Acharya & DK Marathe College Authorities

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by nine female students challenging the dress code prescribed by the authorities of a Mumbai college, prohibiting students from wearing hijab, nakab, burkha, stole, cap, etc., on campus.A division bench of Justice AS Chandurkar and Justice Rajesh Patil said in open Court, "For the aforesaid reasons, we are not inclined …

After Hijab row, Rajasthan Education Minister to enforce dress code for students in government schools
10 months, 3 weeks ago

After Hijab row, Rajasthan Education Minister to enforce dress code for students in government schools

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: The hijab controversy in Rajasthan continues to intensify, with major developments emerging two days after BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya stirred controversy by calling for a ban on hijabs at a government school in Jaipur. Now, the state education minister, Madan Dilawar, has announced plans to strictly implement a dress code for all students in government schools across the state. …

'MLA Wears Saffron Stole In Assembly, Why Can't We Wear Hijab?': Jaipur Students
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'MLA Wears Saffron Stole In Assembly, Why Can't We Wear Hijab?': Jaipur Students

The Quint  

Following the protests, BJP leader and Rajasthan cabinet minister Kirori Lal Meena supported Acharya and said that he would go to the CM demanding a hijab ban. Hijab is banned in many nations, so it cannot be allowed in our nation’s schools under any circumstances,” Meena said, adding that he would speak to CM about it since “our MLA has …

Discussions on Hijab Ban in Rajasthan Schools, Govt Seeks Report from Other States
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Discussions on Hijab Ban in Rajasthan Schools, Govt Seeks Report from Other States

News 18  

If political sources are to be believed, preparations are being made in Rajasthan to ban hijab in government schools in Rajasthan. As per sources, a report on hijab ban will be prepared at a high level in the Education Department and sent to Education Minister Madan Dilawar. Party workers said that Dilawar has sought a report from the department regarding …

No room for hijab yet in Karnataka
11 months, 3 weeks ago

No room for hijab yet in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Will the Karnataka government revoke the order that, in effect, imposes a ban on girl students wearing the hijab in classrooms? Soon, protests flared up across Karnataka, with a section of Hindu students insisting that they would wear saffron shawls if Muslim girls were allowed to wear the hijab. The video of a burqa-clad college girl, Muskaan, being heckled by …

Amidst opposition from the BJP, progressive groups demand CM walk the talk on lifting hijab ban
1 year ago

Amidst opposition from the BJP, progressive groups demand CM walk the talk on lifting hijab ban

The Hindu  

Even as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party upped the ante against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who on Friday said that his government would withdraw the hijab ban in educational institutions, putting him on the backfoot, several progressive groups have demanded that he walk the talk and issue a formal withdrawal order. However, several progressive groups that had fought against what was …

School Bans Student from Wearing Ayyappa Scarf
1 year, 1 month ago

School Bans Student from Wearing Ayyappa Scarf

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: A row has erupted between the management of a private school and activists of VHP and BJP after a teacher sent home a student under Ayyappa Deeksha who came to the class wearing a black scarf. VHP and BJP activists have given an ultimatum that the principal and teachers must apologise to parents of the student by Monday evening. …

MP: Hindu girls made to wear hijab and sing Islamic songs on Eid in a school in Guna
1 year, 2 months ago

MP: Hindu girls made to wear hijab and sing Islamic songs on Eid in a school in Guna

Op India  

On 27 September, a day before Eid Milad-un-Nabi, a dance programme was organised in which all students, including Hindus, were made to wear the hijab and sing Islamic songs in a private school located in Guna, Madhya Pradesh. A small student is Hindu girls in a private school in Guna, MP made to wear hijab and sing Islam1c songs. Workers …

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 …

Did a school in Srinagar 'ban' students from wearing abayas?
1 year, 6 months ago

Did a school in Srinagar 'ban' students from wearing abayas?

