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Protest Against Burqa-Niqab Ban In Mumbai College, Case Against 6 Students
Six female students were booked for protesting against a burqa-niqab ban in an educational institution in Mumbai's Goregoan area, a police official said on Thursday.
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After Hijab, Burqa, Mumbai College Bans T-Shirts And Torn Jeans On Campus
A Mumbai college, which has been in news for imposing a ban on hijab, has now also barred students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, "revealing" dresses and jerseys, or a dress that reveals religion or shows "cultural disparity".
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High Court Refuses To Interfere In Mumbai College's Hijab, Burqa Ban Rule
The Bombay High Court today refused to interfere in a decision taken by a Mumbai-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in its premises.
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9 Students Go To Bombay High Court Over College's Hijab, Burqa Ban In Class
Nine students have moved the Bombay High Court challenging a directive issued by their college imposing a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in the classroom.
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Mumbai College Denies Entry To Girls Wearing Burqa, Cites Uniform Policy
A college here on Wednesday stopped girl students from entering the premises while wearing burqa, but relented after a protest by parents and students and intervention by senior police officials.
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"Those Opposing Burqa Should Be Paraded Naked": Ex-Samajwadi Party MLA
Reacting to an Uttar Pradesh college incident where students wearing burqa were stopped from entering the premises, former Samajwadi Party MLA Zameer Ullah Khan has said that "those who oppose burqa should be paraded naked to teach them a lesson".
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Burqa "Sign Of Extremism, We Will Definitely Ban It": Sri Lanka Minister
Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country's minority Muslim population.
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Switzerland Voters Agree To Outlaw Facial Coverings In "Burqa Ban" Vote
Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a ban on full face coverings in public places -- a decision hailed by supporters as a move against radical Islam but branded sexist and racist by opponents.
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Shiv Sena or Uddhav Thackeray Did Not Demand Burqa Ban: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has clarified that the demand for burqa ban made in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana was not that of the Sena or its chief Uddhav Thackeray.
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Kerala Muslim Education Group Bans Face Veils On Campuses
A Muslim educational group in Kerala has banned its students from covering their faces with clothing on the campuses of its institutions.
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If You Want Burqa Ban, Prohibit Ghunghat Too: Javed Akhtar To Shiv Sena
Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar today said he is not averse to enacting a law banning the burqa if it is accompanied with a similar action against the "ghunghat" system prevalent among women in Rajasthan.
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''Not Party Policy'': Shiv Sena's U-Turn On ''Burqa'' Ban Demand
Hours after Shiv Sena's mouthpiece called for a ban on the use of 'burqas' like what Sri Lanka is considering, the party officially dissociated itself from the demand, following a massive furore on the issue just five days before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins.
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Sena Calls For Burqa Ban: "Will Need As Much Daring As 'Surgical Strike'"
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a ban on the use of burqa by women of a particular community as it threw its weight behind a similar plan being mulled by the Sri Lankan government in the wake of the Easter terror strikes which claimed over 250 lives.
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Denmark Bans Burqa, Niqab In Public Spaces
The Danish parliament on Thursday passed a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces, becoming the latest European country to do so.
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Protest Against Burqa-Niqab Ban In Mumbai College, Case Against 6 Students
Six female students were booked for protesting against a burqa-niqab ban in an educational institution in Mumbai's Goregoan area, a police official said on Thursday.
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After Hijab, Burqa, Mumbai College Bans T-Shirts And Torn Jeans On Campus
A Mumbai college, which has been in news for imposing a ban on hijab, has now also barred students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, "revealing" dresses and jerseys, or a dress that reveals religion or shows "cultural disparity".
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High Court Refuses To Interfere In Mumbai College's Hijab, Burqa Ban Rule
The Bombay High Court today refused to interfere in a decision taken by a Mumbai-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in its premises.
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9 Students Go To Bombay High Court Over College's Hijab, Burqa Ban In Class
Nine students have moved the Bombay High Court challenging a directive issued by their college imposing a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in the classroom.
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Mumbai College Denies Entry To Girls Wearing Burqa, Cites Uniform Policy
A college here on Wednesday stopped girl students from entering the premises while wearing burqa, but relented after a protest by parents and students and intervention by senior police officials.
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"Those Opposing Burqa Should Be Paraded Naked": Ex-Samajwadi Party MLA
Reacting to an Uttar Pradesh college incident where students wearing burqa were stopped from entering the premises, former Samajwadi Party MLA Zameer Ullah Khan has said that "those who oppose burqa should be paraded naked to teach them a lesson".
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Burqa "Sign Of Extremism, We Will Definitely Ban It": Sri Lanka Minister
Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country's minority Muslim population.
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Switzerland Voters Agree To Outlaw Facial Coverings In "Burqa Ban" Vote
Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a ban on full face coverings in public places -- a decision hailed by supporters as a move against radical Islam but branded sexist and racist by opponents.
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Shiv Sena or Uddhav Thackeray Did Not Demand Burqa Ban: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has clarified that the demand for burqa ban made in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana was not that of the Sena or its chief Uddhav Thackeray.
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Kerala Muslim Education Group Bans Face Veils On Campuses
A Muslim educational group in Kerala has banned its students from covering their faces with clothing on the campuses of its institutions.
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If You Want Burqa Ban, Prohibit Ghunghat Too: Javed Akhtar To Shiv Sena
Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar today said he is not averse to enacting a law banning the burqa if it is accompanied with a similar action against the "ghunghat" system prevalent among women in Rajasthan.
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''Not Party Policy'': Shiv Sena's U-Turn On ''Burqa'' Ban Demand
Hours after Shiv Sena's mouthpiece called for a ban on the use of 'burqas' like what Sri Lanka is considering, the party officially dissociated itself from the demand, following a massive furore on the issue just five days before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins.
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Sena Calls For Burqa Ban: "Will Need As Much Daring As 'Surgical Strike'"
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a ban on the use of burqa by women of a particular community as it threw its weight behind a similar plan being mulled by the Sri Lankan government in the wake of the Easter terror strikes which claimed over 250 lives.
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Denmark Bans Burqa, Niqab In Public Spaces
The Danish parliament on Thursday passed a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces, becoming the latest European country to do so.
