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Bombay HC dismisses students' plea challenging hijab ban by Mumbai college
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
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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Hijab row: All India Bar Association writes to PM Modi, urges him to ensur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): All India Bar Association (AIBA) on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking that the Centre should ensure that all students wear a uniform and prohibit Muslim girls from wearing hijab or niqab at secular schools.
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Pakistan's hypocrisy on Sri Lanka's burqa ban exposed
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan's High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Saad Khattak, publicly intervened in the country's internal affairs, commenting on a ban on the wearing of the burqa and niqab in the country and the imposition of strict state regulation on unregulated Islamic s
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Proposal for Burqa ban in Sri Lanka under discussion
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 16 (ANI): The Foreign Ministry of Sri Lanka on Tuesday issued a statement on a proposed ban on wearing burqa and niqab in Sri Lanka, saying that the government is yet to impose a ban and a proposal in this regard is being discussed.
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Switzerland referendum: People vote to ban full face coverings in public p
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], March 8 (ANI): Switzerland on Sunday (local time) narrowly voted in favour of banning full facial coverings including the niqab and burqa in almost all public places. As many as 51.21 per cent of voters voted in support of the controversial proposal in the referendum.
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German state bans burqas, face veils in schools
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], July 23 (ANI): The western German state of Baden-Wurttemberg on Tuesday banned full-face coverings, often known as burqa or niqab, in schools, saying that the full-face Islamic covering does not belong in a free society.
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Tunisia bans face veils in public institutions
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Tunis [Tunisia], July 6 (ANI): Citing security concerns, the Tunisian government on Friday banned the wearing of the niqab (full face veil) in public institutions with immediate effect, days after country's capital was rocked by twin suicide bombings.
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Egypt drafts bill to ban burqa, Islamic veils in public places
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Cairo (Egypt), Apr. 10 (ANI): The Egyptian Parliament is drafting a law banning women from wearing the niqab veil.
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