India court upholds school and college hijab ban

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#1 [Permalink] Posted on 15th March 2022 07:51

Hijab verdict: Karnataka high court upholds ban in schools and colleges

A high court in India's Karnataka state has ruled that the hijab is not "essential" to Islam in a landmark case that could have implications across the country.

The court also upheld a state government order that had banned headscarves in classrooms.

The verdict follows a months-long, divisive row over the hijab.

A Karnataka college's decision in January to bar entry to Muslim girls wearing the hijab had sparked protests.

The issue soon snowballed, forcing the state to shut schools and colleges for several days.

The matter reached the high court after some Muslim women protesters filed petitions arguing that India's constitution guaranteed them the right to wear headscarves.

The court dismissed these pleas, saying that the state government had the right to prescribe uniforms for students.

On Monday, ahead of the verdict, the government restricted large gatherings and shut educational institutions in some areas to prevent protests.

The ruling is likely to be appealed against in the Supreme Court.

"This is a pre-eminently fit case to go before the Supreme Court," Prof Ravi Varma Kumar, a senior advocate who appeared for one of the petitioners, told BBC Hindi.

Thousands of people in India - where Muslims are a minority - had avidly following the court hearings.

A judge who first heard the case had referred it to a larger bench on 9 February, citing the "enormity" of the questions being debated.

The larger bench, while hearing the case, passed a contentious interim order that said students couldn't wear religious clothing - including the hijab - until the court reached a verdict.

This led several Muslim women to skip classes and even their exams while the case was being heard. The row also polarised opinions, with critics seeing it as yet another attempt at marginalising Muslims by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist government.

A minister who is part of Mr Modi's government welcomed the order.

"I appeal to everyone that the state and country has to go forward, everyone has to maintain peace by accepting the order of high court," said Prahlad Joshi, federal minister for parliamentary affairs.

The row started in in Karnataka's Udupi district after a government-run college barred six teenage students from wearing the hijab in class.

The college said it allowed students to wear the hijab on campus and only required them to remove it inside the classroom. But the girls, who all wore the mandatory college uniform, started a strike outside the college, arguing that they should be allowed to cover their hair in the classroom.

Udupi is one of three districts in Karnataka's communally sensitive coastal region - a stronghold of Mr Modi's right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

The protests soon spread to other colleges in the state, which is also governed by the BJP. Some Hindu students began going to classes wearing saffron shawls - the colour is seen as a Hindu symbol - which forced officials to insist that both could not be allowed on campus.

The issue attracted international attention after some demonstrations spiralled into violence - Nobel Prize-winner Malala Yousafzai tweeted about the issue, asking India's leaders to do something to "stop the marginalisation of Muslim women".

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#2 [Permalink] Posted on 15th March 2022 07:53

Anas ibn Malik reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “A time of patience will come to people in which adhering to one’s religion is like grasping a hot coal.”

Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhī 2260

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#3 [Permalink] Posted on 15th March 2022 09:56

Love thy neighbor!

Indian Muslim's love their mushrik neighbors like they should love a Muslim, in fact they love them more. I wished I was wrong and the only evidence I have to back my comments are the members of this forum.

Indian Muslims justify their mushrik neighbor because "they are just trying to earn a living and get government pensions and medical insurance," set for life at the expense of innocent victims.

What did they expect to happen?

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#4 [Permalink] Posted on 15th March 2022 09:57

Bismillah.

May ALLAH's wrath descend upon these people.

The seeds of a mass genocide of muslims are being sown in India.

Whilst the Muslim leadership in India is too busy trying to prove their Indianess by condemning Pakistan.

ALLAH help our brothers and Sisters in India.

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#5 [Permalink] Posted on 16th March 2022 20:50

Brother Muadh Khan on this verdict

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#6 [Permalink] Posted on 16th March 2022 20:51

Legal scholar Faizan Mustafa's view on this verdict

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#7 [Permalink] Posted on 5th June 2022 10:44

Assalamu alaykum

This is trending in India. Alhamdulillah Arab world is responding to this tweet.

#Stopinsulting_ProphetMuhammad

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#8 [Permalink] Posted on 5th June 2022 11:01

#إلا_رسول_الله_يا_مودي
some one from Egypt gave call for boycott of indian products>
An Indian responded "who will supply wheat to you"
an Egyptian responded "we can't sacrifice honor of our prophet for wheat"
subhanallah!!!

