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"So Long After Independence...": Top Court Raps Mumbai College For Hijab Ban
Coming down heavily on a Mumbai college which had barred students from wearing burqas and hijab on campus, the Supreme Court asked the institution's authorities how they were empowering women by telling them what to wear.
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After Hijab, Burqa, Mumbai College Bans T-Shirts And Torn Jeans On Campus
A Mumbai college, which has been in news for imposing a ban on hijab, has now also barred students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, "revealing" dresses and jerseys, or a dress that reveals religion or shows "cultural disparity".
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High Court Refuses To Interfere In Mumbai College's Hijab, Burqa Ban Rule
The Bombay High Court today refused to interfere in a decision taken by a Mumbai-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in its premises.
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9 Students Go To Bombay High Court Over College's Hijab, Burqa Ban In Class
Nine students have moved the Bombay High Court challenging a directive issued by their college imposing a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in the classroom.
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Mumbai College Denies Entry To Girls Wearing Burqa, Cites Uniform Policy
A college here on Wednesday stopped girl students from entering the premises while wearing burqa, but relented after a protest by parents and students and intervention by senior police officials.
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Burqa "Sign Of Extremism, We Will Definitely Ban It": Sri Lanka Minister
Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country's minority Muslim population.
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Switzerland Voters Agree To Outlaw Facial Coverings In "Burqa Ban" Vote
Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a ban on full face coverings in public places -- a decision hailed by supporters as a move against radical Islam but branded sexist and racist by opponents.
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BJP Issues Showcause Notice To UP Minister Over Burqa Remarks
A day after Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh stoked controversy by demanding a ban on burqa worn by Muslim women, the state BJP too note of his behavior and demanded to know, why he shoul not be expelled.
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Uttar Pradesh BJP Leader Seeks Ban On Burqa, Gets Notice From Party
The BJP slapped an Uttar Pradesh leader with a notice after he demanded a ban on burqa, calling it a security threat and linking it to demon king Ravana's sister Surpanakha.
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Women's College In Patna Revokes Ban On Burqa In Classrooms, On Campus
A college for women in Patna on Saturday withdrew its ban on wearing burqas on campus after it had earlier prohibited it as part of the institute's new dress code.
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Kerala Muslim Education Group Bans Face Veils On Campuses
A Muslim educational group in Kerala has banned its students from covering their faces with clothing on the campuses of its institutions.
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''Not Party Policy'': Shiv Sena's U-Turn On ''Burqa'' Ban Demand
Hours after Shiv Sena's mouthpiece called for a ban on the use of 'burqas' like what Sri Lanka is considering, the party officially dissociated itself from the demand, following a massive furore on the issue just five days before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins.
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Sena Calls For Burqa Ban: "Will Need As Much Daring As 'Surgical Strike'"
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a ban on the use of burqa by women of a particular community as it threw its weight behind a similar plan being mulled by the Sri Lankan government in the wake of the Easter terror strikes which claimed over 250 lives.
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Denmark Bans Burqa, Niqab In Public Spaces
The Danish parliament on Thursday passed a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces, becoming the latest European country to do so.
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"So Long After Independence...": Top Court Raps Mumbai College For Hijab Ban
Coming down heavily on a Mumbai college which had barred students from wearing burqas and hijab on campus, the Supreme Court asked the institution's authorities how they were empowering women by telling them what to wear.
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After Hijab, Burqa, Mumbai College Bans T-Shirts And Torn Jeans On Campus
A Mumbai college, which has been in news for imposing a ban on hijab, has now also barred students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, "revealing" dresses and jerseys, or a dress that reveals religion or shows "cultural disparity".
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High Court Refuses To Interfere In Mumbai College's Hijab, Burqa Ban Rule
The Bombay High Court today refused to interfere in a decision taken by a Mumbai-based college to impose a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in its premises.
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9 Students Go To Bombay High Court Over College's Hijab, Burqa Ban In Class
Nine students have moved the Bombay High Court challenging a directive issued by their college imposing a ban on hijab, burka and naqab in the classroom.
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Mumbai College Denies Entry To Girls Wearing Burqa, Cites Uniform Policy
A college here on Wednesday stopped girl students from entering the premises while wearing burqa, but relented after a protest by parents and students and intervention by senior police officials.
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Burqa "Sign Of Extremism, We Will Definitely Ban It": Sri Lanka Minister
Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country's minority Muslim population.
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Switzerland Voters Agree To Outlaw Facial Coverings In "Burqa Ban" Vote
Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a ban on full face coverings in public places -- a decision hailed by supporters as a move against radical Islam but branded sexist and racist by opponents.
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BJP Issues Showcause Notice To UP Minister Over Burqa Remarks
A day after Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Pratap Singh stoked controversy by demanding a ban on burqa worn by Muslim women, the state BJP too note of his behavior and demanded to know, why he shoul not be expelled.
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Uttar Pradesh BJP Leader Seeks Ban On Burqa, Gets Notice From Party
The BJP slapped an Uttar Pradesh leader with a notice after he demanded a ban on burqa, calling it a security threat and linking it to demon king Ravana's sister Surpanakha.
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Women's College In Patna Revokes Ban On Burqa In Classrooms, On Campus
A college for women in Patna on Saturday withdrew its ban on wearing burqas on campus after it had earlier prohibited it as part of the institute's new dress code.
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Kerala Muslim Education Group Bans Face Veils On Campuses
A Muslim educational group in Kerala has banned its students from covering their faces with clothing on the campuses of its institutions.
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''Not Party Policy'': Shiv Sena's U-Turn On ''Burqa'' Ban Demand
Hours after Shiv Sena's mouthpiece called for a ban on the use of 'burqas' like what Sri Lanka is considering, the party officially dissociated itself from the demand, following a massive furore on the issue just five days before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan begins.
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Sena Calls For Burqa Ban: "Will Need As Much Daring As 'Surgical Strike'"
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a ban on the use of burqa by women of a particular community as it threw its weight behind a similar plan being mulled by the Sri Lankan government in the wake of the Easter terror strikes which claimed over 250 lives.
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UN Committee Slams French "Burqa Ban" For "Violating" Rights
The UN Human Rights Committee on Tuesday criticised France's so-called burqa ban, saying the law "violated" the rights of two women who were fined for wearing full-face veils in public.
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Denmark Bans Burqa, Niqab In Public Spaces
The Danish parliament on Thursday passed a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces, becoming the latest European country to do so.
