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18/03/22 09:36 AM IST

Court is right, Islam doesn't mandate hijab

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  • The verdict has come on petitions filed by Muslims girls seeking  the right to wear hijabs or head scarves along with uniforms inside classrooms. 
What Court ruled? 

  • Wearing of the hijab by Muslim women does not make up an essential religious practice in Islamic faith.
  • The prescription of a school uniform is a reasonable restriction constitutionally permissible which the students cannot object to.
  • The government has the power to restrict the wearing of hijabs in colleges where uniforms are prescribed.
  • Therefore, the prescription of school uniform does not violate the petitioners fundamental rights guaranteed under article 19 1 a of the constitution that is freedom of expression and article 21 that is privacy.
Source- Time of India 

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