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  Nitesh Rane writes to Maharashtra education minister, seeks burqa ban for Class 10, 12 board exams

  Maharashtra | January 29, 2025 19:18 IST

  Nitesh Rane said that the Maharashtra government will not tolerate appeasement politics and all students will have to write their examination papers in the same way. He said that those want to wear burqa can wear it in their homes but not examination hall.

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  Mahsa Amini gets EU human rights prize posthumously: Who was she? Know all about her

  World | October 19, 2023 19:08 IST

  Mahsa Amini, the 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman who died in police custody in Iran last year, sparking worldwide protests against the country’s conservative Islamic theocracy, was awarded the European Union’s top human rights prize on Thursday.

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  France bans abaya, a loose-fitting full-length robe worn by Muslims, in schools for THIS reason

  World | August 28, 2023 15:35 IST

  Notably, France's state-run schools have already strict laws against any religious symbols on buildings or government buildings, arguing it violates secular laws.

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  Now, Taliban orders Afghanistan women to wear burqa in public

  World | May 07, 2022 16:57 IST

  The Taliban previously decided against reopening schools to girls above grade 6, reneging on an earlier promise and opting to appease their hard-line base at the expense of further alienating the international community.

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  Horrific video! Woman suicide bomber blows herself outside Karachi University in Pakistan

  World | April 26, 2022 21:54 IST

  The latest attack targeting Chinese nationals raises serious security concerns and challenges for Pakistan's security forces.

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  Sarjun's Tamil film 'Burqa' nominated in three categories at NY Indian film fest

  Entertainment | April 17, 2022 6:43 IST

  Kalaiarasan and Mirnaa starrer Tamil film 'Burqa' has been nominated in three categories at the prestigious New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF).

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  Terror groups using women over ground workers to carry out attacks in Kashmir: Officials

  India | March 31, 2022 16:11 IST

  Officials said that terror groups, facing heat from the security forces, have now been engaging women over ground workers for carrying out their nefarious designs which include hurling grenades or acting as couriers.

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  Burqa clad woman hurls petrol bomb at CRPF camp in Kashmir's Sopore | Video

  India | March 30, 2022 11:10 IST

  A policeman and a CRPF personnel were injured in a grenade attack by a burqa clad woman in J&K's Sopore.

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  Hijab Controversy: Section 144 imposed in Tumakur, 9 other districts of Karnataka

  India | February 16, 2022 0:06 IST

  Earlier, the Udupi district administration imposed section 144 of CrPC in areas around all high schools in the district from February 14 till February 19.

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  Hijab, burqa, niqab, chador: Muslim women's traditional clothing you should know about

  Lifestyle | February 11, 2022 13:35 IST

  While social media is flared up with the 'hijab controversy' discussions, many of us may not be knowing about the differences between the various types of traditional clothing Muslim women wear across the world.

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  'India is secular democratic republic': Shabana Azmi takes on Kangana Ranaut for Hijab row comment

  Celebrities | February 11, 2022 11:16 IST

  Shabana Azmi questioned Kangana Rananut over the latter's comments on the ongoing 'Hijab row'. Protests for and against the hijab have intensified in parts of Karnataka. Earlier, Azmi's husband, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar had also reacted to the controversy.

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  Javed Akhtar: 'Never been in favour of hijab but I ask the hooligans, is this manliness?'

  Celebrities | February 10, 2022 13:47 IST

  Javed Akhtar spoke out in the ongoing 'Hijab Row' in Karnataka, criticising those who are "trying to intimidate a small group of girls". The educational institutions in the state have witnessed tense moments following face-off between Hijab wearing girls and saffron-clad boys. 

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  Sri Lankan bans burqas in public citing national security

  World | April 28, 2021 11:17 IST

  Muslims make up about 9% of Sri Lanka’s 22 million people, with Buddhists accounting for more than 70%. Ethnic minority Tamils, who are mainly Hindus, comprise about 15%.

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  'Burqa' an evil custom, Muslim women will be freed from it, says UP minister

  India | March 25, 2021 18:15 IST

  UP minister Anand Swarup Shukla said 'burqa' is 'inhuman and evil custom' and added that those with progressive thinking are shunning it and not pressing for its use.

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  South African Muslim bodies call for government intervention over Sri Lankan burqa ban

  World | March 19, 2021 9:43 IST

  South African Muslim organisations have called on the country’s foreign minister to intervene in the proposed Sri Lankan ban on the burqa and closure of hundreds of Islamic schools.

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  Burqa ban in Switzerland! European nation votes to make 'full facial coverings' illegal

  World | March 08, 2021 15:52 IST

  Swiss voters have approved a proposal to ban face coverings, both the niqabs and burqas worn by a few Muslim women. The measure will outlaw covering one's face in public places 

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  Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Singh seeks ban on burqa now

  India | February 10, 2020 13:29 IST

  The minister said that burqas were being used by 'terrorists' to conceal their identity, apparently in reference to protests by women protesting against CAA in the Shahjamal area in Agra.

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  SL polls: Women told to remove face covering before voting

  World | November 07, 2019 11:33 IST

  Speaking to Daily Mirror on Wednesday, EC Director-General Saman Sri Ratnayake said what was required was for a woman prove her identity inside the polling centre when she was given a ballot paper.  

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  Kerala Higher Education Minister endorses burqa ban by Muslim Educational Society

  India | May 03, 2019 19:09 IST

  The Muslim Educational Society (MES) in Kerala, which came out with a circular banning all face covering attires, on Friday got support from Kerala Minister of Higher Education K.T. Jaleel.

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  If you want burqa ban, prohibit ghunghat too: Javed Akhtar tells Shiv Sena

  India | May 03, 2019 10:38 IST

  Javed Akhtar's comment came in the wake of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece on Wednesday urging the Narendra Modi government to emulate Sri Lanka in banning the burqa on grounds of national security.