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The hijab in classroom issue is also an access to education issue

September 01, 2026 12:49 pm

A uniform may symbolise equality inside the classroom, but it should not become a barrier to the very education through which genuine equality outside it becomes possible

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‘University is meant for dissent’: Former Supreme Court judge Sudhanshu Dhulia

September 04, 2026 8:55 pm

Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia speaks to The Indian Express about dissent, death penalty and languages, adding that once the Supreme Court Collegium recommends names for judges, their appointments must not be stopped without strong reasons.

Mehbooba Mufti writes: Kriti Sanon and Sukaina Rizvi, a ‘bikini’ or a hijab — what matters is her choice

August 29, 2026 3:49 pm

Both women deserve to be treated as individuals rather than symbols. Kriti’s neckline should not become a measure of her respect for Indian culture. Sukaina’s hijab should not become a measure of her loyalty to India

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‘No proof it is must for Muslims’: Allahabad High Court denies student’s hijab plea

August 25, 2026 1:08 pm

The Allahabad High Court said the girl's claim that wearing a headscarf in school was an essential religious practice lacked supporting pleadings, authoritative religious texts or material.

Hijab, dupatta allowed, but not above neck, says Maharashtra exam body

June 25, 2026 8:50 pm

Earlier instructions issued by the Council had said hijab, burka, mask, or cap will not be permitted during the examination, due to which, female candidates had made representations to the Council seeking permission.

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Better political representation, oppose SIR, restore quotas: Karnataka Muslim body in 3-tier demand

May 18, 2026 9:39 am

The Karnataka Federation of Muslim Organisations also sought action against groups spreading "hatred and communal division".

Much of the media coverage surrounding Saniya centres on her choice to rap while wearing a hijab

'I’m more than a Muslim Rapper’: Saniya Mistri Qaiyummuddin on breaking stereotypes and the hijab debate

February 09, 2026 8:57 am

Saniya MQ recalls how her college in Chembur banned the hijab, forcing her to leave after her first year.

Video footage of the appointment ceremony went viral when CM Nitish Kumar, noticing her hijab, remarked, "What is this?" and pulled down the veil.

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’

Srinagar, Dec 19 (ANI): People’s Democratic Party (PDP) supporters stage a protest against the incident in which Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar allegedly pulled a woman’s hijab during an event, outside the party headquarters in Srinagar on Friday. (ANI Photo)

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

Video footage of the appointment ceremony went viral when the CM, noticing her hijab, remarked, "What is this?" and pulled down the veil.

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