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2 women attacked with yoghurt, arrested for not wearing hijab in Iran
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Meanwhile, President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the hijab was the law in Iran. "The important matter is that today we have a legal mandate. The legal mandate makes it mandatory for everyone to follow the law," said Raisi.
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7 arrested for forcing woman to remove her hijab in Tamil Nadu's Vellore
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to police officials, "A case has been registered under sections 153A and 504 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) r/w 4 of Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act (TNPHW) and seven including a juvenile has been arrested."
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Afghanistan: Female students in Badakhshan urge Taliban to reopen secondar
Updated : 2 years, 11 months 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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'Talibanization of PoK intensifies under Pakistani influence'
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
People living in the PoK are being forced against their will to accept measures instituted by Islamabad aimed at incorporating this territory into Pakistan. Various steps have been recently taken that signal these efforts, cites a report.
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US raises concern over human rights violations in China, Pakistan and Myan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The US in its "2022 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices," raised concern over human rights violations in China, Pakistan and Myanmar.
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Pakistan's Islamist political party JI holds pro-hijab rally
Updated : 2 years, 12 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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Muslim women pilots in aviation industry, no longer a taboo
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Although there is still a long way to go in achieving gender parity, the aviation industry is opening up for women pilots, as in recent years more and more airlines and aviation organizations have been actively recruiting and supporting women pilots.
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Pak decision to make hijab compulsory for female students, teachers in PoK
Updated : 3 years 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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PoK: Talibanisation of oppressed people
Updated : 3 years ago IST
For almost three years now, protests against load shedding, shortages of wheat and water, increased progressive taxation and land grab by Pakistan military has been a daily occurrence.
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Hijab made mandatory for female students and teachers in PoK
Updated : 3 years 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 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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Karnataka hijab ban: SC assures to consider listing the matter before thre
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud assured that it will list the matter and give a date. The court also observed that the matter would be heard by a three-judge bench of the top court.
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