Al-Qaeda targets India in hijab row
2 years, 8 months ago

Al-Qaeda targets India in hijab row

The Hindu  

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has used the recent Hijab controversy in Karnataka to target democracy in India, saying "we must stop being deceived by the mirage of the pagan Hindu democracy". In the Arabic video clip, with English subtitles provided by SITE Intelligence Group that tracks online activity of white supremacist and jihadist organisations, Zawahiri "May Allah reward her for exposing the reality of Hindu India and the deception of its pagan democracy," the al-Qaeda chief said in the video, also ending speculations about his death due to natural causes. Karnataka Home Minister’s claim In Bengaluru, Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra said the State police were “going after” the video by Zawahiri. “Don’t know about video” However, Muskan's father distanced himself from Zawahiri's comments, terming them "wrong" and said he and his family were living peacefully in India.

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Hijab-wearing women are a part of nation-building, says Asaduddin Owaisi
2 years, 2 months ago

Hijab-wearing women are a part of nation-building, says Asaduddin Owaisi

The Hindu  

A day after the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the hijab case, Hyderabad parliamentarian Asaduddin Owaisi said that Muslim women wearing hijab have been getting themselves educated and taking part in nation-building. Describing it as his “dream”, Mr Owaisi said that he hoped a Muslim woman who wears a hijab would become the Prime Minister of India in …

Hijab Ban Verdict: Karnataka HC Decision Bad In Law And In Terms Of Content, Says AIMIM Chief Owaisi
2 years, 2 months ago

Hijab Ban Verdict: Karnataka HC Decision Bad In Law And In Terms Of Content, Says AIMIM Chief Owaisi

ABP News  

New Delhi: In the wake of a split verdict by the Supreme Court on the Karnataka hijab ban case on Thursday, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi said the decision of the Karnataka High Court was “bad in terms of law and content” and that the Quranic commentaries and translations were “misused”. The apex court on Thursday gave a …

Yet Another Storm in A Teacup: How The Hijab Row in India Is A Manufactured Controversy - News18
2 years, 2 months ago

Yet Another Storm in A Teacup: How The Hijab Row in India Is A Manufactured Controversy - News18

News 18  

“Tell the believing men to reduce of their vision and guard their private parts. Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what they do.” “And tell the believing women to reduce of their vision and guard their private parts and not expose their adornment.” Women using veils was a practice that pre-dates Islam and was a common practice among the elite in …

India or England, Hijab-clad Muskans and Ainas can be 'brave' before Hindutva because they know Hindus do not kill
2 years, 3 months ago

India or England, Hijab-clad Muskans and Ainas can be 'brave' before Hindutva because they know Hindus do not kill

Op India  

It is shockingly counterintuitive to say the least when some Muslim women in otherwise secular countries say the hijab is a choice when there are countless Muslim women in Islamic countries who choose not to wear the hijab are being killed. When school-going girl Muskan Khan decided to ‘defy’ the ‘Hindu goons’ on her way to school to wear a …

Leicester: How Mohammed Hijab incited Muslims to attack 'weak' Hindus
2 years, 3 months ago

Leicester: How Mohammed Hijab incited Muslims to attack 'weak' Hindus

Op India  

Amidst the ongoing violence in Leicester in England’s East Midlands region, Islamist scholar Mohammed Hijab was seen mocking Hinduism and inciting Muslims to attack the adherents of the Dharmic faith on Monday. Muslim fundamentalist Mohammed Hijab who previously had led violence against Jews in London, is now in #Leicester with a mob of masked men and planning similar assault on …

Who Is Mohammed Hijab? ‘Public Speaker’ with an Anti-Semitic Past and His Role in Leicester Unrest
2 years, 3 months ago

Who Is Mohammed Hijab? ‘Public Speaker’ with an Anti-Semitic Past and His Role in Leicester Unrest

News 18  

Following the violent clashes in Leicester and other parts of the UK between Indian and Pakistani communities, the role of a so-called public speaker Mohammed Hijab has come to the fore. On his website, Mohammed Hijab calls himself ‘a debater and public speaker who engages in discussions and polemics on a wide variety of topics including religion, politics and society’ …

