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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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"Those Opposing Burqa Should Be Paraded Naked": Ex-Samajwadi Party MLA
Reacting to an Uttar Pradesh college incident where students wearing burqa were stopped from entering the premises, former Samajwadi Party MLA Zameer Ullah Khan has said that "those who oppose burqa should be paraded naked to teach them a lesson".
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Video: Cops Hit Muslim Women With Sticks In Ghaziabad Over Hijab Protest
A video has emerged of policemen hitting Muslim women in burqa during a protest against the hijab ban in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.
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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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Shiv Sena or Uddhav Thackeray Did Not Demand Burqa Ban: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has clarified that the demand for burqa ban made in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana was not that of the Sena or its chief Uddhav Thackeray.
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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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If You Want Burqa Ban, Prohibit Ghunghat Too: Javed Akhtar To Shiv Sena
Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar today said he is not averse to enacting a law banning the burqa if it is accompanied with a similar action against the "ghunghat" system prevalent among women in Rajasthan.
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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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"Those Opposing Burqa Should Be Paraded Naked": Ex-Samajwadi Party MLA
Reacting to an Uttar Pradesh college incident where students wearing burqa were stopped from entering the premises, former Samajwadi Party MLA Zameer Ullah Khan has said that "those who oppose burqa should be paraded naked to teach them a lesson".
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Video: Cops Hit Muslim Women With Sticks In Ghaziabad Over Hijab Protest
A video has emerged of policemen hitting Muslim women in burqa during a protest against the hijab ban in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad.
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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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Shiv Sena or Uddhav Thackeray Did Not Demand Burqa Ban: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has clarified that the demand for burqa ban made in an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana was not that of the Sena or its chief Uddhav Thackeray.
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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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If You Want Burqa Ban, Prohibit Ghunghat Too: Javed Akhtar To Shiv Sena
Lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar today said he is not averse to enacting a law banning the burqa if it is accompanied with a similar action against the "ghunghat" system prevalent among women in Rajasthan.
