Although the new guidelines do not state that the hijab is prohibited, it is assumed that they are banned. Before being permitted to enter the exam rooms, women who wear headscarves will have to arrive early for a comprehensive inspection
Iran’s state media announced on Saturday that an Iranian teenage girl who was not wearing a head scarf and was…
A group of Sunni intellectuals called Samastha accused the CPI(M) of using unfair criteria. Leaders of the IUML K M Shaji and KPA Majeed also criticised the CPI(M) over Kumar's remarks
In a recent incident that unfolded at Annamalai Matriculation Higher Secondary School in Somasipadi village, near Tiruvannamalai town, a 27-year-old…
The Tamil Nadu Police arrested seven persons including a juvenile for allegedly forcing a woman to remove her hijab at the Vellore Fort Complex in Tamil Nadu.
Each school has its standard and imposes stiff sanctions for deviant students, as reported in the mainstream media. Recently, a high school teacher in Yogyakarta forced a female Muslim student to wear the hijab. The local government suspended the teacher for his act.
The RSS chief, who is engaged in a campaign to increase contact with Muslims, also met with Dr Imam Umair Ahmed Ilyasi, head of All India Imam Sangathan, on August 1 last month.
The petitioners on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that according to the religious text, wearing of hijab was 'farz' (duty) and the courts were not equipped to determine its essentiality.
The Supreme Court on Thursday told a counsel, representing a petitioner challenging the Hijab ban in Karnataka government educational institutions, that comparisons with turbans worn by Sikhs will be improper and practices of Sikhism were well ingrained in the culture of the country.
The court pulled up the petitioner for seeking adjournment and said earlier a plea seeking an urgent listing was sought and now you want the hearing adjourned.
