Indian college denies entry to hijabi girls

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.