Firstpost  

A school in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar is facing flak for allegedly not allowing entry to girl students wearing abayas. Students protest against ‘abaya ban’ Some students of Class 11 and 12 of Vishwa Bharti Higher Secondary School in Srinagar hit the streets on Thursday alleging that the principal was forcing them to remove abayas, reported Hindustan Times. We will …

Students protest Srinagar school’s move to allegedly ban ‘Abaya’
1 year, 6 months ago

Students protest Srinagar school’s move to allegedly ban ‘Abaya’

The Hindu  

A group of students protested against the administration of Vishwa Bharti Higher Secondary School in Srinagar on Thursday for allegedly banning the use of ‘Abaya’, a long robe used by Muslim female students. Hitting the streets, protesting students accused the principal of issuing a verbal order “to ban the entry of those students who wear ‘Abaya’”. The school authorities said …

Damoh Hijab Case: District Education Officer to be removed for giving clean chit to Ganga Jamuna School
1 year, 6 months ago

Damoh Hijab Case: District Education Officer to be removed for giving clean chit to Ganga Jamuna School

Op India  

In an update to the ongoing hijab controversy at the Ganga Jamuna School in the Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh, School Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar revealed that Damoh Collector Mayank Agarwal is trying to save the District Education Officer SK Mishra who is found guilty as per the prima facie information obtained. Confirming the DEO’s negative involvement in the …

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 …

Row in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh after poster shows schoolgirls in hijab, CM orders probe
1 year, 6 months ago

Row in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh after poster shows schoolgirls in hijab, CM orders probe

India Today  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a probe into a poster put up by a private school in Damoh district in which schoolgirls, irrespective of their religion, were seen wearing hijab. Shivraj Singh Chouhan ordered a probe after an inquiry was already collected by Damoh district administration and the allegations of Hindu girls being forced to wear …

MP: Probe ordered against private school after posters of hijab-clad Hindu and Jain students surfaced
1 year, 6 months ago

MP: Probe ordered against private school after posters of hijab-clad Hindu and Jain students surfaced

Op India  

A major controversy erupted in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh after it was claimed that a private school is forcing students to wear a “hijab.” The accusations were made following the publication of an Ganga Jamuna Higher Secondary School is a private, English-medium established in ward number 4 of the Futera neighbourhood in the Damoh region. Priyank Kanoongo, the head …

New probe into MP school poster over ‘hijab’ row after MP home minister steps in
1 year, 6 months ago

New probe into MP school poster over ‘hijab’ row after MP home minister steps in

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL/SAGAR: Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra on Wednesday ordered a detailed police inquiry into a poster by a private school congratulating 18 students for their performance in the board examination after a controversy erupted on social media over the girls wearing headscarves irrespective of their religion. Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra ordered a detailed inquiry after the first …

Karnataka Minister says decision on hijab ban will ‘benefit all students’
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka Minister says decision on hijab ban will ‘benefit all students’

Live Mint  

Karnataka Education Minister Madhu Bangarappa on Tuesday said that the Congress-led government will take a decision on hijab controversy that will 'benefit all students. But we will take a decision that will benefit all students.” The Education Minister's proclamation comes a day after CM Siddaramaiah met around 30 academicians who urged his government to reverse the hijab ban, saying, “Thousands …

Karnataka: Decision on Hijab ban to be in students’ favour, says education minister
1 year, 6 months ago

Karnataka: Decision on Hijab ban to be in students’ favour, says education minister

Hindustan Times  

A day after academicians met Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah over the hijab ban in educational institutes and changes to textbooks brought in by the former BJP government, state education minister Madhu Bangarappa on Tuesday said that the Congress government will take a “decision that will benefit all students”. “Thousands of girls are deprived of education due to the hijab controversy,” …

Closing The Gates To Education: Violations Of Rights Of Muslim Women Students: PUCL’s Report On Hijab Ban
1 year, 11 months ago

Closing The Gates To Education: Violations Of Rights Of Muslim Women Students: PUCL’s Report On Hijab Ban

Live Law  

On 31st December, 2021, Government Girls PU College, Udupi imposed a sudden restriction on the hijab inside classrooms. On January 9, a report was published by People’s Union for Civil Liberties -Karnataka, which had undertaken a study titled as “Closing the Gates to Education: Violations of Rights of Muslim women students.” to investigate the impact of the imposed ban on …

The case of the hijab
2 years, 1 month ago

The case of the hijab

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 03, 2022 10:25 IST This is a writ petition challenging a regulation of the State Education Board concerning the dress code for schools. A recently oft-repeated phrase—public authority administering regulation with an evil eye and an unequal hand—comes to mind from the hallowed judgment of Justice Vivian Bose in Anwar Ali Sarkar’s case. “One can well sympathise …

WATCH: After Rishi Sunak's win in Britain, Asaduddin Owaisi wishes to see 'hijab-wearing Muslim girl as India's PM'
2 years, 1 month ago

WATCH: After Rishi Sunak's win in Britain, Asaduddin Owaisi wishes to see 'hijab-wearing Muslim girl as India's PM'

