December 12 News Wrap: Check out today's top developments which include the Union Cabinet's approval of the simultaneous elections bill, Iran's Hijab law, Israeli forces continuing to attack Syria, and more.
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The severe crackdown on women came two years after nationwide protests that erupted following the custodial deathof 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, a Kurdish woman who had been detained for not wearing her hijab correctly.
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The hijab, which is viewed by the Western world as a symbol of suppression, is being defended by Muslim women across the world, who argue that banning it violates their right to choose and is discriminatory.
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This latest attempt comes after the 'Women, Life, Freedom' movement in 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini.
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The Supreme Court was hearing a plea challenging a Bombay High Court verdict upholding a Mumbai college’s decision to ban hijabs, burqas and naqabs inside the campus.
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The Opening Ceremony at the Paris Olympics 2024 was entangled with controversies after 'The Last Supper' enactment by drag queens which have been accused of disrespecting religious sentiments across the world.
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The Chembur Trombay Education Society's NG Acharya and DK Marathe College issued the latest dress code notice on June 27, a news agency PTI report said, adding that the institute also asked students to wear a formal and "decent" dress while on campus.
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A division bench of Justices A S Chandurkar and Rajesh Patil said it was not inclined to interfere in the decision taken by the college and dismissed a petition filed against it by nine girl students, who are in the second and third year of a science degree course.
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The hijab ban is part of a series of measures taken by President Emomli Rahmon's government to promote a specific national identity and limit public displays of religious affiliation.
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The matter became public and sparked an uproar, the college authorities claimed that it was a result of miscommunication, and the teacher would be returning on June 11 after withdrawing her resignation.
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On the same day Iran launched its attack on Israel in response to the Damascus strikes, the Middle Eastern resumed its crackdown on women. As part of its new 'Nour' campaign, Iran's morality police reportedly extorted, harassed and arrested hundreds of women for disobeying the hijab law.
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Congress MP Rahul Gandhi voices support for women's right to choose their clothing, including the hijab, during an interaction at Aligarh Muslim University amid ongoing controversies in various states.
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Muslim schoolgirls in a government secondary school protest outside a police station, demanding an apology from BJP MLA Balmukund Acharya for objecting to their wearing hijab during a school event.
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Legal action unfolds in Kerala as Muslim cleric Umer Faizi faces charges over alleged derogatory remarks about women without hijab, sparked by a televised debate and propelled by a complaint from women's rights activist VP Zuhara.
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AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi criticizes the Karnataka Government's prolonged delay in lifting the hijab ban, expressing disappointment over the Congress party's seven-month tenure without decisive action.
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announced in a public meeting that his government will lift the ban on hijab imposed by the previous BJP government.
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Coming down heavily on Congress for the decision to lift the Hijab ban in Karnataka, Union Minister Giriraj Singh alleged this will?lead to the 'establishment of Sharia law' in the state.
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The Karnataka unit of the BJP is heavily opposing the lift on the Hijab ban, B Y Vijayendra stating that the Congress-led government in the state is ‘dividing young minds along religious lines’.
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The hijab controversy in Karnataka first surfaced in January 2022 when six?students of the Government Pre-University (PU) College in Udupi accused the institute’s administration of not allowing them to enter the premises while wearing the hijab.
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Addressing reporters in Larnoo, Kokernag, Mufti commented on the recent ban imposed by the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government on halal-certified food products. Union Minister Giriraj Singh's call for a similar ban in Bihar was labeled as an attempt to turn economic matters into a religious issue.
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Asked about elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the former chief minister said the BJP was not ready to face the people.
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Jailed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi is also protesting against the law in Iran that makes hijab mandatory for women. Another jailed activist, Nasrin Sotoudeh, is also being denied medical care.
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Armita Geravand, 16, was injured in mysterious circumstances at a Tehran metro station while she was not wearing hijab. Activists have said she was assaulted for not wearing hijab.
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Karnataka Higher Education Minister M.C. Sudhakar on Sunday, October 22, said that hijab-wearing candidates will be allowed to appear for recruitment examinations conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). Recruitment examinations in the state are slated for October 28 and 29 for various government services.
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The opposition Congress strongly criticized the ruling party and termed his statements as 'inappropriate and absurd'.
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The proposed legislation defines unacceptable covering for women as “revealing or tight clothing, or clothing that shows parts of the body lower than the neck or above the ankles or above the forearms”, and for men, it has been defined as “revealing clothing that shows parts of the body lower than the chest or above the ankles, or shoulders”.
