Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Topic: Karnataka

Hijab ban: Muslim girls banned, humiliated; boys boycott classes in protest

As the hijab ban continues in Karnataka, on Wednesday, many pre-university and degree colleges including Muslim institutions restricted girls to enter the campus with the headscarf across the state.

Book BJP minister for sedition or will boycott Assembly session: Siddaramaiah

Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Siddaramaiah Wednesday evening said Congress party will boycott the ongoing Assembly session if a sedition case is not registered against minister KS Eshwarappa over his remarks on the saffron flag.

Muskan Khan wins Fatima Sheikh award

Muskan Khan, a Muslim student who was hailed for braving threats and heckling by a Hindu mob outside her college in Karnataka's Mandya, has been conferred with the Fatima Sheikh for 2022.

Principal made us choose between hijab and exam: Muslim students in Karnataka

As schools till Standard X reopened across Karnataka on Monday, thirteen Muslim girls of KPC school were denied exams and sent back home in Shimoga. The girls had come to attend the pre-board examination of Secondary School Leaving Certificate.

Karnataka: Stones pelted at mosque, locals allege “revenge over hijab issue”

The Jamia Masjid in Hampapur village in Krishnarajanagara, a town in Karnataka's Mysore district, was attacked by at least 4-5 unidentified persons on 09...

Hijab ban denies personal and religious freedom: Popular Front

A resolution by Muslim outfit Popular Front of India on Sunday states that the Hijab ban and related controversies in Karnataka constitute "another aggression...