BREAKING: Court in India upholds the ban on hijab in schools and colleges in the southern state of Karnataka.
FILE - A student takes photographs of placards during a protest against banning Muslim girls from wearing the hijab in educational institutions in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. A court in the southern state on Tuesday, March 15, has upheld the ban on wearing hijab in schools and colleges, saying the Muslim headscarf is not an essential religious practice of Islam.
The high court in Karnataka state delivered the verdict after considering petitions filed by Muslim students challenging a government ban on hijabs that some schools and colleges have implemented in the last two months. The ban does not extend to other Indian states, but the court ruling could set a precedent for the rest of the country.
The court in its ruling said the state government had the power to prescribe uniform guidelines for students as a “reasonable restriction on fundamental rights.” The hijab is worn by many Muslim women to maintain modesty or as a religious symbol, often seen as not just a bit of clothing but something mandated by their faith.
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