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Karnataka Hijab Row: The Debate over Religious Expression Rights
Arthur Ko
Background
- New dress code at a women's college in Karnataka require Muslim students to remove hijabs
- Students, dissatisfied with the rule, protested
- Hindu students protested against the Muslim students by wearing saffron shawls
Background
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5 Ws:
5Ws
Who: Malala Yousafzai (women's rights/education activist)
What: Condemnation of political leaders in India for banning hijabs
Where: Karnataka, India
When: Feb. 8
Why: Muslim students not allowed to wear hijabs to college because it violates the college’s dress code
(from Malala's twitter)
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"'College is forcing us to choose between studies and the hijab'.
Refusing to let girls go to school in their hijabs is horrifying. Objectification of women persists — for wearing less or more. Indian leaders must stop the marginalisation of Muslim women."
Significance
- Quebec tried to do similar things with Bill 21, which disproportionately targeted muslims
- Muslims already made up 60% of hate crime victims in Quebec
- Chinese government policies towards ethnic and religious minorities
Significance
Big Question
Big question
Is it morally right to limit religious expression in the name of promoting neutrality and/or for so-called safety reasons such as being able to see the student’s face?