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 …

Focus on next Al Qaeda chief as Indian agencies stay alert
2 years, 4 months ago

Focus on next Al Qaeda chief as Indian agencies stay alert

Hindustan Times  

Within hours of US President Joe Biden announcing the death of Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri in a precision drone strike, speculation circled around a possible successor, with another Egyptian Al Qaeda figure, Mohammed Salahaldin Zidan, who goes by the assumed name of Saif al-Adel, emerging a likely candidate, according to security officials who monitor the region. An official involved …

‘Caravans of Jihad’ to Kashmir: As US Strike Kills Zawahiri, A Look at Al-Qaeda Chief's Threats to India
2 years, 4 months ago

‘Caravans of Jihad’ to Kashmir: As US Strike Kills Zawahiri, A Look at Al-Qaeda Chief's Threats to India

News 18  

As the sun rose in Kabul on Sunday, two Hellfire missiles fired by a US drone ended Ayman al-Zawahiri’s decade-long reign as the leader of Al-Qaida who helped Osama bin Laden plot the 9/11 attacks. “A new branch of al-Qaida was established — Qaida al-Jihad in the Indian subcontinent, seeking to raise the flag of jihad,…and return the Islamic rule …

Hijab row: Appeals against Karnataka High Court ruling may be listed next week, indicates SC
2 years, 5 months ago

Hijab row: Appeals against Karnataka High Court ruling may be listed next week, indicates SC

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday indicated that appeals challenging Karnataka High Court’s conclusion that wearing hijab was not an essential practice in Islam would be listed next week. Ms. Naaz argued that the High Court judgment had created a "dichotomy of freedom of religion and freedom of conscience". "This freedom would include the freedom to lawfully express one's identity in …

Congress general secretary Ajay Maken condemns Al-Qaeda's remarks on hijab row
2 years, 8 months ago

Congress general secretary Ajay Maken condemns Al-Qaeda's remarks on hijab row

Firstpost  

Maken also hit out at Karnataka home minister Araga Jnanendra and said that he along with Al Qaeda are ‘polarising’ the country’s atmosphere Bengaluru: All India Congress Committee general secretary Ajay Maken on 7 April, 2022, condemned Al-Qaeda’s remarks on the Hijab row saying that the banned terrorist organisation has no business commenting on internal affairs of India. Maken also …

Karnataka hijab row and the other times Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has interfered in India
2 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka hijab row and the other times Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has interfered in India

Firstpost  

The Al Qaeda leader has repeatedly trained his guns on the nation — from announcing a branch of the terror group in 2014 to the present when he showered praise on a pro-hijab protester in Karnataka and asked Muslims to fight the perceived assault on Islam The hijab row, which had erupted in Karnataka after girls moved the high court …

Al Qaeda boss lauds Karnataka girl who stood up to anti-hijab protesters. Trying to incite fights, says father
2 years, 8 months ago

Al Qaeda boss lauds Karnataka girl who stood up to anti-hijab protesters. Trying to incite fights, says father

India Today  

The family does not need the Al Qaeda chief’s support, announced the father of Muskaan, the Karnataka student who shouted “Allahu Akbar” at a mob chanting “Jai Shree Ram” to protest against the hijab in educational institutions. One of the most wanted terrorists, the elusive chief of Al Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in a new video, spoke about the Hijab row …

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 …

Karnataka Hijab Row: Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Praises Muskan Khan, Pens Poem For Her
2 years, 8 months ago

Karnataka Hijab Row: Al-Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Praises Muskan Khan, Pens Poem For Her

News 18  

Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has resurfaced quashing rumours of his death and the terrorist expressed his support towards unruly elements who are using the Hijab row to flare communal tensions. The translations provided by SITE Intelligence shows that in the video Zawahiri praised Muskan Khan, a hijab-clad girl who went viral for confronting a mob of boys who were opposed …

Al-Qaeda chief Zawahiri praises Karnataka student for chanting 'Allahu Akbar' amid hijab row | VIDEO
2 years, 8 months ago

Al-Qaeda chief Zawahiri praises Karnataka student for chanting 'Allahu Akbar' amid hijab row | VIDEO

