Iran's parliament has approved a bill to impose heavier penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory Islamic headscarf in public and those who support them. The move came just days after the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the morality police for violating the country's dress code. The demonstrations …
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 …
It is not a controversy but venal politics in which Muslim girl students are being used as cannon-fodder both by secularist politicians and by fundamentalist elements of their own community Editor’s Note: This series, coming amid the backdrop of the Karnataka hijab row, examines the original debate on the Uniform Civil Code and puts it in its historical context. The …
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