Topic: Muslim Women

In Karanataka’s Government P.U College for Girls in Udupi, Muslim girl students are asked to stand outside classroom for wearing hijab.

Sulthan Arakkal Adiraja Mariyumma, alias Cheriya Bikkunhu Beevi, the 39th head of Arakkal royal family, died at her residence in Kerala's Kannur district due to age-related ailments on Monday.

Following the rejection of candidatures of at least 1000 Muslim women from the West Bengal Police Recruitment process for annexing hijab clad photographs in their application forms, the Calcutta High Court said that the result of the recruitment process shall abide by the result of Muslim women's petition.

Muslims in Tripura village have accused Vishva Hindu Parishad members of molesting Muslim women after they were targeted by the Hindu paramilitary groups, a police complaint states.

Applications of over 1,000 Muslim women were rejected by the West Bengal Police Recruitment Board (WBPRB) because they were seen wearing headscarves (hijabs) in the photos that they had attached with their forms, reports say.

37-year-old Hamida, a resident of Dayalpur in Northeast Delhi has alleged that she was brutally beaten up by Girish Jain, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Dayalpur police station while in custody, The Cognate reported.