Hijab row

Women hold placards during a protest, organised by Hum Bhartiya, against the recent hijab ban in few colleges of Karnataka state, on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas
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At Tripura school, Class 10 Indian boy thrashed by ‘right-wing' mob over Hijab row

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian woman walks in front of a mural of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran July 7, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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Iran carries out second execution linked to anti-government protests

FILE PHOTO: An Iranian woman walks in front of a mural of Iran's late leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran, Iran July 7, 2019. Nazanin Tabatabaee/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS/File Photo. ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
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Iran protesters call for strike, prosecutor says morality police shut down

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Elnaz Rekabi: Fans cheer, clap as climber returns to Iran

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Iranian climber returns from Asian tournament amid veil controversy

The hijab controversy erupted last month when eight Muslim girls at the government pre-university college in Udupi alleged they were denied entry to classrooms after they started wearing headscarves(HT File)
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After split Supreme Court verdict, Karnataka minister BC Nagesh says hijab ban in place amid Congress charges

'Expected better judgment': Karnataka minister on split SC hijab ban verdict
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'Expected better judgment': Karnataka minister on split SC hijab ban verdict

The Karnataka hijab ban goes against the religious freedom granted in the Indian Constitution. Photo: Reuters
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Indian Supreme Court judgement today on challenge to hijab ban in Karnataka

In this Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, a police motorcycle and a trash bin are burning during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been detained by the nation's morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran. Spontaneous mass gatherings to persistent scattered demonstrations have unfolded elsewhere in Iran, as nationwide protests over the death of a young woman in the custody of the morality police enter their fourth week.(AP Photo)
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'A time bomb': Anger rising in a hot spot of Iran protests

A newspaper with a cover picture of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic republic's "morality police" is seen in Tehran, Iran September 18, 2022. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS
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5 killed in Iran during protests over death in custody: Rights group

Students of Wakf Board College staged a protest against the Karnataka high court order upholding the hijab ban in educational institutes. (PTI)
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Hijab row: Indian Supreme Court declines giving date for early hearing; says, 'Don't sensationalise'

FILE PHOTO: Hijab-wearing students arrive to attend classes as a policewoman stands guard outside a government girls school after the recent hijab ban, in Udupi town in the southern state of Karnataka, India, February 16, 2022. REUTERS/Sunil Kataria/File Photo
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Hindu hardliners seek wider India ban on hijab in class after court verdict

An FIR has been filed by the police against the protesters. However, nobody has been arrested so far. Photo :Collected
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In hijab row, critics say India's BJP looking for votes in southern state