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"First bring forward a leader from your party who wears hijab": BJP's RP S
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Emphasizing on the point that in many countries around the world the Muslim women in leading positions did not wear the religious headscarf (hijab), and challenging Owaisi to himself bring forward a leader in the party who wears one, he said "In many countries around the world, Muslim sis
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Kerala School Hijab row: Congress, SDPI trying to incite unrest, says Stat
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M) Kerala State secretary MV Govindan on Friday slammed Congress and the SDPI, accusing them of trying to incite unrest over an issue where a school in Kochi refused to permit a student to attend classes wearing a hijab (headscarf), citing the i
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Kerala School Hijab row: Child's rights cannot be denied, says State educa
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The Education Minister referred to a specific incident at St. Rita's School in Palluruthy, Ernakulam, where a student was allegedly barred from attending class for wearing a headscarf.
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WWE legend Hulk Hogan passes away at 71, wrestling world pays tributes
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The world of professional wrestling has lost one of its biggest icons. Hulk Hogan, the headscarf-wearing superstar with a unique moustache who defined an era of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), passed away at the age of 71, as confirmed by Florida police and WWE on Thursday, as per ES
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"Can make a headscarf with tarpaulin": UP Minister Raghuraj Singh on Namaz
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Uttar Pradesh Minister Raghuraj Singh commented on Muslim Namaz practices during Holi, suggesting that Namaz should not interfere with Hindu festivals. Meanwhile, BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal emphasized the need for communal harmony.
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Protests erupt across Iran on death anniversary of Mahsa Amini
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
rotests broke out across Iran to mark the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman who passed away while being held by Iran's morality police after being detained for allegedly not wearing her headscarf properly in September last year, reported CNN.
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UN experts decry Iran's proposed hijab law, says it could mount to 'gender
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
A potential draft legislation in Iran that would cement harsh sanctions for women and girls who do not wear a headscarf might amount to 'gender apartheid' in the country, the UN experts in a statement issued on Friday, according to CNN.
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Iran forces women defying hijab laws into psychiatric treatment
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Many Iranian women have chosen to start showing their hair since the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 after being detained by Iran’s morality police for “improperly” wearing her headscarf. Iranian celebrities, athletes and actresses have followed suit in solidarity
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"Religious conversion conspiracies won't succeed": MP CM Shivraj Singh Cho
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The controversy of Damoh school, where purported posters of girls wearing Hijab came to light, has taken a new turn as Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that the state government will not allow the conspiracies of religious conversion to succeed.
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Iran uses Artificial Intelligence for maximizing suppression: Experts
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Iran has experienced its most significant protests and anti-government demonstrations in decades following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who allegedly breached the country's hijab (headscarf) laws, Fox News reported.
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Application in SC seeking to allow girls to appear in college examination
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A lawyer on Wednesday urged the Supreme Court to give an urgent hearing to an application seeking to allow girl students to appear in examinations in colleges in Karnataka wearing headscarf.
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Iranian chess player warned not to return home after competing without hij
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The 25-year-old player arrived in Spain on Tuesday after receiving what a source close to her said were warnings not to return to Iran for competing without a hijab - a headscarf mandatory under Iran's strict dress codes.
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