On Friday, Indian media reported that a college in the southern Indian state of Karnataka denied entry to Muslim hijabi girls. This is the second incident in recent weeks of Muslim students being denied entry to their educational institution for wearing headscarves. “27 students were barred from entering a government-run pre-university college for wearing hijabs in the coastal town of Kundapur in Karnataka’s Udupi district, Hindustan Times reported. A video of the event was widely shared on social media.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Dozens of Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia’s shores

Some 170 ethnic Rohingya people arrived in Indonesia, the head of a…

Saudi Arabia calls for moon sighting on Tuesday

The Supreme Court in Saudi Arabia called on people to look for…

90 Palestinians, 3 Israelis set for release under Gaza truce

Israel is set to release 90 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday as part…

Components for pagers used in Lebanon blasts not from Taiwan: Minister

Components used in thousands of pagers that detonated in Lebanon were not…