In an order released by the education department, the state government said that colleges that are under the department of Pre-University will have to follow the dress which was decided by the college's development board (CDC).
"There is no scope for such things (wearing Hijab in classrooms). Our government will take stringent action. People have to follow the rules and regulations of the school. We will not allow Talibanisation," he told media.
Coming out in support of hijab-wearing Muslim girl students not allowed entry in educational institutes in Karnataka, Rahul said goddess Saraswati does not differentiate and gives knowledge to all.
The girls' parents also protested outside the college gate. When they entered the premises, a few Hindu boy students wearing saffron shawls started roaming around the place as a mark of protest.
In Udupi's Government PU College, the leader alleged, 6 students from the Muslim community have been denied entry into classrooms and made to sit outside because they were wearing headscarves.
Govt Degree College in Balagadi has now decided to allow everyone to wear whatever they wish to till January 10.
In what could be termed as one of the most bizarre rulings, Iran's supreme leader Court Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said that female cartoon characters on Iranian TV must wear a hijab.
A student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has lodged a complaint with the police against a fellow student who allegedly threatened her on social media that she would be forced to wear a 'brass hijab' once the varsity reopens after the lockdown.
The hijab debate has further polarized Iranians at a time when the country is buckling under unprecedented U.S. sanctions imposed since the Trump administration pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers last year. It’s unclear to what extent the government can enforce hijab compliance amid an economic malaise, including a currency collapse and rising housing prices.
At the event, AR Rahman's daughter was seen in a niqab for which the music maestro was trolled for being 'conservative'.
The Delhi Minorities Commission has asked city government departments to allow minorities to wear dresses and carry articles as per their religious beliefs when appearing in recruitment and academic tests.
Earlier this month, the UK's independent schools watchdog, the Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted) had also came out in support of the school's right to set its own uniform policy.
Police questioned the teen and charged him with aggravated harassment and disorderly conduct, New York Daily reported.
Barbie has had a brand-new makeover and Instagram couldn’t keep calm. This time the Barbie can be seen as a Hijab-wearing Muslim woman.
A 16-year-old Muslim-American boxer, who wants to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, has won the right to wear a hijab and fully cover her arms and legs while boxing in the US.
In yet another retrogressive step, the government in Punjab province of Pakistan has decided to make ‘hijab’ compulsory for female students enrolled in colleges across the state.
In its bid to bring the Muslim clothing industry into the mainstream, sportswear giant Nike has unveiled a hijab for Muslim female athletes. The Nike Pro Hijab has been in development for a year, the
A Massachusetts man allegedly shouted and kicked a Hijab-clad Muslim airline employee in the Delta Sky Lounge of the John F Kennedy International Airport Wednesday night. Rabeeya Khan, a Delta Airline employee, was sitting in
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