Hijab ban

Karnataka Minister V. Sunil Kumar stated that no student can wear a hijab while attending classes

In the split verdict in Karnataka hijab case, Justice Hemant Gupta of the SC said students must follow dress code prescribed by their schools

The two-judge bench of the Supreme Court of India delivered a split verdict on the Karnataka hijab case.

While 'liberals' in India try to argue that hijab is a choice and make efforts to mainstream the garment in schools, women in Iran are getting killed and girls in Indonesia are being traumatised for it.

The Supreme Court also issued a notice to the Karnataka government on petitions challenging a High Court ruling refusing to lift the ban on hijab in state educational institutions

The girls were suspended after staging a demonstration in which they demanded permission to wear hijab inside the college premises.

The controversy erupted on May 26 after a group of students from the University College in Mangaluru had protested against the college authorities, alleging that a few Muslim girl students were attending classes wearing the hijab violating the High Court order.

The UP madrassa board chief said the hijab controversy was raked up by clerics to regain control of women

At least 24 girl students from Kundapur, 14 from Byndoor and two from Udupi Government Girls Pre-University college have missed the exams in because they did not want to follow uniform dress code.

Earlier this month, the Karnataka HC upheld hijab ban in schools, stating that it is not an essential practice in Islam.