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Nigeria: Lagos Approves Use of Hijab in All Schools
Africa

Nigeria: Lagos Approves Use of Hijab in All Schools

Following a Supreme Court decision of the 17th of June, 2022, which approved the use of Hijab head cover for…
Philippines declares February 1 as National Hijab Day
Asia

Philippines declares February 1 as National Hijab Day

Lawmakers in the Philippines approved a bill on Tuesday, declaring February 1 every year as the National Hijab Day to…
Canada: Muslim women most affected by Quebec’s secularism law, Court of Appeal hears
Canada

Canada: Muslim women most affected by Quebec’s secularism law, Court of Appeal hears

As the court challenge of Quebec’s secularism law — commonly known as Bill 21 — continues this week before the…
Indian Supreme Court panel divided over school hijab ban
India

Indian Supreme Court panel divided over school hijab ban

An Indian Supreme Court panel said on Thursday it was divided over a ban on hijabs in schools, and referred…
IUMS criticizes EU’s court decision on banning Muslim headscarf in workplaces
Europe

IUMS criticizes EU’s court decision on banning Muslim headscarf in workplaces

In wake of the decision issued by the European Court of Justice last Thursday, banning the headscarf in workplaces, the…
EU’s top court rules hijab can be banned at workplace
Europe

EU’s top court rules hijab can be banned at workplace

The European Union’s (EU) top court said last Thursday that corporations and businesses may restrict the wearing of hijabs or…
Afghan girls take to streets to protest school closure in Paktia
Afghanistan

Afghan girls take to streets to protest school closure in Paktia

Dozens of girls have protested in Afghanistan’s Paktia province after Taliban authorities shut their schools just days after classes resumed,…
India: Civil organization demands Karnataka government to rescind notification authorizing of prohibition hijab
India

India: Civil organization demands Karnataka government to rescind notification authorizing of prohibition hijab

People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL)-Karnataka has released its interim report on “Impact of Hijab Ban in Karnataka’s Educational Institutions”…
UN: France discriminated against a veiled trainee
Europe

UN: France discriminated against a veiled trainee

A United Nations panel has ruled that France discriminated against a Muslim woman who was prevented from attending a public…
Activists launch initiative to help veiled women find jobs in France
Europe

Activists launch initiative to help veiled women find jobs in France

Anti-Islamophobia activists in France launched the “Job Hijab” platform to help the country’s veiled women find job opportunities amid restrictions…
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