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Bihar doctor whose hijab CM Nitish Kumar pulled down fails to join duty
December 21, 2025 8:18 am
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Health Minister offers her ‘a government position with a monthly salary of Rs 3 lakh, along with government accommodation and a preferred posting’
What Nitish Kumar hijab row reveals about agency, gender and religion
December 20, 2025 10:38 pm
Muslim women, both as individuals and as democratic citizens belonging to a minority, stand at the crossroads of gender and religion. While in the case of the former, they are susceptible to bodily violations, the latter additionally reinforces a politics of protection that ultimately exerts control from a majoritarian vantage point
A doctor, a chief minister and an act of pulling down a niqab. Can questionable mental state be a justification?
December 18, 2025 8:10 pm
Nitish Kumar Hijab Row: In India, where the journey of women into the professional sphere is already fraught, the implications of such an act are deeply corrosive
Zaira Wasim demands 'unconditional apology' from Nitish Kumar as he removes a woman's hijab: 'Power doesn't grant...'
December 16, 2025 5:18 pm
Zaira Wasim, who quit films in 2019 at the age of 19 because her profession interfered with her faith, has demanded an apology from Bihar CM Nitish Kumar for pulling the hijab of a woman at a Patna event on Monday.
Marathon organisers arrested in Iran for allowing women to compete without wearing hijab
December 07, 2025 5:43 am
The marathon took place on Kish Island off the southern coast of Iran and around 2,000 women and 3,000 men competed in the race separately.
Student at centre of Kerala hijab row decides to pull out of school, father says institute’s stand ‘pained her’
October 17, 2025 1:25 pm
Her father said the school’s stance has pained the girl, and Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty said the school is answerable to the government regarding the circumstances surrounding the girl’s decision to leave
Let student wear hijab, Kerala govt tells school, accuses it of ‘serious lapses’
October 15, 2025 1:28 am
According to Education Minister V Sivankutty, the deputy director of education reported that the removal of the student from class on the grounds of wearing a hijab is a dereliction of duty and a violation of her rights
The manufactured outrage over Deepika Padukone’s Abu Dhabi tourism campaign
October 09, 2025 1:09 pm
The selective targeting of the actor is not about any alleged betrayal of her feminism or any “failure” to promote traditional Indian attire, but about using rage to drive up views and engagement
Iran pauses crackdown on strict hijab laws amid protests
December 17, 2024 9:03 am
The hijab debate intensified after the arrest of Parastoo Ahmadi, a popular singer, last week. Ahmadi performed a virtual concert on YouTube without wearing a hijab.
Iran imposes strict hijab laws; approves death penalty for offenders
December 11, 2024 11:00 pm
The most extreme penalty, however, is reserved for those whose actions are deemed to constitute “corruption on Earth” under Article 286 of Iran’s Islamic Penal Code.
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In Pictures: Anti-veil protests go beyond Iran
September 28, 2022 7:34 pm
Iranian state TV has suggested that at least 41 protesters and police have been killed.
In Pictures: Iranian women cut their hair in public to protest against hijab rules following Mahsa Amini's death
September 21, 2022 1:55 pm
Mahsa Amini died on Friday following her arrest earlier in the week by the country’s ‘morality police’. She went into a coma and suffered a heart attack following her detention, according to media reports.
Delhi to Bengal: Women take to streets to protest Karnataka hijab ban in educational institutions
February 11, 2022 9:50 pm
The interest of students in Karnataka will be served better if they return to classes rather than raise protests over issues like wearing the hijab and saffron shawls in classrooms, a full bench of the Karnataka High Court has stated
Malaysian make-up artist uses hijab to transform into Disney princesses and villains
February 28, 2016 1:37 pm
This Malaysian make-up artist has been using the hijab to transform herself into various popular characters from comic books and Disney.
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