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Refusing to let girls go to school in hijabs is ‘horrifying’: Malala Yousafzai on Karnataka hijab row

Refusing to let girls go to school in hijabs is ‘horrifying’: Malala Yousafzai on Karnataka hijab row
, Wednesday, 9 February 2022 (11:47 IST)
Amid ongoing controversy over wearing hijab to colleges in Karnataka, Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai said that ‘refusing to let girls go to school in their hijabs is horrifying’.

"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," wrote Yousafzai on Twitter.



Meanwhile, reports of some protests turning violent came to light. In Bagalkot, the police had to resort to lathicharge to disperse a group which resorted to stone-pelting and have detained some of them.



In Shivmogga district, stones were pelted at a bus, forcing the police to baton-charge to control the situation and district administration to clamp prohibitory orders.

A hijab-wearing student at PES College in Mandya was allegedly heckled with Jai Sri Ram slogans and the female student 'retorted' by saying 'Allahu Akbar'. One of the college staff immediately resolved the matter and escorted the female student to a separate place.



Tension also prevailed at the MGM college at Manipal in Udupi after two groups of students wearing hijabs and saffron shawls raised slogans against each other on the campus. College staff made efforts to convince both the groups, but they refused to relent.



Following unprecedented protests over the hijab row, Karnataka govt has ordered that all high schools and colleges to be shut for next 3 days. (Inputs from UNI)

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