Karnataka Hijab Controversy

Hijab row exposes double-standards for Left, ‘liberal’ intellectuals and what they can learn from Ambedkar

It is astonishing that the so-called intellectuals, progressivist and feminist writers, and human rights and social revolutionaries are completely silent on burqa and hijab

Karnataka: Hijab-wearing girls asked to leave by college principal in Udupi

Postgraduate students who sought entry into the college wearing hijabs complained that they are not even allowed to attend the classes or enter the college premises which is in violation of the Karnataka High Court order

Hijab row: HC seeks details on Campus Front of India's role from Karnataka government

On 1 January, six girl students of a college in Udupi attended a press conference held by the CFI in the coastal town protesting against the college authorities denying them entry into classrooms wearing hijab

Karnataka hijab row: State bans hijabs and saffron shawls in schools run by minority welfare department-

The order comes amid simmering tension in the schools and colleges over minority girls with burqa and hijab being denied entry in the schools and colleges, following last week's high court order

Karnataka hijab row: Banning hijab tantamount to banning Quran, petitioners tell HC; hearing resumes tomorrow

Senior advocate AM Dar submitted that the Government Order (GO) banning the hijabs was unconstitutional and cryptic in nature

In hijab row, liberals show Stockholm syndrome by siding with Islamists

Forget the women, even Muslim men get threatened and boycotted for criticising anything about Islam

Interview | Hijab is akin to chastity belt that turns women into sex objects, says Taslima Nasrin as she bats for Uniform Civil Code

The issue is not whether hijab is central to Islam or not. The issue is that a law made in the seventh century can’t — and shouldn’t— be applicable in the 21st century

Karnataka hijab row: Wearing headscarf essential practice, petitioners tell HC; hearing to resume tomorrow

The petitioners have asked the state to allow Muslim women to attend classes wearing hijabs while the government argued that it was not clear if the hijab is necessary in Islam

Hijab row: Karnataka govt orders reopening of high schools from 14 Feb ahead of HC verdict

Pre-University and degree colleges will also resume classes soon. On 8 February, the state government ordered closure of high schools and colleges as violence erupted over the hijab row

NCP organises pro-hijab rally in Maharashtra ahead of Karnataka HC verdict

The High Court on Thursday began hearing petitions filed by students who have been barred from attending classes in Karnataka colleges for wearing hijab