: End discrimination against Muslim girls in hijab – empower them to resist patriarchal impositions #IndiaNEWS The Muslim women students in Udupi and other parts of Karnataka who are being kept out

End discrimination against Muslim girls in hijab – empower them to resist patriarchal impositions #IndiaNEWS
The Muslim women students in Udupi and other parts of Karnataka who are being kept out of their educational institutions because they were hijabs cannot be denied an education, said the Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan in a press release on Monday.However, Muslim women must question the imposition of scarf or hijab that has accompanied the rise of the Wahabi version of Islam, the statement said. “Religious symbols in public life must not be encouraged by Hindus, Muslims, Christians alike,�? it concluded. Here is the full text of the statement: We are seeing disturbing reports about teenager Muslim girls in hijab being denied entry into classrooms by a few educational institutes in Udupi and other places in Karnataka. The college authorities insist that students must comply with the uniform which doesn’t permit hijab in classroom. The girls in hijab have been staging a democratic protest outside the campus, defending their Right to Education as well as their right to wear hijab. The Constitution grants Right to Religious Freedom as well as Right to Education to all Indians. The girls cannot be denied education because they choose to wear hijab. In a religiously polarised climate, it is not surprising that the issue has got politicised with ministers...Read more

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