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Gas, chemical attacks in Iran: Dozens of schoolgirls hospitalized
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to the reports received by VOA and videos posted on social media, at least five schools in different provinces of Iran were attacked with chemical gases. The serial poisonings of mostly female students began on November 30, 2022, in the city of Qom and have continued to spread acro
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Women start own enterprises in Afghanistan amid restrictions on employment
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
After losing their jobs to the Taliban's hardline policies, several former female employees in government institutions have started their own enterprises, TOLOnews reported.
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Female students seek to study abroad as Afghanistan universities continue
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Female students have said that they have applied for scholarships abroad for virtual and campus institutions. However, they are facing problems in travelling due to the lack of a male person to accompany them.
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Afghanistan: Female students in Badakhshan urge Taliban to reopen secondar
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A student said that they are ready to wear a hijab if the Taliban allows them to go to school for studies.
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Schools to allow women, girls back after formalising new curriculum, says
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
"There is no problem with the start of schooling. There is only a problem with the curriculum. And therefore a committee has been formed for its reform. After confirmation of the clerics, the schools will begin," according to an official.
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Pakistan's Islamist political party JI holds pro-hijab rally
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan's Islamist political party, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) on Friday staged a demonstration in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir supporting the government's decision to make hijab a compulsory part of the uniform for female students and teachers in the region, reported Dawn.
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US envoy to UN raises concern over ban on female education in Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
She stated on Twitter that female students in Afghanistan face unacceptable restrictions on their freedom and ability to pursue education.
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Pak decision to make hijab compulsory for female students, teachers in PoK
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The PoK's education department's order on March 6 specifically targets co-education schools where girls and women teachers in rural areas are merged with the boys schools since their numbers and school infrastructure do not match the requirements. The decision applies to all female students
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Hijab made mandatory for female students and teachers in PoK
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to the notification, it will be mandatory for female students and teachers to wear hijab in co-educational institutions.
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Hijab row: SC assures petitioner to constitute bench, hearing expected aft
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In the Hijab row, the Supreme Court on Friday assured the petitioner that it will constitute a bench and hear the plea, seeking to allow female students to appear in the examination wearing Hijab in Karnataka.
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SC asks petitioner to give representation to Centre on plea over menstrual
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday asked the petitioner to give representation to the Centre on the plea seeking to frame rules for menstrual pain leaves for female students and working-class women at their respective workplaces.
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Tamil Nadu: Paramakudi MLA inspects school after students complain of naus
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
On Friday, 12 people including eight male students and four female students had stomach pain, vomiting and fainting while eating lunch after consuming the mid-day meal. They were immediately admitted to Paramakudi Government Hospital for treatment. Doctors suggested that the consumption of
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