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Hijab Row: Hijab wearing woman will one day be PM of India, says Asaduddin Owaisi
Fp Staff •The comments were made in a 43-second video, which comes amidst the raging hijab row and after the AIMIM chief came out in support of Muskan who was seen being heckled in Mandya district of Karnataka in a now-viral video
Basavaraj Bommai expresses confidence about peace and normalcy ahead of high schools reopening tomorrow
Fp Staff •Meanwhile, the Udupi district administration has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in areas around all high schools in the district from Monday till 19 February
Hijab row: Three-judge bench of Karnataka HC to hear petition today; Basavaraj Bommai urges everyone to maintain peace
•The hijab controversy started in December-end last year when a few students were stopped from entering class at the government pre-university college in Udupi wearing hijab
How Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, famous for anti-CAA protest, is backing Karnataka’s hijab stir
Fp Staff •Shaheen Bagh earned popularity in 2019-2020 when thousands of people from all walks of life had collected for over 100 days to protest against the Centre's Citizenship Amendment Act
History will not be kind to ‘liberals’ cheerleading for hijab and burqa
Abhijit Majumder •The hijab, under so much weight of fear and conditioning, can never be a choice. And history will remember the role that ‘liberals’ are playing in making it look like one
The hijab controversy: Why individual rights can’t claim primacy over collective conscience and institutional rights
Sudhanva B •Though the right to choose an attire, particularly when such choice of attire is based on religious affiliations and sentiments, is important, such a right cannot be extended to wearing such attire of choice even in the educational institutions.
Govt Pre University College For Girls: The Udupi institution where the hijab row began
Soumya Kalasa •The school, established in 1985, has never seen its pass percentage fall below 95 per cent. There is no shortage of faculty
As Karnataka hijab row escalates, a look at laws on face coverings across the world
Fp Staff •The debate on hijabs, which has been fuelled after students in Karnataka alleged they weren't allowed in class owing to their dress code, has been ongoing with many European nations imposing full or partial bans on face veils
From Udupi in Karnataka to Madhya Pradesh and Puducherry: Timeline of how hijab row snowballed
Fp Staff •The controversy began on 1 January when a group of students alleged that they were denied entry into their classroom. Since then, the issue has snowballed with the Karnataka High Court now hearing the petition against the ban on the face coverings
Opinion | Muslim women should reflect on the fundamentals of hijab
Zakia Soman •The increasing numbers of Hindus and Muslims wearing religion on their sleeves will cause further polarisation in society and expand the influence of those indulging in politics of religion