Islamic Fundamentalists

Anti-hijab crusader Masih Alinejad had challenged female politicians who legitimise Iran's barbaric laws by wearing hijab

Javed Akhtar had tweeted that he doesn't support hijab or burqa but he has 'nothing but deep contempt' for 'hooligans' who are intimidating the girls in Karnataka.

BJP MP Kailash Soni raised the Kishan Bharwad murder issue in Rajya Sabha during zero hour on Thursday

Inamullah Samangani said it is pleasing to see Muslim women stand for their religious values and make sacrifices to defend it in various ways, especially in a secular country like India

The girl student also stated that they hope the court will uphold justice and will not show bias towards Muslims. She also stated that they have no objection to the Muslim girls wearing hijabs or burqa outside the college or even at their homes. "But in the campus, the uniform dress code has to be followed by all students", she asserted.

A piece of cloth that is used to assert one's religious identity has taken an ugly, political turn in the current burqa row in Karnataka.

Speaking to a reporter, the girls protesting in Karnataka for not allowing hijab in classes said hijab is their priority and not education.

Notan Lal was the owner, principal of a private school in Ghotki. His school was attacked and damaged by local Muslims after he was detained on false blasphemy charges.

Darul Uloom Deoband is an Islamic seminary in UP's Saharanpur that is the birthplace of the Sunni Deobandi Islamic movement.

"There are over 100 Muslim students in that class. All of them are attending classes peacefully," the minster said.