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Opinion | 'Hijab' Policing, Work Diktats: How 'New' Bangladesh Is Failing Its Women
From being targeted over 'dress codes' to resistance to women's work, Bangladesh's political reset has opened the door to forces openly hostile to women.
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"Had A Muslim Man Lifted Hindu Woman's Veil...": Omar Abdullah On Hijab Row
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, speaking on the hijab row in Bihar and the BJP's reaction to it, said today that one can expect no better from the party.
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"Mehbooba Mufti Also Got Burqa Removed": Omar Abdullah's Reminder Amid Row
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, among the first to critcise his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar over the hijab row, has hit his political rival Mehbooba Mufti with a throwback.
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"Against Pardah, But...": Javed Akhtar Slams Nitish Kumar Amid Hijab Row
Poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar said that he is strongly against the concept of pardah or veil, but cannot accept Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's act of removing a Muslim doctor's veil by "any stretch of imagination"
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"What's Wrong With It": Union Minister Jumps To Nitish Kumar's Defence
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, facing massive criticism after he was seen pulling down the hijab of a woman and exposing her face at a public event, has found another champion -- the BJP's Union minister Giriraj Singh.
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"Nitish Kumar Loves Children": JDU Leader On Him Pulling Down Doctor's Hijab
Amid the massive row over the viral video of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar removing the veil of a Muslim doctor at a public event, the state's Minority Welfare Minister has said the Chief Minister loves and respects daughters,
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Not Allowing Hijab In School 'Denial Of Secular Education': Kerala Government To Court
The Kerala government on Friday told the High Court here that not permitting a Muslim girl to wear her headscarf (hijab) to school was an "invasion" of her privacy and dignity and a "denial of her right to secular education".
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Kerala Education Minister Offers Support To Girl Refused Entry Over Hijab
Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty said the government is ready to help the Muslim girl student, who was barred from wearing a hijab in a Church-run private school in Kochi, to get admission in any other institution she wishes to join.
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Kerala Minister Directs School To Allow Muslim Girl In Hijab Amid Row
Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday directed a Christian-run private school in Kochi to allow a Muslim girl studying there to continue her education while wearing her religious headscarf.
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Macron's Party Endorses Ban On Hijab In Public Spaces For Those Under 15
French President Emmanuel Macron's political party wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public, with the government set to review a report Wednesday on the spread of "political Islamism" in France.
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Bombay High Court Upholds Hijab Ban At Mumbai College, Says "Doesn't Violate..."
The Bombay High Court rejected a plea filed by nine Muslim students of a Mumbai college challenging the ban on hijabs, veils, stoles, caps, etc, on the premises.
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"Ban Hijab In Educational Institutions": Student On Hunger Strike In Jaipur
Tanzeem Merani, a college student from Gujarat, is on a hunger strike in Jaipur, demanding a ban on hijab in educational institutions and the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Uniform Civil Code.
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Protest Against Rajasthan BJP MLA For Objecting To Students Wearing Hijab
The Muslim girl students of a government senior secondary school staged a protest outside the Subhash Chowk police station demanding action against BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya for objecting to the girls wearing hijab during a school event.
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Video: Hijab-Wearing Woman Attacked In Broad Daylight In UK, Internet Calls It ''Appalling''
A video of the incident that has gone viral shows the woman standing on a street in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Tuesday.
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"Double Standards": Kerala Leader's Hijab Remark Sparks Outrage
An alleged controversial remark made by a senior CPI(M) leader regarding the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women in Kerala has landed the ruling party in soup with several religious outfits and scholars coming out against it.
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Opinion | 'Hijab' Policing, Work Diktats: How 'New' Bangladesh Is Failing Its Women
From being targeted over 'dress codes' to resistance to women's work, Bangladesh's political reset has opened the door to forces openly hostile to women.
-
"Had A Muslim Man Lifted Hindu Woman's Veil...": Omar Abdullah On Hijab Row
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, speaking on the hijab row in Bihar and the BJP's reaction to it, said today that one can expect no better from the party.
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"Mehbooba Mufti Also Got Burqa Removed": Omar Abdullah's Reminder Amid Row
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, among the first to critcise his Bihar counterpart Nitish Kumar over the hijab row, has hit his political rival Mehbooba Mufti with a throwback.
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"Against Pardah, But...": Javed Akhtar Slams Nitish Kumar Amid Hijab Row
Poet-lyricist Javed Akhtar said that he is strongly against the concept of pardah or veil, but cannot accept Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's act of removing a Muslim doctor's veil by "any stretch of imagination"
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"What's Wrong With It": Union Minister Jumps To Nitish Kumar's Defence
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, facing massive criticism after he was seen pulling down the hijab of a woman and exposing her face at a public event, has found another champion -- the BJP's Union minister Giriraj Singh.
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"Nitish Kumar Loves Children": JDU Leader On Him Pulling Down Doctor's Hijab
Amid the massive row over the viral video of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar removing the veil of a Muslim doctor at a public event, the state's Minority Welfare Minister has said the Chief Minister loves and respects daughters,
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Not Allowing Hijab In School 'Denial Of Secular Education': Kerala Government To Court
The Kerala government on Friday told the High Court here that not permitting a Muslim girl to wear her headscarf (hijab) to school was an "invasion" of her privacy and dignity and a "denial of her right to secular education".
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Kerala Education Minister Offers Support To Girl Refused Entry Over Hijab
Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty said the government is ready to help the Muslim girl student, who was barred from wearing a hijab in a Church-run private school in Kochi, to get admission in any other institution she wishes to join.
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Kerala Minister Directs School To Allow Muslim Girl In Hijab Amid Row
Kerala General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Tuesday directed a Christian-run private school in Kochi to allow a Muslim girl studying there to continue her education while wearing her religious headscarf.
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Macron's Party Endorses Ban On Hijab In Public Spaces For Those Under 15
French President Emmanuel Macron's political party wants to ban minors under 15 from wearing the Muslim headscarf in public, with the government set to review a report Wednesday on the spread of "political Islamism" in France.
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Bombay High Court Upholds Hijab Ban At Mumbai College, Says "Doesn't Violate..."
The Bombay High Court rejected a plea filed by nine Muslim students of a Mumbai college challenging the ban on hijabs, veils, stoles, caps, etc, on the premises.
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"Ban Hijab In Educational Institutions": Student On Hunger Strike In Jaipur
Tanzeem Merani, a college student from Gujarat, is on a hunger strike in Jaipur, demanding a ban on hijab in educational institutions and the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the Uniform Civil Code.
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Protest Against Rajasthan BJP MLA For Objecting To Students Wearing Hijab
The Muslim girl students of a government senior secondary school staged a protest outside the Subhash Chowk police station demanding action against BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya for objecting to the girls wearing hijab during a school event.
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Video: Hijab-Wearing Woman Attacked In Broad Daylight In UK, Internet Calls It ''Appalling''
A video of the incident that has gone viral shows the woman standing on a street in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, on Tuesday.
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"Double Standards": Kerala Leader's Hijab Remark Sparks Outrage
An alleged controversial remark made by a senior CPI(M) leader regarding the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women in Kerala has landed the ruling party in soup with several religious outfits and scholars coming out against it.