India TV News  

Highlights Al-Qaeda chief expressed support to Muskan Khan, who shouted 'Allahu Akbar' slogans during Hijab row Zawahiri recited poem praising her & said "we must stop being deceived by mirage of Hindu democracy" K'taka Home Minister reacted: "Some unseen hands are behind the hijab row." In the 9 minute long video, the successor of Bin Laden had expressed his support …

Hijab verdict: All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves SC
2 years, 8 months ago

Hijab verdict: All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has moved the Supreme Court against Karnataka High Court order which dismissed pleas against the ban on Hijab in educational institutes. In the petition filed through advocate MR Shamshad, the petitioners All India Muslim Personal Law Board and two Muslim women members, have challenged the Karnataka High Court order dated March …

Hijab row: All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves Supreme Court against Karnataka HC's verdict
2 years, 8 months ago

Hijab row: All India Muslim Personal Law Board moves Supreme Court against Karnataka HC's verdict

Firstpost  

Karnataka High Court had passed the judgment on 15 March that wearing of hijab is not a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith and thus, it is not protected under the Article 25 of the Constitution. After Karnataka High Court passed the judgment which upheld the ban on hijab in classrooms stating that wearing of headscarves by Muslim …

Hijab row: SC refuses urgent hearing on pleas against Karnataka court verdict
2 years, 8 months ago

Hijab row: SC refuses urgent hearing on pleas against Karnataka court verdict

Live Mint  

Asking to not sensationalise the matter any further, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to accord urgent hearing on the pleas challenging the Karnataka High Court verdict which dismissed the petitions seeking permission to wear hijab inside the classroom and stated that the headscarf is not a part of the essential religious practice in Islam, as per news agency PTI …

I don't agree with verdict, says Owaisi on K'taka HC's Hijab judgment
2 years, 9 months ago

I don't agree with verdict, says Owaisi on K'taka HC's Hijab judgment

India Today  

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that he “disagrees” with the Karnataka High Court’s verdict on the hijab row. READ | Karnataka HC hijab case judgment: Key takeaways Owaisi hoped that not only the All India Muslim Personal Law Board but also the organisations of other religious groups would appeal this judgment as “it has suspended fundamental rights -- …

Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state
2 years, 9 months ago

Hijab bans deepen Hindu-Muslim fault lines in Indian state

Associated Press  

UDUPI, India — When Aliya Assadi was 12, she wore a hijab while representing her southern Indian state of Karnataka at a karate competition. It then slapped a statewide ban on the hijab in classes, saying “religious clothing” in government-run schools “disturbs equality, integrity and public law and order.” Some students gave in and attended with their heads uncovered. “When …

Karnataka hijab row: The controversy explained
2 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka hijab row: The controversy explained

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed a clutch of petitions challenging a government order barring hijabs in schools and colleges in the state. "We are of the considered opinion that wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential religious practice in the Islamic faith,” Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi said. READ: Karnataka hijab row: …

Karnataka HC hijab case judgment: Key takeaways
2 years, 9 months ago

Karnataka HC hijab case judgment: Key takeaways

India Today  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday dismissed 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. - Wearing hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith, Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi who headed the full bench of …

India court upholds Karnataka state’s ban on hijab in class
2 years, 9 months ago

India court upholds Karnataka state’s ban on hijab in class

Al Jazeera  

Court upholds ban in BJP-ruled state, a ruling that could set a precedent for the rest of the country, home to 200 million Muslims. “We are of the considered opinion that wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential religious practice,” Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi of the Karnataka High Court said in a judgement …

Stop Media From Chasing Hijab-Wearing Students & Teachers : PIL In Karnataka High Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Stop Media From Chasing Hijab-Wearing Students & Teachers : PIL In Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

A Public Interest Litigation has been filed in the Karnataka High Court seeking to restrain media houses from chasing the students and teachers who are proceeding to their schools & colleges wearing hijab/burqas and from videographing and photographing of children and teachers near to their schools while they were removing their hijabs and burqas. As per the petition which has …

Public humiliation of Muslim women: Over 700 pen open letter on Karnataka HC's hijab order
2 years, 10 months ago

