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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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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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"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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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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On Hijab Row, Boxing Champ Nikhat Zareen's Pro-Choice Strike
The controversy surrounding the hijab - the headscarf worn by some Muslim women - sprouted in Karnataka late last year after some right-wing groups objected to girls attending classes wearing hijabs.
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Karnataka Student Alleges Brother Attacked, Links Violence To Hijab Row
Hazra Shifa, a student from Karnataka's Udupi and one of the petitioners in the hijab ban case, has alleged that her brother was attacked by a mob of right-wing supporters, linking the violence to her decision to continue to wear a hijab.
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Hijab Not An Issue In Bihar, We Respect Religious Sentiments: Nitish Kumar
Downplaying the ongoing hijab (headscarf) controversy in Karnataka, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said it is not an issue in his state where religious sentiments are respected.
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Hijab Row Highlights: Leaving Headscarf Issue To College Panels "Illegal", Says Petitioner
Amid the ongoing Hijab controversy, the Karnataka High Court on Monday resumed hearing the petition challenging the ban on Hijab in colleges.
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"Rapes Because Women Don't Wear Hijab": Karnataka Congress MLA's Shocker
The rape rate is highest in India because some women don't wear hijab, said a Congress MLA in Karnataka amid a raging controversy over the use of the headscarf in the state's schools and colleges.
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Karnataka Girl's College To Not Allow Hijab In Classrooms Despite Protest
The government girl's PU college in Udupi has categorically informed that students wearing hijab' (Islamic headscarf) will not be allowed inside classrooms.
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EU Court Divided On Headscarf Bans
The EU's top court faced a dilemma today after a top legal officer said it was discriminatory for a firm to tell an employee to remove a Muslim headscarf, contradicting an earlier opinion in a separate case.
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Air France Allows Crew To Avoid Tehran Route After Headscarf Row
Air France said it would allow female cabin crew and pilots to opt out of flying routes to Tehran after some staff said they did not want to be forced to cover their hair when in Iran.
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Calls For French Women's Minister To Quit Over Veil 'Slavery' Row
France's women's rights minister faced growing criticism today, including calls on social media to resign, after comparing women who wear the Muslim headscarf and veil to "negroes who supported slavery".
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London 2012: Female Saudi judoka allowed to wear headscarf
Saudi Arabia judoka Wojdan Shaherkani was on Tuesday given the go-ahead to fight at the Olympics after a row over the wearing of a hijab was resolved, the International Olympic Committee told AFP.
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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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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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"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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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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On Hijab Row, Boxing Champ Nikhat Zareen's Pro-Choice Strike
The controversy surrounding the hijab - the headscarf worn by some Muslim women - sprouted in Karnataka late last year after some right-wing groups objected to girls attending classes wearing hijabs.
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Karnataka Student Alleges Brother Attacked, Links Violence To Hijab Row
Hazra Shifa, a student from Karnataka's Udupi and one of the petitioners in the hijab ban case, has alleged that her brother was attacked by a mob of right-wing supporters, linking the violence to her decision to continue to wear a hijab.
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Hijab Not An Issue In Bihar, We Respect Religious Sentiments: Nitish Kumar
Downplaying the ongoing hijab (headscarf) controversy in Karnataka, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said it is not an issue in his state where religious sentiments are respected.
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Hijab Row Highlights: Leaving Headscarf Issue To College Panels "Illegal", Says Petitioner
Amid the ongoing Hijab controversy, the Karnataka High Court on Monday resumed hearing the petition challenging the ban on Hijab in colleges.
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"Rapes Because Women Don't Wear Hijab": Karnataka Congress MLA's Shocker
The rape rate is highest in India because some women don't wear hijab, said a Congress MLA in Karnataka amid a raging controversy over the use of the headscarf in the state's schools and colleges.
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Karnataka Girl's College To Not Allow Hijab In Classrooms Despite Protest
The government girl's PU college in Udupi has categorically informed that students wearing hijab' (Islamic headscarf) will not be allowed inside classrooms.
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EU Court Divided On Headscarf Bans
The EU's top court faced a dilemma today after a top legal officer said it was discriminatory for a firm to tell an employee to remove a Muslim headscarf, contradicting an earlier opinion in a separate case.
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Air France Allows Crew To Avoid Tehran Route After Headscarf Row
Air France said it would allow female cabin crew and pilots to opt out of flying routes to Tehran after some staff said they did not want to be forced to cover their hair when in Iran.
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Calls For French Women's Minister To Quit Over Veil 'Slavery' Row
France's women's rights minister faced growing criticism today, including calls on social media to resign, after comparing women who wear the Muslim headscarf and veil to "negroes who supported slavery".
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London 2012: Female Saudi judoka allowed to wear headscarf
Saudi Arabia judoka Wojdan Shaherkani was on Tuesday given the go-ahead to fight at the Olympics after a row over the wearing of a hijab was resolved, the International Olympic Committee told AFP.
