The Delhi Minorities Commission (DMC) has given a notice to the University Grants Commission(UGC) after a Jamia Millia Islamia student was barred from giving an exam for wearing hijab. The notice asks the Secretary of the UGC as to why the situation arose, calling the incident, “A clear case of[Read More…]
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Muslim woman takes stand against Islamophobia, explains why she wears hijab
A video of a Muslim teacher, Latifa Abuchakra, speaking at the NEU-NUT Section Annual conference 2018 has gone viral. Latifa takes a compelling stand against OFSTED- UK’s largest teaching union, the chief of which faced immense backlash after she questioned and allegedly pressured schools to ban the Muslim hijab. “Shame[Read More…]
UK hate crime: Muslim woman assaulted, hijab ripped off
Recently, a woman in the UK, wearing hijab was allegedly pushed to the ground from behind. Her hijab was ripped off amid a spike in hate crime incidents following the two terror attacks which took place in Manchester earlier. As reported, the woman after getting down from her car with[Read More…]
Employers allowed to ban headscarf, says EU court
Companies in the European Union can ban “the visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign” as it does “not constitute direct discrimination,” the European Union’s top law court ruled on Tuesday. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) said it does not constitute “direct discrimination” if a firm has[Read More…]
Hijab-clad sarpanches stopped from attending PM meet
Nike unveils ‘Pro hijab’ for Muslim athletes
On International Women’s day, world’s largest sports brand Nike has unveiled a hijab designed for female Muslim athletes. The pull-on hijab is made of light, stretchy fabric that includes tiny holes for breathability and an elongated back so it will not come untucked, The Guardian reported. The hijab will come[Read More…]
NYPD cops forced woman to remove hijab: Lawsuit
Austria moves to ban full-face veil
Stranger threatens to set woman on fire for wearing hijab
A Muslim woman in US was approached by an unidentified man who yelled at her and threatened to set her on fire if she did not remove her hijab, prompting police to probe the hate crime incident. “The case is being investigated as a hate crime,” Diane Brown of the[Read More…]
When Iranian men wore hijab for their wives!
In a display of solitary with their wives, men in Iran are wearing hijabs across the country. Answering a campaign, ‘My Stealthy Freedom’ by Masih Alinejad, an Iranian activist and journalist living in New York the men are protesting against the ‘moral policing’ imposed in Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979.[Read More…]