An attack on Iran will have consequences
The current Iranian regime is facing its strongest test since its ascendancy to power in 1979 with the ongoing protests. Protests have occurred regularly in Iran.
The current Iranian regime is facing its strongest test since its ascendancy to power in 1979 with the ongoing protests. Protests have occurred regularly in Iran.
An eighth-grade student of the school had demanded to come to school wearing the hijab.
Uttar Pradesh Minister of State for Labour and Employment Raghuraj Singh triggered a controversy on Tuesday by suggesting that those who wish to avoid colours on Holi should wear a "tarpaulin hijab' or stay at their homes.
The college in question is Mumbai based N G Acharya and DK Marathe College is run by the Chembur Trombay Education Society.'
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
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.
The hijab crisis, which started as a protest by six students of Udupi Pre-University Girl's College, has turned out to be a major situation in Karnataka over the past year.
