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TopicKarnataka Hijab Controversy

Topic: Karnataka Hijab Controversy

Karnataka High Court to pronounce judgment on hijab row Tuesday

After 11 days of hearing the matter, a three-judge bench had reserved its verdict on 25 February in the batch of petitions questioning the hijab ban for Muslim girls in classrooms.

Adhering to uniforms in schools and colleges solution to hijab row

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Did Karnataka BJP jump the gun on hijab row? The RSS seems to think so

According to sources, hijab issue likely to be taken up in Pratinidhi Sabha — annual meeting of top RSS officer-bearers from across country — scheduled to be held between 11 and 13 March.

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Bengaluru college reverses decision, allows baptised Sikh girl to wear turban during exams

Mount Carmel PU College had asked girl to not wear turban in the 'interest of parity' after two hijab-clad students alleged they were singled out for wearing religious garments. 

Karnataka govt order imposes hijab ban without objective, should be quashed, petitioner to HC

Senior advocate Devdutt Kamat tells Karnataka High Court that even if hijab not an integral part of Islamic law — as proclaimed by state — it is still a right being infringed by govt order.

Proud Muslims or radical Islamists? Why PFI is linked to everything from hijab row to terror plots

The Popular Front of India, at centre of hijab row, cannot escape suspicion and calls for its ban, but few charges have stuck and the outfit’s sphere of influence is growing.

Udupi college defends hijab ban in HC, says can restrict religious symbols for ‘secular order’

Management of Government Pre-University College, Udupi, says rules regarding uniforms for girl students were prescribed for the first time in 2004 and the hijab was never a part of them. 

BJP backs Bommai on Karnataka hijab ban, but leaders worry PM Modi’s global image could be hit

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has spoken in support of the Karnataka govt's stance on the hijab row, but BJP leaders are worried about its repercussions.

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