Tag: Hijab
Photos: World Hijab Day
The event aims to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to wear and experience the hijab for a day
Hijab row hits Catholic school in India’s Kerala state
The controversy arose after the school management decided to ban the wearing of hijab in the campus
Mandatory wearing of hijab in Indonesian schools results in discrimination
An Education official admitted that some teachers have been imposing "discriminative acts”
Catholic school in India bans students wearing hijab in classrooms
The school said the ban was based on a government order and a court decision to ban hijab in all educational institutions in the state
Court decision to ban hijab in Indian schools met with mixed...
The court earlier ruled that the wearing of the hijab “does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith”
Court upholds school hijab ban in India’s south
Karnataka's high court ruled that the wearing of the hijab "does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith”
Activists, church leaders question ban on hijab in Catholic institutions
“For a piece of cloth are you trying to stop the education of girls?” said a priest, adding that it took years to get the children to school
Indian court bans all religious clothing amid dispute over hijabs
An Indian court has temporarily prohibited all forms of religious dress in schools while it considers a legal challenge to the hijab ban
School hijab row highlights India’s religious divide
What began as one school issuing an edict to protect secularism has now escalated into religiously driven protests and counter-protests
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