Tag: hijab row

In hijab row, critics say India’s BJP looking for votes in southern state

UDUPI, India, Feb 18 – A series of religious laws promoted by India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party in the southern state of Karnataka, including a ban on the wearing of hijabs, is raising concerns the divisive measures will stoke sectarian tensions more prevalent in the country’s north. Prime […]

Senior schools reopen in India’s Karnataka state amid hijab row

UDUPI, India, Feb 16 – Senior schools reopened in the Indian state of Karnataka on Wednesday a week after authorities closed them in the face of protests against a ban on female students wearing the hijab Muslim head covering in class. A court is deliberating the recent ban […]

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