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VP Aref instructs Iranian institutions to admit Azerbaijani students barred by hijab ban
The vice president has tasked Iranian education and health institutions with easing the admission of Azerbaijani students affected by the hijab ban in their country.
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Thousands protest against Finland’s rightist government, racism in Helsinki
More than 10,000 protesters demonstrated in the Finnish capital on Sunday against the rightist government after a series of racism scandals.
INDIA
Indian state revokes school license over hijab controversy
Madhya Pradesh government revokes a private school’s license in Damoh after a controversy over hijab erupted last week.
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INDIA
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.
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