Amid hijab row, South Delhi civic body says no student should come to school in religious attire

Feb 25, 2022

New Delhi [India], February 25 : Amid the ongoing hijab controversy in Karnataka, the Education Committee of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has...

Afghan girls, barred from education, turn to Madrassas to learn religious sciences

May 02, 2023

Afghan girls have turned to madrassas (religious schools) to learn the religious sciences since the country's closure of schools for girls above the sixth...

Hijab row: Appeal filed in SC against Karnataka High Court interim order

Feb 11, 2022

New Delhi [India], February 11 : An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Karnataka High Court's interim order calling for...

Taliban says girls' schools closed for 'religious issues'

Aug 11, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], August 11 : Amid the growing outcry over the women's rights situation in Afghanistan, a top Taliban official has said that the...

K'taka govt dividing young minds along religious lines: State's BJP chief on decision to withdraw hijab ban

Dec 22, 2023

"CM Siddaramaiah's decision to withdraw the hijab ban in educational institutions raises concerns about the secular nature of our educational spaces. By allowing religious...

Religious scholars in Paktika province urge Taliban to reopen girls' schools

Apr 14, 2022

Kabul [Afghanistan], April 14 : Amid the worldwide condemnation of the Taliban regime's diktat to ban girls from attending school over sixth grade, a...