burqa – The Diplomatic Envoy

2022 Asia

Women Protest Hijab School Ban in Indian State

February 21, 2022February 20, 2022 Maheen Khan 0 Comments India, Hindu, Muslim, burqa, Hijab, Karnataka, Women

Women from across India are protesting the hijab ban which entered effect in Karnataka, a state in the southern region of the country governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The ban, which targets Muslim students, bars hijab-wearing women and girls from entering their respective schools. According to Al Jazeera, schools in Karnataka required women to remove their headscarves before they could be permitted to enter the building.

2021 March 2021 Opinion Europe

“Burqa Ban” in the Age of COVID-19

March 23, 2021June 14, 2021 Shweta Parthasarathy 0 Comments Islam, Switzerland, Women's Rights, burqa

Switzerland joined several other European countries in banning burqas, niqabs, and other face coverings in public. This so-called “burqa ban” and those that came before it are highly controversial and inspired debate over religious freedoms and secularism, all of course, complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic.