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Karnataka: Upset with High Court’s hijab order, 40 Muslim students refuse to appear for exams in Udupi

OpIndia Staff - 30 March, 2022

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.

World

Muslims in Hindustan also voted for creation of Pakistan: Pakistan PM Imran Khan during show of strength rally

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2022

Imran Khan fell back on religion to rally public support ahead of the no-confidence vote against his government

Opinions

Facing rebellion at home, a beleaguered Imran Khan seeks refuge in religion to save his chair

OpIndia Staff - 22 March, 2022

With his position as Prime Minister of Pakistan on the line, Imran Khan is going to fall back on Islam to defend himself.

News Reports

Kerala: 14-member Salafist family, led by Abdul Hasheem and his wife, tried to enter war-torn Yemen to ‘study Islam’, denied entry

OpIndia Staff - 22 March, 2022

14-member Kerala family tried to enter Yemen from Oman. The group was led by a couple and included four minors

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Ukraine: Deputy Mayor of Dnipro city threatens to bury Muslim Chechen soldiers in pigskins

OpIndia Staff - 21 March, 2022

Deputy Mayor of Dnipro, Mykhailo Lysen said that Muslim Chechen soldiers will be sewn up and buried in pigskins

News Reports

‘Ghar Wapsi’ in Pakistan: Islamists target Trans woman for reverting to Hinduism

OpIndia Staff - 15 March, 2022

Zakriya Hanif, a Pakistani national and a trans woman, was attacked by Islamists for embracing Hinduism.

News Reports

‘Muslim women who do not wear hijab are ‘sinners’, will face Allah’s wrath on Judgment Day’: Petitioner’s lawyer to Karnataka HC

OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2022

Quoting Quran and Hadiths, advocate AM Dar said women who do not cover themselves with hijab are considered "sinners'

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Malaysia: How a Hindu mother fought for custody of her minor children, who were converted to Islam ‘unilaterally’

Dibakar Dutta - 25 February, 2022

The conversion was 'unilateral' as the children were minors and the consent of Loh Siew Hong was not sought.

News Reports

Does the Quran really mandate hijab or burqa for Muslim women? Here’s how the Karnataka High Court discussed the issue

OpIndia Staff - 23 February, 2022

Advocate Devdatt Kamat and AG Prabhuling Navadgi argued extensively about the validity of burqa/hijab in Quran and whether it can be considered as an essential religious practice.

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