Topic: Hijab
Following protest against hijab ban, Mysuru college cancels “uniform rule,” allows Muslim students
At a time when several government and private schools and colleges in Karnataka are following Islamophobic move of BJP government to ban hijab in educational institutions, an educational institute in Mysuru is taking a different approach.
FIR against 15 Muslim girls protesting hijab ban in Karnataka
Karnataka police registered cases against 15 Muslim girls of a government pre-university college in Tumakuru on charges of violating the prohibitory orders imposed under Section 144 of IPC.
“Hit to my self-respect,” Karnataka lecturer resigns after asked to remove hijab
An English lecturer at a private college in Karnataka’s Tumakuru district resigned after she was asked to remove her hijab by the college administration.
They removed my hijab
Dr Zoya Ayesha
Went in for theinterview,but didn’t face anystrict view;my heart was leapingwith joy,naively thinking myHijab didn’t annoy.
Joined from the nextday,not wanting anyfurther delay;debuted...
Hijab ban: Over 500 lawyers affirm “unconditional support” to Muslim students
On Tuesday, over 500 lawyers, law students, and other legal professionals have strongly condemned "the violation of constitutional rights of young Muslim women who have been denied entry into educational spaces due to their wearing a hijab” in an open letter with total 765 signatories.
Persistent inequality against Muslim women; How to break this vicious circle?
System wide intervention to uncover the true cause of disparity is required to break this vicious circle and help overcome this persistent inequality against Muslim Women in India.
