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Azerbaijan blocks social media access as dozens arrested amid hijab restrictions
Some social media users in Azerbaijan have reported difficulties accessing Instagram and TikTok amid protests against hijab restrictions in schools
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India court upholds controversial hijab ban in schools, colleges
A high court in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has upheld a government order banning Muslim girls from wearing hijab inside schools,
INDIA
Indian actor arrested for tweet on hijab ban
Indian actor and activist Chetan Kumar Ahimsa has been arrested in India allegedly for posting a tweet criticizing one of the judges hearing pleas against the ban on hijab in schools.
INDIA
Senior schools reopen in India’s Karnataka amid hijab row
Senior schools in India’s state of Karnataka have reopened a week after authorities shut them down in the face of growing protests against the imposition of a ban on the wearing of hijab, a headdress commonly worn by female Muslim students.
INDIA
Protests over hijab ban in schools spread across India
Demonstrators have rallied in Jaipur over the hijab ban in the southern Indian state of Karnataka.
INDIA
Dozens arrested as tensions boil in New Delhi over govt. hijab ban
Police arrested dozens of student activists after protests erupted in New Delhi, challenging the government's ban on wearing hijabs in colleges.
INDIA
Schools ordered shut in southern India as hijab ban triggers protests
Authorities in India's southern Karnataka State have ordered schools and colleges to shut as protests intensified over a ban on Islamic headscarves that has outraged Muslim students.
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