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Maharashtra minister Nitesh Rane calls for ban on burqa during board exams

January 31, 2025 9:22 am

In a letter to the School Education Minister Dada Bhuse, Rane said that allowing girl students to wear burqas inside examination halls could facilitate cheating and pose security challenges.

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

March 19, 2021 7:11 am

This followed the announcement by Sri Lanka's minister for public security, Sarath Weerasekera, during the weekend that his country would ban the traditional full-face covering worn by some Muslim women because it posed a threat to national security.

Sri Lanka's war on terror: burqa ban, draconian Act, 'deradicalisation'

March 16, 2021 8:30 am

In Sri Lanka, where Muslims comprise less than 10% of the 21 million population — they are mostly Tamil speaking and are mainly engaged in trade and commerce — the burqa ban comes ahead of the troubled second anniversary of the 2019 Easter bombings.

Explained: France's problem with the burqa

October 22, 2019 7:59 am

France was the first country in Western Europe to impose a ban on face-covering Islamic veils in 2010. Among the different types of Islamic veils, the burqa is the most conservative, covering the entire face and body. A mesh screen in front of the eyes allows the wearer to see.

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UP college denies burqa ban, says only grey burqas are allowed

September 13, 2019 9:23 am

SRK College authorities claimed that it was not a new order and that they were only implementing the seven-year-old dress code.

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Religion or Repression?

June 12, 2019 4:47 pm

In Sri Lanka, the recent ban on face veils raises questions about free will and stirs up memories of a feisty woman who defied conventions.

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Behind Kerala veil ban, story of uniform, two girls out of school for a year

May 05, 2019 10:35 am

The two girls whose case was the basis of that order have not been going to school for a year.

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Kerala: Muslim education group chief receives death threat over ban on face veils

May 04, 2019 5:57 pm

The move to ban girl students from wearing veils covering their faces has attracted criticism by the Samastha Kerala Jamiyathul Ulema, the religious organisation of Sunni Muslim scholars and clerics.

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Ban burqas in India: Shiv Sena mouthpiece asks PM Narendra Modi after Sri Lanka move

May 02, 2019 3:55 am

"PM Modi needs to do all this. It is an equally courageous work, like the surgical strike," Shiv Sena said in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana.

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The Netherlands partially bans full-face veil, burqa inside public buildings

June 26, 2018 7:45 pm

Attempts were made to impose a general ban on wearing burqas and other face-covering veils, however, two years back, the Lower House had approved the bill in 2016 partially.

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‘Complained of racial discrimination’: Family of Indian techie shot dead by police in US

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31-year-old Mohammed Nizamuddin was allegedly shot dead by police in Santa Clara, California on September 3. His family was informed 15 days later and are struggling to understand what happened. Nizamuddin had complained about racial discrimination and harassment before quitting his job. His father has requested assistance in bringing his son's body back home.

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