A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battlegroundIran's theocracy aims to enforce mandatory headscarf use by targeting businesses, increasing the punishments for uncovered women and the bu...
10 Aug, 2023, 11.26 AM IST
Iran hijab protest: Iranian parliament, judiciary are reviewing headscarf lawUnable to suppress the two months of protests against the forced Hijab mandate, the Iranian parliament and judiciary are finally looking in...
04 Dec, 2022, 06.44 PM IST
Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi competes in Seoul without hijab amid protestsElnaz Rekabi, an Iranian climber, competed without a hijab in Seoul, and people have not been able to track her. Her friends tried contacti...
18 Oct, 2022, 03.46 PM IST
Watch: Turkish singer Melek Mosso cuts hair onstage to support Iran protestsThe move won her the applause of many who have been backing the anti-hijab protests which broke out in Iran after a 22-year-old-woman named...
29 Sep, 2022, 01.45 PM IST
Iran's nationwide Hijab protests pile pressure on stateAmini, 22, from the northwestern Kurdish city of Saqez, was arrested on Sept. 13 in Tehran for "unsuitable attire" by the morality police w...
28 Sep, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
23 girl students suspended in Karnataka for staging demo seeking permission to wear Hijab inside classroomsThe girls have been insisting upon wearing Hijab despite the Karnataka High Court ruling in March this year on the issue that head scarf is...
07 Jun, 2022, 02.18 PM IST
Karnataka Chief Minister asks police to probe Al-Qaeda video’s authenticityAn eight-minute video clip, allegedly featuring Al-Qaeda’s most wanted chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri, contains the praise of Muskan Khan, a B Com...
07 Apr, 2022, 06.56 PM IST
Fresh protests in Chennai after Hijab verdict, social media turns divided houseNevertheless, there was few instances of Muslim women being barred entry anywhere for wearing the garment. On polling day of the urban loca...
16 Mar, 2022, 09.42 AM IST
Hijab row: Karnataka Congress leader arrested in HyderabadKhan had given provocative statements during the protests on the hijab row, which had gone viral. In the video, he had said that those who ...
08 Mar, 2022, 04.06 PM IST
BJP's Sakshi Maharaj demands law against hijabKarnataka High Court will continue hearing on Friday various petitions challenging the ban on headscarves in educational institutes.
23 Feb, 2022, 01.17 PM IST
Karnataka hijab row: FIRs lodged against students in TumakuruThe Principal of Empress College of Tumakuru lodged a complaint with the Tumakuru City Police against 15 to 20 students for violating prohi...
19 Feb, 2022, 10.39 AM IST
Karnataka hijab row: Opposition creating environment of polarization, stopping country's progress, says BJP MP Rajyavardhan SinghSpeaking to ANI, the BJP leader said, "It is strange that a lot of students have started wearing hijab in schools and some parties are accu...
12 Feb, 2022, 04.45 PM IST
Protests in favour of hijab in Kolkata"When we are willing to wear hijab, why are others objecting? Our hijab doesn't come in the way of our progress. We know how to fight for o...
11 Feb, 2022, 06.49 AM IST
Hijab controversy: Karnataka Police prohibits gatherings, agitations or protests near educational institutions in Bengaluru for 2 weeksThe order highlighted that, in the last few days, protests and agitations have been held in connection with strict enforcement of schools/c...
09 Feb, 2022, 04.39 PM IST
Students hoist saffron flag as hijab protest spreads in Karnataka, HC commences hearingThe Karnataka High Court on Tuesday commenced hearing on petitions challenging the Feb 5 notification that makes it compulsory for students...
08 Feb, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
Karnataka Hijab row: Students in Hijab sent to separate classroomsTwo colleges in Karnataka declared a holiday on Monday to avoid communal trouble while another allowed students wearing a hijab to sit in s...
07 Feb, 2022, 01.44 PM IST
Won't allow Talibanisation, says K'taka BJP Chief Kateel on Hijab rowThe Karnataka government had on Friday asked educational institutions to follow existing uniform related rules, until the High Court comes ...
05 Feb, 2022, 03.29 PM IST