• About Us
  • The TFT Story
  • Team
  • Write for TFT
  • Online advertisement tariff
  • Donate To Us
The Friday Times - Naya Daur
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
  • Home
  • Editorials
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Features
  • Spotlight
  • Videos
  • Citizens’ Voice
  • Lifestyle
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Good Times
  • More
    • About Us
    • Team
    • Write for TFT
    • The TFT Story
    • Donate To Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Editorials
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Features
  • Spotlight
  • Videos
  • Citizens’ Voice
  • Lifestyle
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Good Times
  • More
    • About Us
    • Team
    • Write for TFT
    • The TFT Story
    • Donate To Us
No Result
View All Result
The Friday Times - Naya Daur
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Indian High Court Okays Hijab Ban In Classrooms

Multiple government colleges in India have banned the hijab from classrooms, forcing Muslim girls to choose whether to remove their hijab or miss class

News Desk by News Desk
March 15, 2022
in News
Indian High Court Okays Hijab Ban In Classrooms
44
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The High Court of Karnataka, India has upheld the ban on hijab in classrooms across the southern Indian state, ruling that the hijab is not an ‘essential religious practice’ in Islam. The verdict has set a possible precedent for restricting religious garb for minorities across the country.

“We are of the considered opinion that wearing of hijab by Muslim women does not form a part of essential religious practice in Islamic faith,” Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi wrote in the judgement.

The court upheld that school uniforms do not infringe on constitutional rights, even in regards to religious dress. Muslims make up the largest religious minority in India, comprising 13 per cent of the population.  Approximately 2 per cent of the Indian population is Christian and another 2 per cent is Sikh.

Multiple government colleges in India have recently banned the hijab from classrooms, forcing Muslim girls to choose whether to remove their hijab or miss class.  Many students opted to protest the ban, sacrificing their own studies to uphold their religious faith and freedom.  The ban sparked national and international outrage, with many celebrating the strength and courage of the Indian Muslim students.

Karnataka is the only southern state in India ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

In February, a video showing a Muslim girl wearing hijab being accosted by a group of saffron-clad boys as she tried to enter her school went viral online, generating an international controversy known as ‘hijab row.’

Earlier this month, Indian forces reportedly stormed a madrassa for Muslim girls in Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK), forcefully evicting the students and sealing the school for unspecified reasons.

 

Also Read:

9th Review Talks: ‘Govt Will Soon Enter An Agreement With IMF’

Christian Girl In Karachi Suffers Acid Attack For Rejecting Muslim Boy’s Advances

Tags: BJPHijabgirls educationMuslims in Indiahijab banmuslim girlsreligious dress
Previous Post

Low Wages And Exploitation: Overseas Workers Question The Cost Of Working Away From Pakistan

Next Post

President Alvi, Other PTI Leaders Acquitted In Parliament House Attack Case

News Desk

News Desk

Next Post
President Alvi, Other PTI Leaders Acquitted In Parliament House Attack Case

President Alvi, Other PTI Leaders Acquitted In Parliament House Attack Case

Recent News

IMF delegation arrives

9th Review Talks: ‘Govt Will Soon Enter An Agreement With IMF’

February 8, 2023
Christian Girl In Karachi Suffers Acid Attack For Rejecting Muslim Boy’s Advances

Christian Girl In Karachi Suffers Acid Attack For Rejecting Muslim Boy’s Advances

February 7, 2023
‘Fawad Chaudhry Approached PPP, PMLN To Make A Switch’

‘Fawad Chaudhry Approached PPP, PMLN To Make A Switch’

February 7, 2023

Twitter

Newsletter



Donate To Us

The Friday Times – Naya Daur

THE TRUTH WILL OUT


The Friday Times is Pakistan’s first independent weekly, founded in 1989. In 2021, the publication went into collaboration with digital news platform Naya Daur Media to publish under a daily cycle.


Social Media

Latest News

  • All
  • News
  • Editorials
  • Features
  • Analysis
  • Lifestyle
IMF delegation arrives

9th Review Talks: ‘Govt Will Soon Enter An Agreement With IMF’

by News Desk
February 8, 2023
0

Talks with the International Monetary Fund have entered...

Christian Girl In Karachi Suffers Acid Attack For Rejecting Muslim Boy’s Advances

Christian Girl In Karachi Suffers Acid Attack For Rejecting Muslim Boy’s Advances

by News Desk
February 7, 2023
0

A young Christian healthcare worker in Karachi, Sunita...

Social Feed

  • About Us
  • The TFT Story
  • Team
  • Write for TFT
  • Online advertisement tariff
  • Donate To Us

© 2022 All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Editorials
  • News
  • Analysis
  • Features
  • Spotlight
  • Videos
  • Citizens’ Voice
  • Lifestyle
  • Editor’s Picks
  • Good Times
  • More
    • About Us
    • Team
    • Write for TFT
    • The TFT Story
    • Donate To Us

© 2022 All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist