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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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Bombay High Court Dismisses Students' Petition Against College's Hijab Ban
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by women students challenging the ban on wearing hijab, niqab, burkha, stole, cap, etc., on campus by a Mumbai college.
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"Wear What You Want": Siddaramaiah's Big Hijab Announcement
The Karnataka government on Friday announced it will soon withdraw the ban on wearing hijab. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said his government will withdraw the ban soon, adding that women can "wear anything they want."
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Don't Tell Women What To Wear, Says UN As France Bans Hijab At Olympics
The United Nations (UN) stressed on Tuesday it was opposed to most dress codes for women after France barred its Olympic athletes from wearing the Muslim hijab during the 2024 Paris Games.
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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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''Sightseeing Not A Must'': Taliban Ban Women From Visiting Afghanistan National Park
Afghanistan's acting minister of virtue and vice said women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab while visiting the park.
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Top French Court Upholds Ban On Women Football Players Wearing Hijab
France's top administrative court on Thursday upheld a ban on women football players wearing Islamic hijab headscarves, after the issue was seized on by politicians claiming secularism was at risk.
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2 Iranian Actresses Charged For Not Wearing Headscarves: Report
Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported.
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Taliban Bans Women From Outdoor Restaurants For Not Wearing Hijab: Report
The Taliban on Monday barred entry of families and women into restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Herat province, Afghanistan, reported Fox News.
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Iran Installs Cameras In Public Places To Identify Women Not Wearing Hijab
A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police last September. Mahsa Amini had been detained for allegedly violating the hijab rule.
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Video: Iranian Women Attacked With Yoghurt, Arrested For Not Wearing Hijab
Two women in Iran have been arrested after being attacked with yoghurt, apparently for not covering their hair in public. The incident took place on Thursday.
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Photos Of Iranian Prisoner On Hunger Strike Cause Outrage
Social media images purported to be of an emaciated jailed Iranian physician who went on hunger strike in support of demonstrations against the compulsory wearing of the hijab have caused outrage and warnings that he risks death.
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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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Iran Women Cut Hair, Burn Hijab To Protest Death Of 22-Year-Old In Custody
Under Iran's sharia or Islamic law, women are obliged to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes.
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A New "Boy Cut" Trend For Saudi Working Women And What It Means
The haircut - known locally by the English word "boy" - has become strikingly visible on the streets of the capital, and not just because women are no longer required to wear hijab headscarves.
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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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Bombay High Court Dismisses Students' Petition Against College's Hijab Ban
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday dismissed the plea filed by women students challenging the ban on wearing hijab, niqab, burkha, stole, cap, etc., on campus by a Mumbai college.
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"Wear What You Want": Siddaramaiah's Big Hijab Announcement
The Karnataka government on Friday announced it will soon withdraw the ban on wearing hijab. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said his government will withdraw the ban soon, adding that women can "wear anything they want."
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Don't Tell Women What To Wear, Says UN As France Bans Hijab At Olympics
The United Nations (UN) stressed on Tuesday it was opposed to most dress codes for women after France barred its Olympic athletes from wearing the Muslim hijab during the 2024 Paris Games.
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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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''Sightseeing Not A Must'': Taliban Ban Women From Visiting Afghanistan National Park
Afghanistan's acting minister of virtue and vice said women have not been observing the proper way to wear the hijab while visiting the park.
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Top French Court Upholds Ban On Women Football Players Wearing Hijab
France's top administrative court on Thursday upheld a ban on women football players wearing Islamic hijab headscarves, after the issue was seized on by politicians claiming secularism was at risk.
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2 Iranian Actresses Charged For Not Wearing Headscarves: Report
Iran has charged two prominent actresses for publishing pictures of themselves flouting the country's dress code for women, just weeks after announcing a crackdown on breaches, local media reported.
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Taliban Bans Women From Outdoor Restaurants For Not Wearing Hijab: Report
The Taliban on Monday barred entry of families and women into restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Herat province, Afghanistan, reported Fox News.
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Iran Installs Cameras In Public Places To Identify Women Not Wearing Hijab
A growing number of Iranian women have been ditching their veils since the death of a 22-year-old Kurdish woman in the custody of the morality police last September. Mahsa Amini had been detained for allegedly violating the hijab rule.
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Video: Iranian Women Attacked With Yoghurt, Arrested For Not Wearing Hijab
Two women in Iran have been arrested after being attacked with yoghurt, apparently for not covering their hair in public. The incident took place on Thursday.
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Photos Of Iranian Prisoner On Hunger Strike Cause Outrage
Social media images purported to be of an emaciated jailed Iranian physician who went on hunger strike in support of demonstrations against the compulsory wearing of the hijab have caused outrage and warnings that he risks death.
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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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Iran Women Cut Hair, Burn Hijab To Protest Death Of 22-Year-Old In Custody
Under Iran's sharia or Islamic law, women are obliged to cover their hair and wear long, loose-fitting clothes.
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A New "Boy Cut" Trend For Saudi Working Women And What It Means
The haircut - known locally by the English word "boy" - has become strikingly visible on the streets of the capital, and not just because women are no longer required to wear hijab headscarves.
