This time the government insists that its law is constitutional, though experts have suggested it could be seen as discriminating against one religion -- Islam -- and putting children in an uncomfortable position.

Australian parliament approves bill to ban hijab in schools

A Mumbai college has implemented a new dress code that forbids students from wearing t-shirts, "revealing dresses," and ripped jeans on campus, only days after it outlawed the hijab.

Mumbai college enforces strict dress code, bans ‘revealing dresses’ after hijab, ripped jeans

France's top court has said that the country's Football Federation is entitled to ban hijabs in professional matches the Court ruled against a group of Muslim players who had appeared against the ban a French Football Federation ban has for players from wearing headscarfs and other religious symbols in official matches as well as in competitions it organizes it is not in line with the recommendations of the FIFA which authorizes players to compete at International level with headstuffs.

France court upholds football hijab ban

France’s top administrative court on Thursday ruled against a collective of Muslim female soccer players in their case against the French Football Federation (FFF), upholding a ban on the Islamic headscarf, or hijab, during games.

Football: Top French court upholds ban on wearing hijab during soccer games

Kashmir Valley woke up to a new controversy this morning after several female students were seen protesting outside their college in Srinagar. Many female students alleged that they were denied entry into the school premises for wearing Hijab.

Kashmir: Students' protest against hijab ban snowballs into big controversy

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on Thursday ruled that companies in the EU can ban headscarves (hijab) as long as it is a general prohibition and does not directly discriminate against employees.

Report: Hijab ban at work is OK as a general prohibition, says the EU top court

As the hearing on the controversial issue of the hijab ban in India's southern state of Karnataka reached its eighth day on Tuesday, a division bench of the Supreme Court was told that the hijab may be mentioned in the Islamic holy scripture, Quran, as ideal, but it was not essential, or else "Muslim women in countries like Iran would not be fighting against it".

Quran says hijab ideal, ‘not essential’: Karnataka govt to Supreme Court over ban order

As the campaigning in France enters its final days, far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen seems to be trying to soften her image. In a recent development, an ally of Le Pen has announced that the planned hijab ban that the presidential candidate had promised as one of the political tools to fight “Islamism” would come “little by little”.

France elections 2022: Le Pen, allies try to appease voters by softening stance on hijab ban

The Karnataka High Court ruled on Tuesday that because hijab is not an essential religious practice, students cannot object to reasonable uniform restrictions. Several petitions contesting the ban on hijab in educational institutions were also dismissed by the Karnataka High Court.

Wearing hijab is not an essential religious practice, says Indian court as it upholds hijab ban

Students wearing the Hijab in the south Indian state of Karnataka have been barred from attending classes. Colleges are calling for uniforms without religious symbols. Palki Sharma decodes the debate around the hijab.

Gravitas Ukraine Direct: India debates Hijab ban in colleges

GravitasPlus | As more and more governments ban the Hijab, the piece of clothing has become a political statement. It is imposed on many women & adopted by some as part of their identity. But does Islam mandate the hijab? Palki Sharma unveils the history, relevance & complexities.

Gravitas Plus: Women, Hijab & Choice

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen proposed a ban on Muslim headscarves in all public places on Friday, seeking to build on a record recent poll putting her almost neck-and-neck with President Emmanuel Macron.

France's Le Pen, at record high in polls, proposes hijab ban

A small number of Muslim women in Malaysia are choosing not to wear the headscarf, going against conventions and pushing back against rising conservatism in the Muslim-majority country.

Malaysian activist fights for right to go hijab-free, as Singapore debates headscarf discrimination

A veritable clash of cultures, if not civilizations appears to be panning out in Europe. While the nature of the problem is historical with the past casting a shadow on the present, it is perhaps best encapsulated by the burqa or hijab (Muslim veil) controversies.

The hijab ban: A metaphor for the 'clash of civilizations'?

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