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#9 [Permalink] Posted on 5th June 2022 12:35

This has worked, alhamdulillah

news:

"Denounce Insult Of Religious Personalities": BJP Removes Spokespersons

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#10 [Permalink] Posted on 5th June 2022 12:37

This has worked, alhamdulillah

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"Denounce Insult Of Religious Personalities": BJP Removes Spokespersons

Some one tweeted:

When Muslims of India protested against offensive remarks against Prophet of Islam,they were beaten up ; arrested
But when Arabs protested against the same,the BJP issued a statement and even suspended the guilty party members.
Do Arabs matter more than Indians to Narendra Modi?

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#11 [Permalink] Posted on 5th June 2022 14:02

J&K National Conference Vice President on Sunday said
There is a context to the BJP suddenly waking up to denounce “insult to any religious personalities of any religion” and it has nothing to do with having offended the sentiments of lakhs of Muslims in India. This apology of a statement is aimed at an international audience.

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#12 [Permalink] Posted on 5th June 2022 14:18

Qatar’s foreign ministry has summoned India’s envoy to Doha after comments deemed to be offensive to Muslims were made by a top BJP official.

In a statement, authorities in Doha said it rejected comments made by the official against the Prophet Muhammad, calling in envoy Deepak Mittal to deliver a letter of condemnation.

“The state of Qatar stresses that these derogatory statements that incite religious hatred, globally insult Muslims, and indicate ignorance towards the pivotal role that Islam played in the world’s developments and civilisations, including in India,” said MOFA.

Qatar also renewed its support for the values of tolerance, coexistence, and respect for all religions and nationalities.

“These values characterise Qatar’s global friendships and its tireless work to contribute to the consolidation of international peace and security,” added MOFA.

This comes as #الا ـ رسول ـ الله ـ يا ـ مودي (#AnyoneButTheProphetOModi) has taken social media by storm, securing as the number one trend on Twitter in Qatar and neighbouring Arab states.

The hashtag came as a response to offensive tweets by an Indian politician who took aim at the Prophet Muhammad, prompting calls for a boycott.

The latest developments also come as India‘s Vice President Venkaiah Naidu kicked off a four-day visit to Qatar with a high-level delegation as part of a three-nation tour that also includes Senegal and Gabon.

During his visit, Niadu met with Qatar’s Shura Council and will be attending a business forum alongside an Indian business delegation and a delegation from the Qatar Chamber later on Sunday.

‘Anyone but the prophet’

Users reacted with anger to a tweet posted by Navin Kumar Jindal the head of the media department from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Delhi, and a prominent politician close to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The tweet was about the Prophet Muhammad’s marriage to Aisha, with many saying it was an extension of Modi’s offensive Islamophobic policies.

Jaber Alharmi, a prominent Qatari journalist tweeted, “The official spokesman of the ruling party in #India Navin Kumar Jindal insults our Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, and our mother Aisha, in a dirty and obscene manner.. Our silence prompted this scum to offend our Prophet, our religion and our sanctities. If we do not defend our Prophet and our security, then there is no good in us.”

In an official statement to Doha News, the Indian Embassy in Qatar distance itself from Jindal.

“Comments of fringe elements does not represent views of the Government of India. He is neither an official of GOI nor represents views of the ruling Party. To the best of our information, even the party has strongly condemned the remarks and expelled him from the party,” the statement said.

The BJP party also issued a statement condemning the remarks made by Jindal.

“During the thousands of years of the history of India every religion has blossomed and flourished. The Bharatiya Janata Party respects all religions. The BJP strongly denounces insult of any religious personalities of any religion.”

Several Indian cities and states have seen widespread systematic persecution of the Muslim minority in recent months, accompanied by violence from extremist Hindu militias.

For years, far-right Hindus have incited anti-muslim violence online, but it has only recently materialised in the streets.

Muslims account for roughly 13% of India’s population of 1.35 billion people.

The Indian population in Qatar exceeds 750,000, making up about 25% of Qatar’s overall population of 2,979,915.

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#13 [Permalink] Posted on 5th June 2022 18:10

Iran and kuwait have summoned Indian envoy

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#14 [Permalink] Posted on 6th June 2022 05:23

Arabs have stood up for Islam, not Indian Muslims.

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#15 [Permalink] Posted on 6th June 2022 09:19

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Calm down mate.

What do you mean Indian muslims haven't stood up?

Who started the twitter trend that made arabs take the notice?

You don't think any indian muslims didn't pass on a message about this incident to arabs through back channels?

You don't know what happened in Kanpur last week before this trend started?

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