Hijab
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Karnataka
Karnataka girl Ilham proves hijab is not a barrier to education
Mangaluru: By emerging as the second topper with 597 marks in science stream in Karnataka second-year Pre-University exams, Ilham, a…
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World
Former Afghan refugee, becomes Australian parliament’s first hijab-wearing Muslim woman
Canberra: Fatima Payman, on Monday, became the first Muslim woman to wear the hijab in the Australian Parliament. According to…
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North India
Not allowed to take exam in hijab, students in Jamshedpur protest
Jamshedpur: Controversy erupted at Women’s College in Jamshedpur after some girl students wearing hijab were not allowed to take the exam.…
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Asia
Burqa, hijab constitutional right of women: Bangladesh HC
Dhaka: The High Court on Thursday said that wearing a burqa or hijab is a constitutional right of Bangladeshi women…
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World
Hijab ‘yanked off’ in a racial assault on Muslim schoolgirl in UK
Muslim girl had her hijab ‘yanked off’ in a ‘racially aggravated’ assault at a bus stop outside the Christian Centre on…
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Social Media
Sati hijab comparison takes twitter by storm
Hindu outlawed tradition Sati in which the widow was burnt along with the corpse of her husband and Muslim hijab…
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Karnataka
Hijab not allowed during II PUC exams, says K’taka Minister
Bengaluru: Students wearing hijab will not be allowed to write the crucial annual II PUC examination in Karnataka, state Minister for…
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Karnataka
Don’t skip exams, Ex-VC Prof Jalees Ahmed Khan Tareen appeals to Muslim girls
Appealing to all Muslim girls to follow the law of the land and take up the second pre-university exams, Prof…
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World
French presidential candidate vows to issue fines to Muslims in hijab
Paris: French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Thursday pledged to issue fines to Muslims who wear headscarves in public.…
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Karnataka
Muslim sculptors, mango traders face the heat of Hindu activists in K’taka
Bengaluru: After campaigning against the hijab, halal and banning Muslim traders in temple fairs, Hindu organisations in Karnataka now are planning…
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