Firstpost  

Asaduddin Owaisi also attacked the BJP and said that it is against halal meat and other lifestyle aspects of Muslims. He further alleged that the BJP is against Muslim’s identity New Delhi: All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said that he wishes too see a hijab wearing girl become India’s prime minister in future. “I wish to see girl …

Karnataka hijab ban | Individual’s belief matters in religious issues, agree judges
2 years, 2 months ago

Karnataka hijab ban | Individual’s belief matters in religious issues, agree judges

The Hindu  

Though the Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a split verdict on students’ right to wear hijab in school, both judges on the Bench seemed to agree that believers or worshippers are the best persons to interpret whether a practice is essential to their religion or not. The Karnataka High Court had concluded that wearing hijab was not an essential religious …

Hijab ban to continue in Karnataka schools and PU colleges: Minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Hijab ban to continue in Karnataka schools and PU colleges: Minister

The Hindu  

Following a split verdict in the Supreme Court on the issue of hijab in classrooms, Karnataka’s Minister for School Education and Literacy B.C. Nagesh said the ban on headscarf in government schools and pre-university colleges will continue for now, as the apex court had not stayed the Karnataka High Court order that had earlier upheld the State government’s decision. Meanwhile, …

Men should strengthen their minds and free women from hijab: Haryana minister Anil Vij
2 years, 2 months ago

Men should strengthen their minds and free women from hijab: Haryana minister Anil Vij

Firstpost  

Chandigarh: Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Thursday waded into the headscarf issue saying men should strengthen their minds and free women from the hijab. Vij’s tweet came shortly before the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court judgement refusing to lift the ban on hijab in educational institutions of the state. …

Supreme Court delivers split verdict on Karnataka hijab ban
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court delivers split verdict on Karnataka hijab ban

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 13 delivered a split verdict on whether Muslim students should shed their hijabs at their school gates. Justice Hemant Gupta upheld Karnataka’s prohibitive government order of February 5, saying “apparent symbols of religious belief cannot be worn to secular schools maintained from State funds”. “Asking the girls to take off their hijab before they enter …

India’s Supreme Court panel split on allowing hijab in classrooms
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s Supreme Court panel split on allowing hijab in classrooms

Al Jazeera  

The matter arises from a ban in BJP-ruled Karnataka state that forbids students from wearing the headscarves in classrooms. “It is ultimately a matter of choice,” said the other judge, Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, as he set aside the Karnataka High Court order. The issue of the hijab ban started when female Muslim students wearing hijab were barred in January this …

Students were goaded into wearing hijab to school by PFI through social media, Karnataka tells SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Students were goaded into wearing hijab to school by PFI through social media, Karnataka tells SC

The Hindu  

Karnataka in Supreme Court on September 20, 2022 said students were goaded into wearing hijab to school by the Popular Front of India through social media messages. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Hemant Gupta, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said no student was insisting on hijab till 2022. Mr. Mehta said the agitation on hijab was part of a …

‘Students should wear prescribed uniform’: SG Tushar Mehta on hijab ban hearing in SC
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Students should wear prescribed uniform’: SG Tushar Mehta on hijab ban hearing in SC

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia is hearing a batch 23 petitions challenging the ban on girl-students wearing the Hijab in schools and colleges New Delhi: Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Tuesday recommended that all students should wear the prescribed uniform in educational institutions, irrespective of the religion they followed. The top advocate appearing in …

Hijab ban order religion neutral, neither hijab nor saffron gamcha allowed: Karnataka govt tells SC
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab ban order religion neutral, neither hijab nor saffron gamcha allowed: Karnataka govt tells SC

India Today  

The Karnataka government's decision to ban hijab in schools was a religion-neutral order and neither a saffron gamcha nor a hijab were allowed in schools, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The government also told the bench comprising of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia that the Karnataka High Court had accepted the arguments on the …

Students seeking nod to wear Hijab influenced by PFI: Karnataka govt tells Supreme Court
2 years, 3 months ago

Students seeking nod to wear Hijab influenced by PFI: Karnataka govt tells Supreme Court

India Today  

The Karnataka government has told the Supreme Court that the student petitioners who challenged the hijab ban in the state government institutions were influenced by the radical outfit Popular Front of India. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Karnataka government, told a bench of Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia that on March 29, 2013, the Government Pre-University Girls …

Karnataka hijab ban | Wearing hijab is an expression of the self, says Sibal
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka hijab ban | Wearing hijab is an expression of the self, says Sibal

