Muslim women in Kerala’s Kozhikode burnt hijab on Sunday in solidarity with the anti-hijab movement in Iran.
A group of Muslim women burnt the headscarf in front of the Kozhikode town hall in solidarity with the women protesting against the enforcement of hijab in Iran. The burning of the hijab was held under the auspices of the Islamic Free Thinkers’ Organization.
This is the first incident of hijab burning reported in India. The activists raised slogans and displayed placards in solidarity with the women protesting against the enforcement of hijab in Iran.
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Prior to the hijab burning ritual, the Islamic Free Thinkers Organization conducted a seminar, titled “Fanos-Science and Free thinking,” in Kozhikode.
Protests erupted in Iran after a girl, Masha Amini, 22, died died while beingin the custody of the Iranian morality police. She was detained for wearing her hijab inappropriately.
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