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Rajasthan: Muslim students and parents create a ruckus for not allowing hijab in Jodhpur school, say ‘govt will change but teachers will have to...

OpIndia Staff - 18 February, 2024

Karnataka-like hijab row erupted in Rajasthan on Saturday (17th February) as female students at a government school in Jodhpur arrived in hijab instead of the prescribed dress code

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‘Muslim khatoon ko hijab me rehna chahiye’: Islamists attack cricketer Irfan Pathan for sharing a picture with his wife without burqa

OpIndia Staff - 3 February, 2024

Irfan Pathan was at the receiving end of Islamist wrath after he shared a picture of wife in which she wasn't wearing a hijab.

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Jaipur: Balmukund Acharya faces protests for raising ‘Jai Shri Ram’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ slogans, and for his opposition to compulsory hijab

OpIndia Staff - 29 January, 2024

One of the protest videos shows the girls chanting "Nara-e-takbeer, Allah-hu-akbar", the Jihadist clarion call or slogan that calls for the consolidation and expansion of the Muslim Ummah.

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Hijab is must for Muslim women, uncovered hair is devil’s thread: AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal says women IAS, IPS should wear hijab

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2024

AIUDF head Badruddin Ajmal asserted that hijab is not a choice or option but mandatory for Muslim women.

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Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama leader booked over “Muslim women not wearing Hijab are of loose morals” remark

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2024

Samastha Kerala Jem-iyyathul Ulama leader Mukkam Umar Faizi called Muslim women who refrain from wearing hijab of loose morals.

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‘Have violated Islamic values’: Taliban now arrests women for wearing ‘bad hijabs’ in Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff - 5 January, 2024

Abdul Ghafar Farooq, a spokesman for the vice and virtue ministry, did not indicate how many women had been jailed for what constitutes "bad hijab." However, he said that the arrests were made three days ago.

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