Public humiliation of Muslim women: Over 700 pen open letter on Karnataka HC's hijab order

India Today  

More than 700 people, including lawyers and activists, have written an open letter to the Chief Justice of Karnataka on the misinterpretation of the high court order in the hijab controversy, leading to violation of the fundamental rights of Muslim women and girls. A delegation of advocates, students, women's rights activists from Bahutva Karnataka, PUCL-K, Dalit Minority Sene, All India …

Opinion | How our enemies are using ‘hijab’ to defame India
2 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | How our enemies are using ‘hijab’ to defame India

India TV News  

With the ‘hijab’ controversy spreading to nearly 50 schools across Karnataka, the issue is now being misused by vested interests abroad to project India in a bad light. On Tuesday, in as many as 50 schools of Karnataka, in Chickmagalur, Tumakuru, Kodagu, Mandya, Kalaburgi and Udupi, parents of Muslim girl students insisted on their wards wearing ‘hijab’ inside classrooms, but …

Women get raped when they don't wear hijab, says Congress leader Zameer Ahmed
2 years, 10 months ago

Women get raped when they don't wear hijab, says Congress leader Zameer Ahmed

Firstpost  

The Congress leader was speaking in the backdrop of Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan saying that the practice of hijab is not written in the Quran Hubli : Amid the ongoing hijab controversy, Karnataka Congress leader Zameer Ahmed on Sunday said Hijab means ‘Parda’ in Islam and ‘women get raped when they don’t wear Hijab’. Wearing a hijab is not …

Hijab Row: Hijab wearing woman will one day be PM of India, says Asaduddin Owaisi
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab Row: Hijab wearing woman will one day be PM of India, says Asaduddin Owaisi

Firstpost  

The comments were made in a 43-second video, which comes amidst the raging hijab row and after the AIMIM chief came out in support of Muskan who was seen being heckled in Mandya district of Karnataka in a now-viral video Keeping the pot boiling amid the Karnataka hijab row and the Uttar Pradesh Assemby polls, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on …

Muskan Zainab, who shouted "Allahu Akbar" has links with PFI
2 years, 10 months ago

Muskan Zainab, who shouted "Allahu Akbar" has links with PFI

Op India  

The role of radical Islamic organisation Popular Front of India in orchestrating the ongoing Hijab protests by instigating the Muslim students to create the hijab controversy in Udupi, Karnataka, is now out in the open. – Arrested & absconding accused linked to SDPI Deepak Bopanna & Imran Khan join the broadcast with @PadmajaJoshi#HijabAppeasementDebate pic.twitter.com/tn2Q7SunXj — TIMES NOW February 11, 2022 …

'Women get raped when they don't wear Hijab': Cong leader's shocker on Karnataka controversy | Watch
2 years, 10 months ago

'Women get raped when they don't wear Hijab': Cong leader's shocker on Karnataka controversy | Watch

India TV News  

Highlights Congress leader Zameer Ahmed said that women get raped when they don't wear Hijab. He said that women get raped when they don't wear Hijab. "Hijab means 'Parda' in Islam.to hide the beauty of women.women get raped when they don't wear Hijab," the Congress leader had said in Hubli. The Hijab protests began on February 4 at the Government …

India dismisses U.S. official’s remarks on hijab controversy
2 years, 10 months ago

India dismisses U.S. official’s remarks on hijab controversy

The Hindu  

Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Rashad Hussain voiced his opinion on the Karnataka hijab row, India on Saturday responded saying “motivated comments on our internal issues are not welcome.” The statement from the Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Arindam Bagchi came after a senior official of the U.S. government remarked on the hijab controversy in …

Hijab row: Motivated remarks on internal issues not welcome, MEA tells other nations
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab row: Motivated remarks on internal issues not welcome, MEA tells other nations

India Today  

Amid the hijab row in Karnataka, the Ministry of External Affairs has issued a statement pertaining to comments made by other countries over the issue, stating that 'motivated comments on our internal issues are not welcome.' MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi tweeted the statement which said: A matter regarding dress code in some educational institutions in the state of Karnataka is …

