Headscarf
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Bengal hijab row: Teacher opts not to rejoin after college permits head scarf
Kolkata | Jun 14, 2024, 12:06 PM ISTSanjida Qadar, a teacher at LJD Law College in Kolkata, decided not to return to her position after being initially asked not to wear a hijab but later permitted to use a head scarf. Citing discomfort, Qadar announced her decision via email on Thursday to explore new opportunities.
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Iranian woman dies after arrest by 'Morality Police' for not wearing headscarf
World | Sep 17, 2022, 07:41 AM ISTIranian woman dies: Iranian woman Mahsa Amini was on a visit to Tehran with her family when she was detained by the specialist police unit.
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Bangladeshi girl’s head shaved for not wearing headscarf
World | Mar 31, 2017, 11:40 PM ISTA Bangladeshi schoolgirl's head teacher reported her family to police in Italy when the teen's mother allegedly shaved off her hair after she refused to wear the Islamic headscarf, local daily Il Resto del Carlino
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Muslim woman wins right to wear headscarf at work in Germany
World | Jul 05, 2016, 09:08 AM ISTBerlin: A 25-year-old Muslim lawyer in Germany has won the right to wear a headscarf at work after a court ruled that there was no legal basis for the state of Bavaria to prevent her
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Muslim mother in UK attacked for wearing headscarf
World | Jun 08, 2015, 02:17 PM ISTLondon: In a "racist" attack, a group of women in London allegedly abused, punched and kicked a Muslim woman for wearing a headscarf.Police are investigating the incident in which a group of women allegedly ripped
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Michelle Obama, without headscarf, stokes controversy in Saudi Arabia
World | Jan 28, 2015, 02:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Saudi Arabian embassy in the US has denied media reports that the country's state television had blurred out First Lady Michelle Obama at a meeting between President Barack Obama and the new