The Hindu  

Hijab is a Muslim woman’s self-expression. Watch | Karnataka’s hijab controversy explained The senior counsel, appearing for a student-petitioner against Karnataka’s ban on wearing hijab in classrooms, said the Supreme Court should refer the case to a Constitution Bench, which should in turn first decide whether “wearing a dress is self-expression, which lies both at the heart of the fundamental …

Karnataka Government needs to justify the restraint on wearing hijabs, says petitioners’ counsel
2 years, 3 months ago

Karnataka Government needs to justify the restraint on wearing hijabs, says petitioners’ counsel

The Hindu  

Karnataka has to first prove how forbidding hijab among students affects the sovereignty and integrity of India, its security or friendly relations with foreign states or even public order, decency or morality, the Sharia Committee of Women argued against the ban on Muslim girls wearing hijab to school. “Wearing of hijab does not confer any special benefit to the Muslim …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES
2 years, 3 months ago

Hijab Ban In Karnataka- Supreme Court Hearing- Day-2 -LIVE UPDATES

Live Law  

Supreme Court will continue the hearing the batch of petitions challenging the Karnataka High Court's judgment which upheld the ban on the wearing of Hijab by Muslim girl students in some schools and colleges in the State. A bench comprising Justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia will hear the matterIn the last hearing of the matter, the main arguments were …

WATCH: Amid Karnataka's hijab controversy, Kerala students in headgear celebrate Onam in school
2 years, 3 months ago

WATCH: Amid Karnataka's hijab controversy, Kerala students in headgear celebrate Onam in school

Firstpost  

The viral video shows several hijab-wearing students of Wandoor Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Malappuram wearing sarees and dancing to music, along with their other school mates, as part of the Onam celebrations held in their institutions Malappuram: A short video clip of Hijab wearing students celebrating Onam in a high school in Wandoor area of this northern Kerala …

Hijab row escalates: Insta post calls for beheading of Sri Ram Sena chief, BJP leader
2 years, 6 months ago

Hijab row escalates: Insta post calls for beheading of Sri Ram Sena chief, BJP leader

India Today  

The row over wearing hijab in classrooms witnessed a scary escalation in Karnataka as a post on social media called for the beheading of BJP leader Yashpal Suvarna and Sri Ram Sena chief Pramod Muthalik for money. BJP leader Yashpal Suvarna, who is also a member of the college administration, said, "Getting such messages and calls through social media is …

Hijab ban: SC agrees to consider hearing pleas against Karnataka HC verdict
2 years, 7 months ago

Hijab ban: SC agrees to consider hearing pleas against Karnataka HC verdict

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which had dismissed petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside classroom. The high court had dismissed the petitions filed by a section of Muslim students from the Government Pre-University Girls College in Udupi, seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom. In …

Oppn targets govt on communal violence
2 years, 8 months ago

Oppn targets govt on communal violence

Hindustan Times  

Thirteen chief ministers and opposition leaders on Saturday issued a joint appeal against the recent incidents of hate speech and communal violence in the country and expressed shock at the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The statement, signed by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin, Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi, the National Conference …

Oppn leaders issue joint appeal on hate speech, communal violence, target govt
2 years, 8 months ago

Oppn leaders issue joint appeal on hate speech, communal violence, target govt

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Thirteen leaders of political parties including three chief ministers on Saturday issued a joint appeal against growing incidents of hate speech and communal violence in parts of the country, saying issues related to food, dress, faith, festivals and language were being used to polarise society. Incendiary hate speeches preceded the aggressive armed religious processions unleashing communal violence,” the …

In new video, Al Qaeda chief tries to incite Indian Muslims over Karnataka hijab row
2 years, 8 months ago

In new video, Al Qaeda chief tries to incite Indian Muslims over Karnataka hijab row

India Today  

The global terrorist outfit Al Qaeda released a new video of its elusive leader Ayman al-Zawahiri talking about the hijab row in Karnataka. Zawahiri focussed on the hijab controversy and praised Muskaan, the woman who countered the "Jai Shree Ram' slogan being raised at her college with a "Alahu Akbar" call of her own. READ | Hijab row: Muslim students …

Indian scholars, activists criticize school hijab ban ruling
2 years, 8 months ago

Indian scholars, activists criticize school hijab ban ruling

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — A recent court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights activists who say that judicial overreach threatens religious freedoms in officially secular India. Before the verdict, more than 700 signatories including senior lawyers and rights advocates had expressed opposition to the ban in an …

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