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Karnataka High Court's Hijab Judgement Decoded

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• 1 min read
The hijab ban upheld by the Karnataka High Court barred young Muslim women from entering schools in one of the southern states of India, that is, Karnataka. The Court ruled that wearing a hijab is not a part of the essential religious practice of Islam and, therefore, it cannot be protected under Article 25 of the Constitution of India. In this video, we read through the Court’s judgement and interpret its rationale behind the exclusion of young hijab-practising Muslim girls from schools.
A hijab ban upheld by Karnataka High Court has barred young Muslim women from entering schools in a southern state of India. We, read the court’s judgement and interpret its rationale.