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A 70-item bill approved by 152 lawmakers in the 290-seat parliament of Iran now extends punishments to business owners who serve women not wearing the Hijab and also to activists organising against it.
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The death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, in the custody of Iran's morality police over alleged non-compliance with the hijab law led to nationwide, women-led protests. Now, protests have largely died after a year and the regime has proposed tougher laws.
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Explained: What's Iran's New Hijab Law, Why Do UN Experts Say It Could Amount To 'Gender Apartheid'?
The Iranian authorities are cracking down on dissent by proposing new laws on the mandatory wearing of hijab and making it hard for celibrities and businesses to criticise the government or its policy on hijab.
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According to the Karnataka High Court, the Vijayanagar district is not notified under the Karnataka Open Places (Prevention of Disfigurement) Act, which has quashed a criminal case against two individuals who painted graffiti on a school wall during the recent Hijab row.
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Fourteen Muslim girls had their hair partially shaved by an unidentified teacher last Wednesday. The headmaster, known by the single name Harto, revealed that the school has taken action by suspending the teacher involved and issuing an apology to the affected students' parents.
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A class 10 student was injured in a mob attack, leading to heightened concerns over peaceful coexistence among students of different religious backgrounds in the educational institution.
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Drivers face penalties for transporting women without the prescribed hijab, as Afghan women defiantly refuse to conform, seeking to uphold their rights and garner support from the global community.
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The proposed new Iranian hijab law also imposes greater gender segregation at public places, such as universities, parks, and tourist locations.
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Sara Khadem moved to Spain after she received threats for competing in FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Kazakhstan without wearing a hijab last year.
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Iranian actresses Azadeh Samadi, Leila Bolukat, and Afsaneh Bayegan have been diagnosed as mentally ill after being convicted for not wearing hijab. Women are legally required to wear hijab in public.
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Women in Iran are required by law to cover their head with hijab in public. The rule to wear hijab was introduced in Iran after the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
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The female students in a Kerala government college who wear hijabs have raised an issue as they ask for an alternative scrub that would cover their hands and head as part of their religious beliefs since wearing hijabs is not allowed inside operation theatres.
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Minister Priyank Kharge, who handles the rural development and panchayati raj portfolios in the new Congress government headed by Siddaramaiah also stated that the focus of the Congress government is 'not politics, just economics."
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The responses from the ministers came after Amnesty India on Tuesday asked the Karnataka government to take three priority actions for human rights, including the immediate revoking of the ban on women wearing hijabs in educational institutions.
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Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday said the orders and legislations enforced under the previous BJP regime like school textbook revision and anti-conversion laws, which are against the state's interest, would be revised or withdrawn by the new Congress government after reviewing them.
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Kaneez Fatima of Congress had said they were 'ready to go to any extent to protect our rights to wear our traditional attire' during last year's hijab protests.
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are not highlighting the hijab issues in their Karnataka election campaigns. If any party is secretly turning hijab into a campaign issue, it is the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), the political arm of the banned PFI.
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The hijab ban may not be an election issue this time but the polarisation it has created between Hindus and Muslims in parts of Karnataka is here to stay.
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For the past six months, Iran has been rocked by protests triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini over alleged violation of the country's hijab rule. Women are required to wear hijab, an Islamic head covering, in public in Iran. In ongoing protests, women have taken off and burnt their hijabs publicly. The hijab rule was introduced after the Islamic Revolution of Iran of 1979. Prior to it, under the liberal monarchy, women were free to dress the way they wished. However, several women wore hijab during the monarchy period as a sign of protest against the regime. Therefore, hijab in Iran has a long history where it was once a symbol of protest but is now a state imposition and a way to control women by the state.
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Since then, for over three months,?hundreds of young girls attending different schools in Iran became overpowered by what were?believed to be noxious fumes wafting into their classrooms, with some ending up weakened on hospital beds.
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A woman who was visiting Vellore Fort earlier this week was forced to remove her hijab and videotaped while doing so, a senior police official said Thursday.
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According to the notification released by the government in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, if the instructions for wearing Hijab are violated, action would be taken against the head of the institution.
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On International Women’s Day, many Muslim students are awaiting a decision by the Supreme Court in response to a plea seeking permission to sit for exams that are beginning on March 9 (from tomorrow), while wearing hijab.?
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Earlier today, the Supreme Court said that it will?set up a three-judge bench to hear a plea of Muslim girl students to sit for examinations in Karnataka government schools while wearing hijab
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