Hijab Our Right And Choice, Say Muslim Girls of Bhopal, Counter Kerala Governor; Clerics Too Back Them
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab Our Right And Choice, Say Muslim Girls of Bhopal, Counter Kerala Governor; Clerics Too Back Them

News 18  

As a raging nationwide debate continues on the hijab, several Muslim girls from Bhopal, the City of Nawabs, have joined the chorus in its favour. “Quran-e-Kareem orders us to practice hijab, which is our haq.” Commenting on the video of Karnataka girl Muskan who faced opposition from saffron stole-clad boys for wearing hijab, the Bhopal girls said she reportedly has …

Karnataka hijab row: NIA should probe protests-CFI link, says Udupi MLA
2 years, 10 months ago

Karnataka hijab row: NIA should probe protests-CFI link, says Udupi MLA

India Today  

BJP MLA from Udupi Raghupathi Bhat has requested the Karnataka government to investigate the link between the hijab protests and the involvement of the Campus Front of India. In my opinion, it would be better if the case is investigated by the National Investigation Agency as this looks like an international controversy," Bhat added. When asked about the controversy over …

Hijab and Beyond: Karnataka Must Not Make the Same Mistake as Kashmir - News18
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab and Beyond: Karnataka Must Not Make the Same Mistake as Kashmir - News18

News 18  

Karnataka has been rocked by protests over government school mandate that prohibits wearing of hijab by Muslim women students in classrooms as it violates common uniform policy of these schools. The Middle Eastern notions of “hijab” and “niqab” that have now invaded all Muslim societies across the world, including Kashmir Valley and rest of India, are only a 30-year-old import …

Pakistan summons Indian Charge d\'Affaires over hijab controversy
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan summons Indian Charge d\'Affaires over hijab controversy

Deccan Chronicle  

Islamabad: Pakistan has summoned India's Charge d'Affaires here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed the government's grave concern on the ban on Muslim girl students from wearing hijab in Karnataka. The Foreign Office said in a statement late on Wednesday that the Indian diplomat was conveyed Pakistan's deep concern over alleged religious intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatisation and discrimination …

Pakistan Summons Indian Charge D'Affaires Over Hijab Controversy
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan Summons Indian Charge D'Affaires Over Hijab Controversy

News 18  

Pakistan has summoned India's Charge d'Affaires here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed the government's grave concern on the ban on Muslim girl students from wearing hijab in Karnataka. The Foreign Office said in a statement late on Wednesday that the Indian diplomat was conveyed Pakistan's deep concern over alleged religious intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatisation and discrimination against …

Hijab Row: RSS' Muslim wing distances itself from UP functionary supporting burqa-clad girl
2 years, 10 months ago

Hijab Row: RSS' Muslim wing distances itself from UP functionary supporting burqa-clad girl

India TV News  

Highlights RSS' Muslim wing distanced itself from UP functionary's statement in support of the burqa-clad girl. Hours after its local functionary in Uttar Pradesh backed a burqa-clad student who was heckled by youth shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans at a Karnataka college, the RSS' Muslim wing on Thursday distanced itself from his statement and said some fanatics are misusing her …

‘Targeted harassment’: Muslim girls in India denounce hijab ban
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Targeted harassment’: Muslim girls in India denounce hijab ban

Al Jazeera  

Visuals of Muslim students being shut outside college gates in Karnataka state for wearing the hijab have led to outrage on social media. Bengaluru, India – For four days a group of 28 Muslim girls stood in protest in front of the Junior Pre-University college in the Karnataka state after they were denied entry for wearing hijab – an issue …

Outrage after hijab-wearing woman heckled by Hindu mob in India
2 years, 10 months ago

Outrage after hijab-wearing woman heckled by Hindu mob in India

Al Jazeera  

Authorities shut educational institutions after protests over the ban on hijab intensifies in southern Karnataka state. A video posted on Twitter showing a hijab-wearing Muslim student being heckled by a Hindu far-right mob at a college in Karnataka state has caused outrage amid intensifying protests over ban on Islamic headscarves in the southern state. The ban on Islamic headscarves has …

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