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'Best Teacher Award' To Karnataka Principal Withheld Over "Anti-Hijab" Stand
The Karnataka government has withheld its decision to give the best teacher award to a principal of a government college over his alleged anti-hijab stand during the headscarf row in the state two years ago.
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Iran Gets Reformist President Who Wants To Ease Headscarf Law: 5 Points
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran's presidential runoff election on Saturday, defeating hardliner Saeed Jalili by a margin of around 2.8 million votes.
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"Double Standards": Kerala Leader's Hijab Remark Sparks Outrage
An alleged controversial remark made by a senior CPI(M) leader regarding the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women in Kerala has landed the ruling party in soup with several religious outfits and scholars coming out against it.
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UK To Unveil 'World's First' Sculpture Celebrating Women Who Wear Hijab
The artwork, called 'Strength of the Hijab',depicts a Muslim woman wearing a hijab with the words ''it is a woman's right to be loved and respected whatever she chooses to wear'' inscribed across its base.
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Iran Bans Film Festival Over Poster Of Actress Without Headscarf: Report
Iranian authorities have banned a film festival that put out a publicity poster featuring an actress who was not wearing a hijab headscarf, state media reported.
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Iran Actress Gets 2 Years In Jail For Not Wearing Headscarf: Report
The court ordered Ms. Bayegan to make weekly visits to a psychological centre "to treat the mental disorder of having an anti-family personality" and to submit a health certificate after her treatment.
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Row Over Headscarf As Part Of Madhya Pradesh School Uniform, Probe Ordered
The Madhya Pradesh government has ordered a probe after a controversy erupted over the uniform of a private school in Damoh district, with some claiming that a part of it resembles 'hijab' (headscarf worn by Muslim women),
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'Not Myself' With Hijab, Says Exiled Iranian Chess Player
An Iranian chess player who fled to Spain after she took part in an international tournament without the mandatory hijab said Sunday she is "not myself" when she wears the headscarf
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Iranian Actor Removes Hijab In Insta Post, Arrested Day Later: Report
Iran has arrested a prominent actor who in a video removed her headscarf in public in an apparent act of defiance, state media reported Sunday, as protests sweep the country.
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Hijab Fell "Due To Wind, Stress": Iranian Archer After Viral Video
An Iranian archer has said she did not notice her hijab falling from her head during an awards ceremony in Tehran, after a video appeared to show her allowing the headscarf to drop in what was widely assumed to be a show of support for protests.
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EU Companies Can Ban Headscarf At Work, Rules Europe Top Court
EU companies can ban headscarves as long as it is a general prohibition that does not discriminate against employees, Europe's top court said on Thursday, the latest ruling on an issue that has divided Europe for years.
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"Men Without Self Control Forced Women To Wear Hijab": Haryana Minister Anil Vij
Haryana Minister Anil Vij today waded into the headscarf issue saying men should strengthen their minds and free women from the hijab.
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Old Video Shows Former Egypt President Mocking Hijab Rule
Massive protests have been going on in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing a hijab (headscarf) in a proper way.
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Journalist's 'No' To Headscarf Makes Iran President Cancel Interview
Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour said Thursday that an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was scrapped after he insisted she wear a headscarf, the focus of major protests in the cleric-run state.
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Religious Aspects Untouched, Hijab Rule Only For Class: Karnataka To Court
The Karnataka government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the state has not touched any "religious aspect" in the hijab ban row and that the restriction on wearing the Islamic headscarf is limited to the classroom.
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'Best Teacher Award' To Karnataka Principal Withheld Over "Anti-Hijab" Stand
The Karnataka government has withheld its decision to give the best teacher award to a principal of a government college over his alleged anti-hijab stand during the headscarf row in the state two years ago.
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Iran Gets Reformist President Who Wants To Ease Headscarf Law: 5 Points
Reformist Masoud Pezeshkian won Iran's presidential runoff election on Saturday, defeating hardliner Saeed Jalili by a margin of around 2.8 million votes.
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"Double Standards": Kerala Leader's Hijab Remark Sparks Outrage
An alleged controversial remark made by a senior CPI(M) leader regarding the traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women in Kerala has landed the ruling party in soup with several religious outfits and scholars coming out against it.
-
UK To Unveil 'World's First' Sculpture Celebrating Women Who Wear Hijab
The artwork, called 'Strength of the Hijab',depicts a Muslim woman wearing a hijab with the words ''it is a woman's right to be loved and respected whatever she chooses to wear'' inscribed across its base.
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Iran Bans Film Festival Over Poster Of Actress Without Headscarf: Report
Iranian authorities have banned a film festival that put out a publicity poster featuring an actress who was not wearing a hijab headscarf, state media reported.
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Iran Actress Gets 2 Years In Jail For Not Wearing Headscarf: Report
The court ordered Ms. Bayegan to make weekly visits to a psychological centre "to treat the mental disorder of having an anti-family personality" and to submit a health certificate after her treatment.
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Row Over Headscarf As Part Of Madhya Pradesh School Uniform, Probe Ordered
The Madhya Pradesh government has ordered a probe after a controversy erupted over the uniform of a private school in Damoh district, with some claiming that a part of it resembles 'hijab' (headscarf worn by Muslim women),
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'Not Myself' With Hijab, Says Exiled Iranian Chess Player
An Iranian chess player who fled to Spain after she took part in an international tournament without the mandatory hijab said Sunday she is "not myself" when she wears the headscarf
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Iranian Actor Removes Hijab In Insta Post, Arrested Day Later: Report
Iran has arrested a prominent actor who in a video removed her headscarf in public in an apparent act of defiance, state media reported Sunday, as protests sweep the country.
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Hijab Fell "Due To Wind, Stress": Iranian Archer After Viral Video
An Iranian archer has said she did not notice her hijab falling from her head during an awards ceremony in Tehran, after a video appeared to show her allowing the headscarf to drop in what was widely assumed to be a show of support for protests.
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EU Companies Can Ban Headscarf At Work, Rules Europe Top Court
EU companies can ban headscarves as long as it is a general prohibition that does not discriminate against employees, Europe's top court said on Thursday, the latest ruling on an issue that has divided Europe for years.
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"Men Without Self Control Forced Women To Wear Hijab": Haryana Minister Anil Vij
Haryana Minister Anil Vij today waded into the headscarf issue saying men should strengthen their minds and free women from the hijab.
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Old Video Shows Former Egypt President Mocking Hijab Rule
Massive protests have been going on in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police for not wearing a hijab (headscarf) in a proper way.
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Journalist's 'No' To Headscarf Makes Iran President Cancel Interview
Veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour said Thursday that an interview with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was scrapped after he insisted she wear a headscarf, the focus of major protests in the cleric-run state.
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Religious Aspects Untouched, Hijab Rule Only For Class: Karnataka To Court
The Karnataka government told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that the state has not touched any "religious aspect" in the hijab ban row and that the restriction on wearing the Islamic headscarf is limited to the classroom.
